Dissertations / Theses: 'National University of Lesotho'

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Lefalatsa, Limakatso. "Analysis of information literacy training at the National University of Lesotho." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30178.

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Information literacy skills are a necessity among university students, hence information literacy instructors should keep abreast with the 21st century information literacy curriculum, its delivery and assessment. The study investigated information literacy training and its needs at NUL. The purpose was to investigate information literacy curriculum, delivery and assessment at the National University of Lesotho. Guided by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) information literacy framework for higher education, the study sought to establish the extent to which the NUL information literacy programme considers ACRL frames or any other standard of relevance. The study adopted a qualitative approach using a phenomenology research design. Data was collected from NUL Subject Librarians through focus group discussions and one on one interview with the Lecturers. Data was generated from structured interview questions; analysed manually and presented in an interpretative form such that participants’ responses were tabulated under subheadings corresponding to the items from the research instruments that were formulated from the research questions. Major findings are that there is no information literacy programme in place hence there is no specific curriculum at NUL, as a result there is also no benchmarking. NUL Subject Librarians take initiative to improvise information literacy content; they use lecture mode and library tours as their predominant mode of information literacy teaching and learning. Although there is a Communication Skills Course meant to assist students with information and communication skills, students struggle to search for information; they are even unable to consult a variety of information sources. The study therefore recommends NUL Library to establish a clear information literacy training programme that is delivered in collaboration with academic staff. It is further recommended that Subject Librarians should contribute to the content of the Communication Skills Course.

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Akintade, Oluwasanmi Lawrence. "Awareness, use and barriers to family planning services among female students at the National University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho." Thesis, University of Limpopo ( Medunsa Campus), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/215.

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Thesis (MPH)--University of Limpopo, 2010.
Background: Sexual health of young people is a matter of public health concern and Reproductive health occupies a central position in health and development. Unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among young women can be prevented through effective use of contraception. Unmet need for contraception in developing world and rates of unintended pregnancy among young women is high. Aim of the Study: To assess the level of awareness of contraceptives and utilization of family planning services among young women and barriers that hinders effective use of such services Methods: A quantitative descriptive survey was conducted among 360 female undergraduate students of the National University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho. A hand delivered self administered questionnaire was used to collect data with the help of four trained research assistants. Epi info version 3.5 was used for data entry and analysis. Results: Awareness of family planning is high among the participant (98.3%); Condom is the most commonly known and used family planning method. Level of sexual experience and Contraceptive prevalence is high. Married status is associated with current use, positive perception on health benefit while Formal teaching on family planning is associated with misconceptions. Conclusion: The level of awareness and Utilization of family planning services is high among female students of university of Lesotho. Access to services is good but there are misconceptions. There is the need to introduce family planning teaching that is based on accurate knowledge to school curriculum

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Moru, Eunice Kolitsoe. "Epistemological obstacles in coming to understand the limit concept at undergraduate level: a case of the National University of Lesotho." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_2638_1182747979.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the epistemological obstacles that mathematics students at undergraduate level encounter in coming to understand the limit concept. The role played by language and symbolism in understanding the limit concept was also investigated. A group of mathematics students at undergraduate level at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) was used as the sample for the study. Empirical data were collected by using interviews and questionnaires. These data were analysed using both the APOS framework and a semiotic perspective.

Within the APOS framework, the pieces of knowledge that have to be constructed in coming to understand the limit concept are actions, processes and objects. Actions are interiorised into processes and processes are encapsulated into objects. The conceptual structure is called a schema. In investigating the idea of limit within the context of a function some main epistemological obstacles that were encountered when actions were interiorised into processes are over-generalising and taking the limit value as the function value. For example, in finding the limit value L for f(x) as x tends to 0, 46 subjects out of 251 subjects said that they would calculate f(0) as the limit value. This method is appropriate for calculating the limit values for continuous functions. However, in this case, the method is generalised to all the functions. When these subjects encounter situations in which the functional value is equal to the limit value, they take the two to be the same. However, the two are different entities conceptually.

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Pholoana-Motebang, Bonane. "Action research in teacher education : the case of the National University of Lesotho B.Ed programme." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11030.

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Bibliography: leaves 104-107.
The purpose of this study was to examine the environment of action research project in the National University of Lesotho B.Ed. teacher education programme. The intention was to identify factors that facilitate or impede action research at the teacher education institution where student teachers are prepared for the project to be undertaken in schools during teaching practice. The study also sought to understand the student teachers' and teacher educators' perceptions and experiences of the action research project.

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Mariti, Lineo Mary. "An evaluation of information literacy of postgraduate students of the National University of Lesotho (NUL)." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12401.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-136).
In this global information age many technological advances have changed approaches to education and the way libraries are managed. The massive increase of unfiltered information has resulted in high demands for information literacy programmes. Therefore, students need to be assisted throughout their learning process. The result of this change is the shift from teacher-centered type of learning to student-centered learning. The gap between the library and the classroom needs to be bridged by insisting on the use of information literacy skills and by promoting cooperation and collaboration of efforts between the teaching staff and the library. The learning organizations need to realize the need to embed information literacy within their curriculum to enhance quality education. The transformation requires libraries to embark on student learning and empower students with necessary information literacy skills. This issue of empowering students with necessary skills had become a motivating factor that drove me to carry out this research in order to find out the status and level of information literacy for postgraduate students of NUL. Information literacy standards were used as a measure. The study used a combination of both qualitative and quantitative research methods. A questionnaire was used as a main data collection instrument and the results were measured against the American Library Association (ALA) information literacy standards. Interviews were also conducted at NUL to supplement the main data collection instrument. Findings reflect a moderate to poor performance of a group of postgraduate and senior Law students who participated in this survey study. Findings from interviews provided evidence that NUL is aware of the concept of information literacy.

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Nkuebe, Mantoetse Pontso Alice. "Knowledge and skills requirements of National University of Lesotho librarians in meeting information needs of humanities undergraduate students in the digital age." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24909.

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This study attempted to ascertain what knowledge and skills are required for NUL librarians to meet the information needs of humanities undergraduate students in the digital era academic library environment. To address the objective of this study, the following research questions were generated: what are the library related information needs of NUL humanities undergraduate students in the current digital age?; what knowledge and skills are required of NUL librarians in meeting the library related information needs of humanities undergraduate students in the current digital age?; to what extent has technology affected the roles and functions of NUL academic librarians?; to what extent are NUL librarians readily adapting to and embracing technological changes affecting academic library resources and services?; and, what type of education and training are required for NUL librarians to effectively meet the information needs of humanities undergraduate students in the digital age academic library environment? The study was supported by organizational learning theory. It employed a convergent parallel mixed methods approach within a pragmativist paradigm for the collection of both quantitative and qualitative data to respond to the research questions guiding the study. A case study design was adopted in identifying humanities undergraduate students' information needs and concurrently ascertaining knowledge and skills requirements of NUL librarians. The target population included NUL librarians and humanities undergraduate students. Non-probability purposive sampling was employed to collect qualitative data (from the librarians) whist probability stratified random sampling was adopted to obtain quantitative data (from humanities undergraduate students). Data were collected via face-to-face semi-structured interviews with librarians and a structured questionnaire for students. In concluding, the study presents, inter alia, a blend of required disciplinary, generic and personal competencies for NUL librarians to meet the library related information needs of humanities undergraduate students in the current digital age. It recommends, inter alia, the adoption of effective organizational learning to build on NUL librarian's existing knowledge and skills so that they may more easily adapt to rapidly evolving technology and more fully meet the information needs of humanities undergraduate students.

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Khoalenyane, Nthabiseng. "The Ts 'ehlanyane National Park in Lesotho as a sustainable resource: community perspectives, participation and perceptions." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1128.

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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Master's degree in Recreation and Tourism, in the Department of Recreation and Tourism at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2010.
This study is about community perceptions, perspectives, management and benefits relating to sustaining Ts'ehlanyane National Park as a natural resource facility in Leribe; Lesotho. The study seeks to examine the extent to which the community benefits from the natural resource. In this regard, Mowforth et aJ (2008) suggest that people whose present quality of life is not of an acceptable standard, the resources that they have if sustained, could be available for them and their children to potentially achieve a better quality of life in the future. Achieving sustainability is now the underlying principle for all types of human activities, including tourism. Following this research approach, it is realistic to map out the objectives listed below, so as estimate what the study seeks to achieve in the final analysis. The objectives are as follows: a) To establish the extent to which Ts'ehlanyane National Park stakeholders understand the meaning of sustainable tourism, b) To identify the participation of the local community in managing the Ts'ehlanyane National Park. c) To reveal the management practices and strategies used in sustaining the Ts'ehlanyane National Park as a tourism resource. d) To examine the community's viewpoints pertaining to the sustainability of the development on Ts'ehlanyane National Park. e) To investigate tourism-related community benefits acquired through sustainable development of Ts'ehlanyane National Park. f) To propose a strategic management model that can be used as a scheme towards improving the sustainable management of Ts'ehlanyane National Park. These objectives were formulated in order to find out about the communities' perceptions, perspectives and participation on sustaining Ts'ehlanyane National Park as a resource facility. Data was collected through the use of questionnaires, which had open ended, closed ended and Likert type of questions. Data was therefore collected and analysed through the use of a computer programme called Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). This research inquiry fundamentally came up with the following findings: (a) The local stakeholders (tourists, service providers, park officials and the community) at the Ts'ehlanyane National Park (TNP) have a good understanding of the meaning of sustainable tourism, (b) The participation of the community in managing the TNP was found to be adequate and worthwhile, (c) The management practices and strategies used in sustaining the TNP as a tourism resource were found to be sufficient and well attuned to establish sustainability. (d) The tourism-related community benefits acquired through sustainable development of the TNP were sufficiently developed. Finally, the study was able to propose a general strategic management model, which could be used as a scheme towards improving the sustainability of the TNP. The scheme was based on the literary sources used, the empirical findings and the interpretation of the data used in the study.

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Monaheng, Nkaiseng ̕Mamotšelisi. "Implementation tensions and challenges in donor funded curriculum projects: a case analysis of environmental and population education projects in Lesotho." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003450.

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This study aims to capture the challenges and tensions that arise in donor funded curriculum projects in Lesotho. Through an interpretive case study research design I investigated these challenges and tensions in two projects relevant to Education for Sustainable Development, namely the Lesotho Environmental Support Project (LEESP) and the Population/Family Education (POP/FLE) projects which are donor funded curriculum projects funded by DANIDA and UNFPA respectively. A review of donor funded curriculum projects in the field of environmental education/Education for Sustainable Development was undertaken to provide background and a theoretical context for the study. It highlighted different challenges and implementation tensions experienced by other similar projects in other countries. At the heart of such projects lies a particular political economy, which is based on development assistance to poor countries. Such development assistance is constructed around concepts of need, participation and innovation, and donor-recipient relationships. It is structured around a system of governance and management that normally uses logical framework planning as its main methodology. This political economy has shaped the two donor funded projects that were considered in this study, and has shaped many of the tensions and challenges identified in the study. To investigate the two projects, data for this study was generated through in-depth interviews, document analysis and focus group interviews, with people who had been involved with the projects at the national level. The data generation process did not involve the schools where the projects were ultimately implemented, as it was seeking to identify how local institutions such as the National Curriculum Development Centre could support better synergies between donor funded initiatives and the local context. The findings of the study revealed the ambivalent nature of donor initiatives, and identified that the political economy and donor-recipient relations influence the projects. Aspects such as the design and management of projects, the processes associated with introducing innovation in educational ideas and paradigms, pedagogical issues, and staff contributions and ownership were identified as some of the key tensions that existed in the projects. Other factors such as poor capacity levels of local staff, non-alignment with existing structures, inadequate sustainability mechanisms and the difficulty of the envisaged integration of new paradigm thinking (methods and approaches) into the existing curriculum framework were also significant tensions, given the positivist history of the Lesotho curriculum. The study recommends the need to establish mechanisms for working with donors to tackle the tensions that arise in such projects within longer-term donor assistance. It proposes that government should expedite the development of policy on donor coordination. Both donors and the NCDC need to put mechanisms in place to allow for debate and discussions on innovations brought in by the donors in relation to local needs. The study further recommends that in cases where more than one donor exists, the NCDC and the donors should work towards developing synergies between the different initiatives to avoid duplication and overlap. Finally, there is a need for projects to use bottom-up approaches for the design and formulation of projects to ensure ownership.

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Machobane, L. B. B. J. "Government and change in colonial Lesotho : a study of institutions of government, with particular reference to the National Council." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/19075.

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Sarinzhipov, Aslan. "Opportunities for faculty to influence academic matters at Kazakh National University and Eurasian National University." Thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3592375.

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Kazakhstan's higher education system is based on the Soviet governance structure, limited academic freedom and no autonomy from the state. In such a system faculties are contract employees delivering predesigned courses with no incentive to bring new ideas and methods. But employers and the general public are concerned with the mismatch between market demand and curricula of universities. Qualitative research based on two case studies collected evidence on the opportunities for faculty to influence academic affairs of the two most prominent research universities in Kazakhstan. The study gave a detailed picture of state controls, hierarchical structures and limited role of faculty at the higher education institutions under investigation. The national universities of Kazakhstan were also compared with the University of West Florida, a public research university of similar size which is based on academic freedom, shared governance and faculty authority over academic matters. Conceptual framework for the analysis is based on the theory that university governance differs from other organizations in its involvement of faculty in decision making on academic affairs. The power is shared with faculty because of their recognized knowledge and authority in teaching and research in their particular professional fields.

The study identified that the national universities in Kazakhstan are established regulated and run like government organizations with a hierarchical structure. The existing centralized and stricter controlled environment results in frustrated and demotivated faculty who are not able to produce good quality teaching and research. Universities are required to produce similar academic programs and courses and offer a limited number of majors approved by the inter-ministerial committee. Structures of degree programs are set according to State Standards and contain certain share of mandatory courses which are provided by the Ministry. The universities are managed by the rectors who have wide powers especially in hiring and promotion of faculty as well as on other academic matters.

The research identified a number of shortcomings and mismatches with international theory and international best practice. If national universities are to develop they have to be allowed to compete and have freedom to innovate. The national universities need the governing boards to be introduced. Increasing faculty participation will be central to promoting key values of higher education such as academic freedom, autonomy and transparency. Empowering faculty will contribute to their greater responsibility and engagement in developing higher education institutions and their core functions of teaching, research and community service.

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Naong, M. N., and C. M. Mateusi. "Overcoming inclusive classroom challenges for teachers : a Lesotho case-study." Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 12, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/661.

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Teachers in Lesotho are confronted by a myriad of challenges, such as ensuring the meaningful inclusion of learners with impairments as well as adequately meeting their educational needs. This paper therefore, explores this challenge and how it impacts on teachers' abilities to deal it, and further recommend some teaching strategies to overcome it. An Attitudes Toward Inclusive Educational Scale (ATIES) questionnaire was adapted in this paper for the collection of data from 211 randomly-selected teachers from the Maseru and Berea districts of Lesotho. Findings as reported by teachers indicate, amongst many factors contributing to the challenges brought about by inclusive education, inadequate teacher training, inadequate resources, and a lack of support from authorities and parents. The revamp of classroom infrastructure and the review of teacher training approaches in Lesotho are vital policy imperatives to eradicate these educational challenges.

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Hanson, Phiny. "The process towards development of an integrated National Nutrition Policy framework for Lesotho / Phiny Hanson." Thesis, North-West University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/569.

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Background and motivation: This thesis was prompted by the deteriorating health and economic status in Lesotho. The country is experiencing the double burden of disease including HIVIAIDS, communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as micronutrient deficiencies. The situation is compounded by the prevailing food insecurity due to climatic shocks and stresses surging through Southern Africa. The deteriorating health burden is drawing heavily on limited resources in the country. As a medium term measure towards realisation of the longer-term vision 2020, the Government of Lesotho (GOL) has recently developed the national Poverty Reduction Strategy Programme (PRSP). Health is the fifth of the eight priority areas of the PRSP. One of the proposed strategies is reduction of nutrition related illness to be achieved through the development of a coherent nutrition policy. The aim: This thesis has attempted to produce a framework towards development of an integrated nutrition policy. The approach used follows standard procedures towards development of a policy. The specific objectives to be fulfilled by this thesis include problem identification and definition; analysing the magnitude of the problem and population groups affected; existing systems for reducing the impact of the problem among vulnerable groups; defining a framework that will articulate the desired output to be achieved by the proposed policy; a strategy articulating mechanisms to be implemented to achieve the output and a system for monitoring and evaluating the desired impact. The methods: Permission to proceed in defining the integrated national nutrition policy framework for Lesotho was obtained from relevant authorities in the country. A consultative process to define the process and solicit support from stakeholders within nutrition in Lesotho was engaged throughout the development of this thesis. The United Nations Children's fund's (UNICEF) conceptual framework depicting the causality of malnutrition was used to describe the nutrition related problems and their causes in Lesotho. In this thesis only the immediate causal factors of malnutrition are addressed. Other underlying causal factors contributing to these immediate causes can be pursued elsewhere when designing relevant specific interventions. This thesis describes the magnitude of disease experienced in Lesotho using secondary data generated from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW). Existing information on food security was obtained from studies undertaken in Lesotho, including the inter-agency assessment of the prevailing food shortage humanitarian crisis currently facing Southern African, vulnerability assessments, dietary intake and micronutrient deficiency studies. Selected elements of the existing national nutrition programme have been used in this thesis, taking cognizance of the problem, its size and location. The framework for developing a suitable nutrition policy for Lesotho is suggested. The suggested process will be participatory to include all stakeholders in an attempt to build components of sustainability. Results: Analysis of the prevailing situation confirms the double burden of disease, where infectious diseases are more prevalent in the younger age groups. In the older population, chronic illnesses are more prevalent. Both data sets used reflect that the burden of disease is a result of higher mortality rates compared to morbidity. HIVIAIDS, respiratory and other infections are causing a major proportion of the disease burden. The male population is more affected relative to the females, with the exception of females at the age of 15 to 29 years, probably because of maternal related complications. Analysis by age indicates the population group from 5 to 14 years old has lower rates of morbidity and mortality. This age group is the window of hope for correcting nutrition-related diseases. If the right interventions are targeted at this group, there is hope of attaining the national goal for vision 2020. It should be appreciated that this information reflects the burden of disease of those who seek health care within the health service delivery facilities. Both the exact magnitude of diseases and their causal factors can he confirmed by undertaking relevant research covering representative samples of the total population in Lesotho. The food security situation in Lesotho is far from optimal. Poor breastfeeding and infant feeding practices, such as early introduction of other foods besides breastfeeding, early cessation of breastfeeding, low nutrient (including energy) dense weaning foods and reduced feeding during illness and recuperation are ascertained as causal factors contributing to malnutrition amongst children in Lesotho. The mountain areas are identified as highly susceptible areas to food insecurity, followed by the southern districts. The vulnerability and high risk factors of populations in these locations are further confirmed by the high prevalence of chronic malnutrition and under-weights compared to the rest of the country. Indicators that were associated with vulnerability to food insecurity were households that were either widow or elderly headed, those engaging in multiple income earning mechanisms or relying on farming, herding, informal business or/and casual labour for income and those with a high ratio of dependents. The Food and Agriculture Organisation/World Food Programme (FAOIWFP) cereal production forecast for the 2003/04 period predicted that 45% of the total population in Lesotho would require food assistance in varying quantities. The livelihoods vulnerability assessment undertaken in 2003 estimated a nationwide food/income deficit ranging from 10 to 47%. The FAONFP report suggested improved soil husbandry and extension practices. The vulnerability assessment report suggested livelihood-based interventions, together with direct food and income transfers as relevant interventions. Analysis of the existing food and nutrition programme in Lesotho looked at main components that would strongly influence the integrated nutrition policy. The approach was borrowed from the European Union nutrition programme. In this thesis only the three elements of the national nutrition programme that would directly influence the nutritional outcomes were studied. These were nutrition security, food security and trade issues. On analysis, these elements reveal a fragmented implementation of nutrition interventions. This situation exists despite efforts by the GOL to establish a coordination office mandated with synchronizing all nutrition stakeholders countrywide on policy, programme, monitoring, evaluation and research issues. As a result of the fragmented non-cohesive approach and inefficient utilisation of resources, especially the scanty human resource, the national nutrition programme has not realised a positive impact on the prevalence of malnutrition in Lesotho. The main elements to constitute the policy will consider core values and principles of the nutrition profession and programme in Lesotho. This thesis assumes the national nutrition programme will embrace the common national vision 2020 and will share the similar mission reiterated by the Food and Nutrition Coordinating Office (FNCO) in the poverty reduction thematic nutrition paper. The nutrition policy advisory committee in Lesotho would, however, confirm this assumption or design alternative statements. The processes towards identifying relevant objectives and strategies have been defined in this thesis and will have to be undertaken by the committee, which will also define implementation mechanisms including financing, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. The national nutrition programme has identified the need for technical support in some areas. The author, therefore, suggests that the WHO and the United Nations1 Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNISCN) can be approached for this support. Conclusions: The GOL demonstrated commitment towards the nutrition policy. The process toward defining the integrated nutrition policy for Lesotho should be completely participatory. This thesis has addressed the first component of the framework, which is the situation analysis and description of the main policy components. The situation analysis has portrayed a need for an integrated nutrition policy to address the double burden of disease compounded by HIVIAIDS and chronic food shortage. This adverse situation can be curbed through a coherent cost-effective food and nutrition programme. The FNCO, mandated with nutrition policy design, therefore, has to revitalize the policy advisory committee to carry the policy defining processes forward. A framework to be used in this process has been developed and presented in this thesis. Recommendations The stakeholders in nutrition should agree on systemic issues to be changed or maintained. The process for policy definition should state the institutional arrangements, such as stakeholders' analysis, financial mechanisms and management and coordination. The programme implementation arrangements should define the beneficiaries, realistic objectives aligned with the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), strategies, prioritize cost-effective nutrition interventions and agree on coordination, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. The nutrition policy will mainstream the cross-cutting issues such as HIVIAIDS, gender, environment and governance. On completion of this thesis the author will present it to the relevant authorities in Lesotho for the policy development processes to continue in line with the proposed time frame and implementation plan given in Chapter 5.
Thesis (Ph.D. (Nutrition))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.

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Mota, Molikuoa Adolphine. "Managing stakeholders involvement in website communication: a comparative study of Lesotho and South African national websites." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/3529.

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Engagement of stakeholders in government website communication has emerged as an important strategy that can build trust, improve transparency and strengthen loyalty between governments and their citizens. This is because websites provide access to a broader spectrum, offer unlimited storage of information and rapid feedback. This main purpose of the study therefore was to find out how the Lesotho and South African national governments utilise their websites to engage stakeholder’s in websites communication for maintaining and building mutual relationships. The literature review for this study covered the role of public relations in government, different kinds of governments’ stakeholders and the importance of engaging stakeholders in website communication for relationship building and maintenance of such relationships. The methodology that was employed involved analysis of twenty websites which were selected using purposive sampling technique. Coding sheets were designed and used to collect data based on the three principles of dialogic communication namely: Ease of interface, Generation of return visits, Usefulness of information and the two models of communication which are One-way communication and Two-way communication. The results revealed limited efforts for stakeholder’s engagement in both Lesotho and South African government ministries and made recommendations on how this challenge can be addressed. The study concluded that the two countries can improve stakeholders’ participation and engagement in websites communication by aligning their websites with the three principles of dialogic communication and two models of communication.

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Nezhenets, A. O., and O. V. Rodchenko. "National Aviaton University, Kyiv AIR CARGO FACILITIES." Thesis, НАУ, 2015. http://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/17029.

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XU, Zhendong. "Party controls in National Central University and Nanjing University before and after 1949." Digital Commons @ Lingnan University, 2008. https://commons.ln.edu.hk/pol_etd/5.

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In 1898, with the foundation of the Metropolitan University of the Qing Dynasty (Jingshi da xuetang) in Beijing, the modern higher education system was established in China. After the Qing Dynasty, China has been ruled by two political parties before and after 1949: Kuomintang (KMT) dated from 1911 to 1949 and Chinese Communist Party (CCP)1 dated from 1949 to present. The history of Nanjing University (NJU) can be traced back to Sanjiang Normal School founded by the Qing government in 1902. The NJU witnessed the development of modern higher education in China. The Nanjing city used to be the capital of the KMT regime and National Central University (NCU) was under the control of the KMT. Nevertheless, today Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province and NJU is under the control of the CCP. As commonly known, the KMT and the CCP followed different political systems. The political status of the city and the university has changed a lot. It is worthwhile to do a research on the party controls of the KMT over NCU and the CCP over NJU within a changeable century to find which political system benefit the university more. This thesis introduces and compares the party controls of the KMT over NCU and the CCP over NJU in chapter two (party controls over personnel) and chapter three (party controls over the whole university). Afterwards, chapter four discusses the continuum of the political controls from the Qing Dynasty, to the KMT and then to the CCP and chapter five gives a summary as the conclusion. It is commonly known that China has a long civilized history for more than five thousand years. Within this long period of time, China formed a traditional Chinese authoritarianism with a typical Confucian orientation and three related structural aspects, hierarchical system, paternalism and bureaucratic pattern. This traditional Chinese authoritarianism was widely accepted and adopted by all dynasties and political regimes in China. All the modern universities (including NCU and NJU) and political parties (including the KMT and the CCP) in China are influenced by this type of authoritarianism while they are at the same time influenced by the Soviet Union (mainly in party constructions of the KMT and the CCP) and western values (mainly in university affairs including university settings and university administrations) in the late days. So the traditional Chinese authoritarianism, Soviet Union influence and western values are the three most important backgrounds in the party controls of the KMT over NCU and the CCP over NJU. Based on the analysis of this thesis, there is a continuum underlying the political controls of Qing Dynasty, the KMT and the CCP. It is found that the traditional Chinese authoritarianism is the dominant element in this continuum. Both the party controls of the KMT and the CCP have the characteristics of a typical Chinese Confucian orientation with its hierarchical structure, paternalism and bureaucratic pattern.

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LEKUNYA, KELEBONE. "Exploring the sub-national spatial and economic development impacts of the African growth and opportunity act (agoa) in Lesotho." Diss., University Of Pretoria, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58470.

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Rapid and sustainable economic growth and progressive social and spatial development through industrial development, has been a persistent challenge for the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A commonly held “solution” to this challenge has been to provide access of manufactured goods from the SSA-region to the dynamic markets of the affluent North. This perceived wisdom led to the passing of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in 2000 by the 200th Congress of the United States of America. In this exploratory study, the experience of Lesotho with AGOA, with specific reference to the economic and spatial development outcomes of the Act in the country, is explored. The findings of the study reveal that the larger settlements where the AGOA-factories are located have shown little improvement, neither from an economic, nor from a spatial perspective. The same applied to villages to which AGOA factory workers sent their remittances. This was due to the meagreness of the remittances – a function of the low wages paid in the factories and the resulting limited disposable income to support small-scale businesses in these villages. While AGOA did result in the creation of tens of thousands of job opportunities for unskilled and semi-skilled Basotho youth, it did not provide them with portable skills for use after leaving the factory floor. AGOA was also not found to have motivated the youth or local entrepreneurs to tap into the manufacturing sector. On the spatial development side, a number of landlords in the larger settlements subdivided their land and built residential rental units for the factory workers. Some landlords also sold their land illegally and informally, resulting in haphazard land development. The research findings suggest that, while “trade and development boosting tools”, like AGOA, may be useful in providing term-based job opportunities for unskilled workforce, they will most likely not have as significant a positive impact on (1) the local economy, (2) the creation of an indigenous industrial class, or (3) the building of sustainable human settlements. Other supporting instruments, in addition to tools such as AGOA, will need to be developed locally, to achieve these goals. In addition to the research findings providing an insight into the experience of Lesotho with AGOA, they should also be of assistance to scholars and policy-makers working on the development of trade-driven tools in support of struggling regions.
Dissertation (Masters)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
Mandela Rhodes Foundation
Town and Regional Planning
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Lekunya, Kelebone. "Exploring the sub-national spatial and economic development impacts of the African Growth and Opportunity Act 2000 (AGOA) in Lesotho." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/61308.

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Rapid and sustainable economic growth and progressive social and spatial development through industrial development, has been a persistent challenge for the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A commonly held "solution" to this challenge has been to provide access of manufactured goods from the SSA-region to the dynamic markets of the affluent North. This perceived wisdom led to the passing of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in 2000 by the 200th Congress of the United States of America. In this exploratory study, the experience of Lesotho with AGOA, with specific reference to the economic and spatial development outcomes of the Act in the country, is explored. The findings of the study reveal that the larger settlements where the AGOA-factories are located have shown little improvement, neither from an economic, nor from a spatial perspective. The same applied to villages to which AGOA factory workers sent their remittances. This was due to the meagreness of the remittances a function of the low wages paid in the factories and the resulting limited disposable income to support small-scale businesses in these villages. While AGOA did result in the creation of tens of thousands of job opportunities for unskilled and semi-skilled Basotho youth, it did not provide them with portable skills for use after leaving the factory floor. AGOA was also not found to have motivated the youth or local entrepreneurs to tap into the manufacturing sector. On the spatial development side, a number of landlords in the larger settlements subdivided their land and built residential rental units for the factory workers. Some landlords also sold their land illegally and informally, resulting in haphazard land development. The research findings suggest that, while "trade and development boosting tools", like AGOA, may be useful in providing term-based job opportunities for unskilled workforce, they will most likely not have as significant a positive impact on (1) the local economy, (2) the creation of an indigenous industrial class, or (3) the building of sustainable human settlements. Other supporting instruments, in addition to tools such as AGOA, will need to be developed locally, to achieve these goals. In addition to the research findings providing an insight into the experience of Lesotho with AGOA, they should also be of assistance to scholars and policy-makers working on the development of trade-driven tools in support of struggling regions.
Dissertation (MTRP)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
Town and Regional Planning
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Schweitzer, Mary Lu. "Instructional quality in Lesotho: a critical case study examination of disparities between national policies and actual teaching in primary schools /." Click here to view full text, 2007.

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Mohapi-Moloi, Tsepiso Patricia Malehlohonolo. "Management of transformational change at the National University of Lesotho." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8137.

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Change is the single most important element of successful business management today. To remain competitive in increasingly aggressive, competitive and dynamic markets, organizations have to adopt a positive attitude to change. Ignoring or trivializing changing trends can be very costly. The best organizations are the trendsetters that monitor the environment, embrace the need for change and effectively lead change in order to survive. Effective management of change is, therefore, of great importance if organizations are to stay ahead of rivals and attain a sustainable competitive edge in the industry (Heller, 1998). The main focus of this dissertation is to evaluate the management of transformational change at the National University of Lesotho (NUL), with the intention of formulating management of change strategies that NUL can adopt for the successful implementation of its strategic transformational change process. The text further explicates the correlation between leadership, change and the management of change within the context of NUL's ongoing transformational change process. A case study approach has been used to conduct the research. The report has been divided into five chapters. Chapter One provides the background to the study as well as the research methodology that has been employed to conduct the study. It further provides a brief outline of the structure of the dissertation. Chapter Two describes the theoretical framework of the change process, management of change and implications of different leadership traits on the management of transformation change in transforming organizations. The theoretical framework forms the foundation on which the study has been based and also provides guidelines and benchmarks of the management of change strategies that NUL can use for the successful implementation of its strategic transformational change process. At the end of Chapter Two, a case analysis model has been developed to conduct the case analysis in Chapter Four. In Chapter Three, a brief overview of an evolutionary background to the study problem is provided. The chapter also provides a critical analysis NUL's strategic transformational change process. Chapter Four offers an evaluation of NUL's strategic transformational change process. The discussion is based on the case study change model developed at the end of Chapter Two. It also highlights on the strengths and weakness of the NUL's change process. Lastly, in Chapter Five, recommendations emanating from the analysis conducted in Chapter Four, are outlined as suggestions what NUL can do and things that it should avoid doing if it is to achieve the objectives and goals of its transformational change successfully. Moreover, the chapter concludes the dissertation by providing a summary of the entire case study and maps the way forward for NUL to meet its strategic objectives and goals, as well as achieve a successful transformational change process with long-term strategic development.
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Tahleho, Tseole Emmanuel. "Improving service delivery at the National University of Lesotho Library through knowledge sharing." Diss., 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/21730.

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Knowledge is now considered the most important organizational resource, surpassing other resources like land and capital. It has, therefore, been acknowledged that knowledge can play an important role in ensuring an organization’s competitive edge. The purpose of this study was to investigate if knowledge sharing is being used to improve service delivery at the National University of Lesotho’s Thomas Mofolo Library. The researcher held the view that Librarians at Thomas Mofolo Library have different sets of skills which, if combined, could improve service delivery. By not sharing and retaining this existing wealth of knowledge, the researcher claimed that when librarians retire or resign from work, they will certainly take with them the knowledge they possess and the result of this knowledge loss is that the Library may be plagued by an inability to learn from the past experiences, which leads to reinvented wheels, unlearned lessons and the pattern of repeated mistakes. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed in the case study design in order to allow for multiple methods of data collection. Data were collected by means of questionnaires and interviews. Questionnaires were administered to all librarians who were available at the time and purposive sampling was used to determine interview participants. Out of the 25 questionnaires administered, 15 were returned, providing a response rate of 60%. The data collected by means of questionnaires was processed using Microsoft Access and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software (Version 17). The results of analysis were exported into Microsoft Excel for visual presentation and reporting of the results. The data from the interview sessions was analyzed manually by content analysis, using the notes that were taken by the researcher from the respondents during the interview sessions. The findings pointed to the fact that knowledge sharing does occur at TML, although mostly in an informal manner. This was largely due to a number of impediments such as lack of trust and the absence of motivations and rewards. The study concluded by recommending a number of initiatives that could be implemented in order to retain knowledge within the Library. The recommendations included developing a knowledge management strategy and formalizing knowledge sharing by formulating the desired policies.
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Moloantoa, Mateko Edith. "Factors affecting job satisfaction of academic employees : a case study of the National University of Lesotho." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/1430.

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Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for a Masters Degree in Technology in Public Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa. 2015.
While research has been conducted, with regard to job satisfaction all over the world, no research has been done on the various factors affecting job satisfaction of academic employees, with specific reference to the National University of Lesotho (NUL). Therefore, the understanding of these factors are clearly defined and explained, in order to help university administrators to improve academic performance and attract well-qualified academics into the university. Factors affecting job satisfaction of academic employees at the NUL include, working conditions, relationship with colleagues, and access to resources, job security, recognition and advancement. The sample consisted of 156 respondents, who were selected using the Supercool Random Generator Software and were required to complete a questionnaire, with an interviewer present to assist. Respondents were asked to complete a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire. A mixed approach of both quantitative and qualitative techniques was used, while the analysis of primary data was done using SPSS, version 21.0. The results were presented by figures from Microsoft Excel and gross tabulation tables. The findings of the study indicated that there was a positive significance to the NUL academic staff regarding salaries, as a factor influencing their job satisfaction. The results also indicated that there are insufficient financial resources to support teaching, learning and research at the NUL. However, the results further revealed that, besides all the dissatisfaction shown by academics, in terms of aspects, such as benefits, allowances, lack of equipment, as well as poor institutional management, there were good relations between departments, and they work as a team. Therefore, the findings from this study can assist university administrators and academics to increase the job satisfaction levels of employees.

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Lefoka, Pulane Julia. "Teaching practicum for secondary school student-teachers: a model for the National University of Lesotho (NUL)." Thesis, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5063.

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This study takes as its point of departure the need to reform teaching practicum at the National University of Lesotho. It examines the literature devoted to the teaching practicum, identifying and appraising various models for the teaching practicum, and extracting principles for the conduct of the teaching practicum. The principles developed are then applied to the development of a framework for the teaching practicum at the National University of Lesotho. The study recommends a reflective inquiry approach in which student-teachers undertake a supervised teaching practicum and an induction year based upon a combination of Schon's model of a reflective teaching practicum and Zeichner's inquiry oriented teacher education.

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Letsika, Qhalehang A. "The future of clinical legal education in Lesotho : a study of the National University of Lesotho's legal education and its relevance to the needs of the administration of justice in Lesotho." Thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5627.

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Moshoeshoe-Chadzingwa, Matseliso M. "Performance assessment of technical reports as a channel of information for development : a Lesotho case study." Thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3722.

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The study aims to assess performance of Technical Reports as a channel of information for development in the Lesotho context. It concurrently evaluates how a specialized information unit of the Institute of Southern African Studies (lSAS) has performed in its obligation to devise adequate mechanisms for managing the report literature and meeting the development-related needs of users. In order to achieve that aim, the study contextualized development as a process, state, and condition and highlighted some development indicators for Lesotho. Agriculture and gender were selected as sectors of development. Global conferences, as one of the many development strategies that generate technical reports heavily, were used as a benchmark. In the performance and impact assessment methodologies, case study techniques were applied with ISAS as a site and one unit ofanalysis. Technical Reports (TRs) on Lesotho were studied. Triangulation approaches were applied in sourcing data. The academics, information workers, government officials, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and aid agencies based in Lesotho were surveyed. Research questions that guided the study centred on the productivity, distribution of technical reports, their management by intermediaries, use, non-use and the effects thereon. Seven types ofTechnical Reports feature in the development process, namely Academic, Project, Conference, Survey, Enquiry, Official and Special Committee Reports. Technical Reports are produced at varying levels depending on needs and approaches to development by producers or commissioning bodies. Academic Reports are authored mostly by the academics. The Government, Aid agencies and NGOs produce widely through external consultants/experts, who utilize centres such as ISAS where commissioning bodies do not have information services. TRs productivity is high and diverse in Lesotho, but capacity to manage the output is seemingly low, and hence under-utilization results; ISAS's out-dated mission, lack of, or limited resources and dejure national support in the form of acts and statutes affect the Institute's Technical Reports' services. Production is gender biased, thus making for imbalance in reporting on development. Agriculture as a sector is heavily researched and reported about, but the benefits to the populace are either few or non-existent. Restricted materials are estimated at 30%, but most ofthe TRs are unaccounted for. Hoarding and poor records or information management leave a vacuum that leads to a duplication of previous studies and production. The study confirmed that technical reports are required by all the surveyed groups. Technical Reports are not ofa transient nature even though they reach a peak oftopicality and use at certain periods. Where the channel conveys factual data timeously, there are developmental benefits. Low or non-use is common where there are no specialized information services especially within the civil service. Such negative factors cause delays and infrequent currency, inadequate reporting and erroneous budgetary allocations, for example. Seeminglythere is no clarity on what restricted, secret and limited materials mean. Major recommendations were made. One concerned an integrated approach to managing the channel. This would involve preparing a Manual for the production of Technical Reports which would clarify how to prepare them; for instance, the caliber of personneVexperts who should author reports, the conditions to be observed, the timeliness production, reliability of data used, and centres that would be acknowledged to then qualify for commensurate financial and other support. The other proposes that the envisaged National Research Council be given the powers to enforce the guidelines ofthe manual and related functions. The last recommends assigning to the documentalistsfor classified Technical Reports, the role of managing classified items. Consideration should also be given to important issues raised in the study, being the role of Information, Communication and Technologies (lCTs), sectors of development to be attended to, training and networking in technical report\s. Further studies are also recommended mainly for the causes and effects of the closures of information services that managed technical reports' in southern Africa; longitudinal studies on the impact of non-use oftechnical reports in major sectors ofdevelopment like Agriculture; comparative studies on the impact of specialized centres in the developed and developing countries. Further action is urged under the aegis ofbodies like the Standing Conference ofEastem, Central and Southern African Librarians (SCECSAL), Standing Conference of National and University Librarians.
Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2002.

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Mathe, Lipalesa R. "Narratives of the construction of academic identities within the Lesotho higher education milieu." Thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23843.

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Extant literature on academic identities claims that academic identities not only represent academics’ subjectively construed understandings of who they are but they also derive from roles, statuses, membership in disciplinary communities and characteristics that make academics unique individuals. Even so, research focusing exclusively on academic identities is unprecedented in the Lesotho higher education (HE) sector; therefore, this study describes how narratives of experiences and meanings attached to being an academic relate to the construction of academic identities at the National University of Lesotho (NUL). How do reflexive interpretations of cultural expectations tied to membership in disciplinary communities influence the negotiation of academic identities and work behaviour of academic staff? How do descriptions of the (mis)alignment between job facets, individual values and expectations influence the meaningfulness and fulfilment for academics’ professional self-concepts? How do stories of internalised meanings of involvement and symbolic identification with NUL influence academic identity trajectories? Being interpretive in nature, this study used narrative interviews to collect data from a sample of thirty-one academics from NUL. The findings revealed that ‘who’ an academic is derives from meanings of ‘lived experiences’ of work enjoyment, applicability, exploitation, facilitation, multitasking, prestige and burnout. The findings also showed that academic identities were negotiated by reflexively interpreting the cultural expectation of ‘finishing work on time’ through work behaviours such as managing time, working overtime, self-motivation, underperforming, balancing roles and seeking work assistance. The participants’ narratives also revealed that the fulfilment for academics’ professional self-concepts derived from autonomy, accomplishments, learning, interdependencies, work environment, students’ attitudes and recognition. Lastly, the study showed that participants’ academic identity trajectories were influenced by altruism, passion, options, disillusions and relations. Overall, the ‘narratives of experience’ reiterated that academic identities at NUL were contextualised constructs of ‘work experiences’, ‘membership in communities’, ‘job attitudes’ and ‘self -discovery,’ based on the self as a unique individual, a group member and a role holder. Consistent with the interactionist perspective, academic identities at NUL represent structurally, culturally and institutionally located stories of experiences and meanings derived from the work situation, the setting and social relationships that academics participate in daily at NUL.
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Sekhohola, Mary Mamokoena. "The digital identities of Southern African academics : what role does technological habitus play in the formation of academics' digital identities with regard to teaching and learning? a comparison between the National University of Lesotho and the University of the Witwatersrand." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/17877.

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The purpose of this study was to discover how technological habitus affects the formation of digital identities (DIds) of Southern African academics as well as how this affects the integration of digital technologies (DTs) in teaching and learning. Through administered questionnaires and semistructured interviews, data was collected from academics at the University of the Witwatersrand and the National University of Lesotho. The study uses Bourdieu’s theory of habitus and the concept of field, as well as literature in the fields of Education and Sociology in this discovery. It was found out in the study that different categories of habitus do have an influence in the formation of the digital identities of academics, and that this affects ways in which academics integrate DTs in their teaching and learning. The categories of habitus included; age, social class, DTs literacy as well as educational background. The study concluded that among other things, ways in which academics were taught, as well as times in which they studied have had much of a negative influence in their attitudes toward DTs as well as their value in the field of education. The study also found out that because of these negative attitudes towards use of DTs in education, most academics do not see a need for any form of training in DTs, and this resulted from a way of life in which they were born and educated.

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Tau, Puseletso Marealeboha Theresia. "Development of a national stock market in Lesotho : a response to structural challenges." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/23701.

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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management (in the field of Finance and Investment), 2016
This study examines the determinants of stock market development in a broader sense, in an effort to investigate the positive or negative impact they can have on the establishment of the national stock market in Lesotho. The focus is on the benefits enjoyed by other African countries from the establishment of stock markets, in particular, in Sub-Saharan Africa, whose effects can also be enjoyed by the Lesotho economy. I have concluded that Lesotho can also benefit from the establishment of a stock market and reforms to strengthen the institutional infrastructure are essential.
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Mats'umunyane, Keneuoe Germina. "Unintended pregnancy and barriers to contraceptive use : perspectives of university students in Lesotho." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8648.

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Unintended pregnancy has been the subject of considerable research in Lesotho. Lack of priority placed on young people’s sexuality and reproductive health was found to be a major factor exacerbating the rate of unintended pregnancy in the country. The study draws on qualitative data collected from in-depth interviews with university students in Lesotho. In total, 15 in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 women and 5 men. The findings of the study show that unsafe sex coupled with low contraceptive use are the leading causes of unintended pregnancy among young women in Lesotho. Evidence suggests that even though contraceptive prevalence is noticeably low, modern contraceptive methods have a greater potential than other means for reducing the prevalence of unintended pregnancy. The findings of the study also suggest that there is a considerable gender differences in sexual behaviour; males are more likely than females to experience earlier sexual onset, have more sexual partners and to practise unsafe sex. This study recommends that increasing contraceptive prevalence among young people will lead to better reproductive health outcomes. The study also suggests that family planning services should be more male friendly because men play a major role in decision making, and have a great influence on their partners’ decisions to use contraceptives.
Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2011.

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Mohapi, Mamolete Delina. "Education and training for national development : the case of Lesotho." Thesis, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13784.

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The purpose of the study was to examine Lesotho's post-secondary educational reform policies and practices so as to understand the issues involved, to assess them in relation to those in other developing countries, and to make implications. The data were official documents and records and interviews with 28 senior officials in government, educational institutions and other organisations. An analysis of the findings in terms of Brown's (1999) framework on the political economy of high skills was complemented by a further examination of major factors which did not fit well into the Brown framework. The Kingdom of Lesotho (formerly Basutoland) is an enclave within the Republic of South Africa. Independent since 1966, it is relatively poor, having limited natural resources, no significant manufacturing capability and only two major exports, water and labour. In spite of the promulgation since 1970 of a series of national development plans, it seems that political unrest has acted as a brake on economic progress. A series of education reform policies aimed for universal primary education, large-scale development of secondary education, new institutions for post secondary education and training, and expansion of the National University. Overall growth in education has been greater than the rate of population growth. However, most of it has been in primary and secondary education and at the national university. In other sectors growth is less. There are also claims that enrolment increases have not been matched by gains in quality and that facilities development has been poor. In spite of declared policy intents to accelerate economic growth through education, there continues to be a lack of employment for graduates. Interview data showed respondents' concerns about the difficulty of developing post-secondary education and training in Lesotho's unfavourable economic circumstances, about the adverse effects of necessary foreign aid, and about the absence of planning and co-ordination. It is clear great strides have been made in Lesotho education. The government has a commitment to the development of a skilled workforce and is providing support to the best of its ability, in spite of scarce resources. It is also clear, however, that there is a gap between what has been promised with respect to post-secondary education and training and what has been delivered. This gap has many elements, some international, some national and some institutional. Analysis leads to three conclusions. (1) Lesotho is not alone in facing the issues resulting from a poor resource base: its circumstances are comparable to those of other developing countries trying to ensure development and needing help from international agencies. (2) Lesotho's national development plans use the language of human capital theory. Development in a country like Lesotho, however, poses different challenges from those in developed countries, and in adopting the rhetoric of human capital theory, the government may have unintentionally set false expectations for what could be achieved. (3) Skill development may need to be differently conceived if Lesotho's development is to progress. Rethinking skill development may require an appraisal of a number of issues fundamental to Lesotho institutions, traditions, and society. The thesis concludes with a number of implications to policy makers and researchers.

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Rantso, Tsepiso A. "Multi-national corporations and sustainable developement in the rural economy of Lesotho : the case of small-scale peasant commercial farming (asparagus cultivation) in the Maseru district." Thesis, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5387.

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Many of the Third World countries are characterised by high levels of poverty in the rural areas. So, many government strategies are geared towards improving the living standards of the poor rural masses through introduction of cash crops in the agricultural sector. These are meant to create employment opportunities and provide a sustainable supply of income for the rural poor. Asparagus production in Lesotho is one of those strategies that was used by the government to combat rural poverty. In the past years, especially during the initial years of implementation of the asparagus project. the peasants achieved sustainable livelihoods. However, in the last decade, the asparagus project was confronted with many difficulties that made it less beneficial to the peasants.
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Kamara, Joseph K. "Examining drought resilience in Eswatini and Lesotho." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:58317.

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This thesis explores drought resilience and the well-being of rural communities of southern Africa. The region is vulnerable to the negative effects of recurrent droughts, which erode development gains and continuously degrade the capacity of communities to withstand, absorb, adapt and recover from recurrent drought hazards. Drought occurrences have increasingly intensified in severity across the region, resulting in catastrophic effects. Two of the most drought-prone countries in southern Africa are the land-locked Kingdoms of Lesotho and Eswatini, where the majority of the population live in rural-based subsistence communities. Each drought occurrence degrades the capabilities of the communities to withstand the drought hazard, triggering interventions to stave off hunger and restore structures and systems in the communities. This PhD research has sought to understand the resilience of rural subsistence communities and to examine the relationship of resilience to drought and well-being. The major findings of this thesis are described in Chapters 4–6 and the papers are presented as individual chapters in the thesis. Overall, the findings reveal communities’ resilience is inherent and the main contributing factors are knowledgeability, the exercise of power, institutional support, inherent capacities, collectivism, value systems and the resolve to overcome adversity. Interestingly, power is also used to limit access to information and resources and to impede collective participation and collaboration, which inadvertently undermines efforts to build resilience in the communities. Communities’ resilience is enhanced when institutional support is built on inherent capacities, such as traditional knowledge, practices and customs. However, inherent capabilities are not mainstreamed within the contemporary institutions of disaster governance because contemporary institutions rely on scientific knowledge imported into the affected communities. Nonetheless, the construct of resilience to recurrent droughts remains poorly understood among the key stakeholders. In conclusion, communities affected by recurrent droughts are not passive participants but proactively participate and adopt resilience-building behaviour and practices. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that policies which prioritise resilience as a major national development goal be enacted, implemented and monitored. Current policies are outdated, reactive to recurrent droughts and do not prioritise resilience as a major policy goal. Thus, there is a need to promote a better understanding of resilience among policymakers and communities of practice, and to overhaul current drought governance instruments in order to position resilience as a critical policy goal. Achieving such a change will safeguard the development gains and well-being of the vast majority of rural subsistence-based populations.

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Yijung, Chen, and 陳奕蓉. "The Curriculum Comparison of Taiwan National Open University and Spain National Distance Education University." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/26517681749566099675.

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國立暨南國際大學
國際文教與比較教育學系
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Establishment in Open University is one of strategies for Higher education massificattion. Every country faced that higher education in short supply. Therefore, they use distance education to establish notional level of Open University, in order to provide the public equal and fair higher education. The media technology plays an important role in Curriculum in Open University. To eliminate learning barrier, Open University use media technology by teaching. So with the development of technology, teaching style will change. In Open University, curriculum design has a system. It differs from normal university. It has a special the teaching mode, learning system, curriculum rule. By means of four points, the researcher compared with curriculum of Taiwan National Open University and Spain National Distance Education University. The researcher came to seven conclusions and got five suggestions. The five suggestions as below: I. Taiwan National Open University can add to master and doctor degrees II. Taiwan National Open University can make subject field professional. III. Taiwan National Open University can add to the science and engineering field, to broaden students learning fields. IV. Taiwan National Open University can have limit time on graduation and serious class credits plan. V. Taiwan National Open University can have diversification in student assessment.

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HOUR, YI-JEUN, and 侯伊俊. "Effect of National Defense Education on University Students' Perception of national security - In TungHai University Case." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7m78cd.

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國立中正大學
戰略暨國際事務研究所
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School education, "national defense education" teaching purposes, mainly for the establishment of an effective way for students to defense of common sense, with the Meaning of "national defense education" to understand "national defense education" is to train vigilant, concerned about national defense, defense support culture and national identity. This study was designed to investigate the influence of the National Defense Education Curriculum for students of colleges and universities to national security awareness. To national security by the self perception questionnaire as a research tool for information and to carry out the service itself TungHai University student questionnaires were administered test 936 students who effectively counted as 893 people, Surveying effective rate was 95 percent. Information obtained by statistical analysis of their relative proportions, to understand the purposes of national defense education students, through the small country into the teaching, the difference in high school and university level selected compulsory courses, the analysis of its impact on the national security awareness. The analysis found that after contact with college students' national defense education "cognitive impact on national security," the overall perception of national security "and" national consciousness "," national security "and" comprehensive national security "has a significant correlation. Another found that the National Defense Education small period of the country fear because after the memory of the more obscure or course content leaner, so that college students than those without impression, but since high school education into the formal curriculum, until university to accept the education of national safety awareness of students of is being lifted . Overall, students receive national defense education curriculum and overall national security awareness has a high degree of positive correlation. The authors suggest recommendations based on this study, data analysis and the results, for education authorities, teaching instructors and follow-up study by reference.

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"Critical factors influencing the establishment of protected areas - a case study of Lesotho." 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3374.

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Cheng, Chun-hao, and 成群豪. "The Study of University Governance: National Cheng Kung University as example." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/25476926665746696563.

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博士
國立臺南大學
教育經營與管理研究所博士班
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University governance has taken seriously of the higher education sector in recent years. In Taiwan, a national comprehensive research university is also a government bureaucracy institute, same time to compete with domestic universities and foreign universities, governance work has its difficulty. Under the government to promote plan of “First-class Universities and Top-level Research Centers”, the university who obtained the financial assistance should present good performance accountability, on the other hand the sustainable development must be considered. There for university governance is more complex. This article is a case study of the National Cheng Kung University, The study found that school has taken a “change governance” in order to respond to and manage the higher education environment changes, taken a task-oriented “share governance” in order to pursue sustainable development, taken a “services governance” to strengthen external relations with social resources and also taken a “cultural governance ”to create a arts campus to enhance school humanities. This study detailed description and analysis all facts and the context behind these above four governance models. This study is a description and interpretation based Phenomenon of research, the main argument is how the school in a dilemma between such of stability and innovation, technology and the humanities, development and service, academic power and administrative power, financial needs and outcome demand with Communication and decision-making. This study is able to show the governance function, also available for the suggestions of the institutions of higher education governance.

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Chen, Chieh-Yu, and 陳玠宇. "The Commercialization Strategy in Entrepreneurial Universities: The Cases of National Tsing Hua University and National Chiao Tung University." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/a8y8z9.

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碩士
國立清華大學
科技管理研究所
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The concept of entrepreneurial university, contributing in economy and society, is more and more valued after reforming the related institutional contexts. Entrepreneurial universities take researches or knowledge as commercial value putted on the market. The literature emphasized more on how environment makes commercialization activities worked. However, there are less discussion on what kinds of the commercialization strategies in campus are. This research pay more attention to how to operate and integrate commercialization strategies in entrepreneurial universities, including, University-Industry collaboration, technology transfer, and business incubation, studied with data collection, interview, and case study to investigate NTHU and NCTU. We found that the commercialization strategies are deeply influenced by the environmental contexts. The ones in NTHU concentrating on academic excellence and faculty autonomy are driven by U-I collaboration. The ones in NCTU with high consensus of contributing industry are developed in patents, U-I collaboration, technology transfer, and business incubation in balance. The commercial strategy in entrepreneurial university should develop their characteristic by their background and different factors of environment. In addition, the strategy to put academic knowledge on the market should be revised by their environment and business strategies to approach their goal. Keyword: entrepreneurial university, commercialization strategies, technology transfer, University-Industry collaboration

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Cheng, Chun-Yu, and 鄭淳煜. "Regulating the Built Form of Campus Planning—Cases Study of National Taiwan University and National Taiwan Ocean University." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/49177310643473718703.

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碩士
國立臺灣大學
園藝學研究所
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During the last few decades, university campus planning and development in Taiwan had always focused on satisfying the building demand of floor area ratio without considering the comprehensive planning and development as well as the aesthetic harmony of built forms at campus. Along with the growth of universities and the financial crisis in Taiwan, the development of university campus has gradually slowed down recently. It’s the time to re-examine the problems resulted from the rapid growth of campus development and to evaluate in-depth the developmental projects towards the future. This research will focus on the regulation of the built forms at university campus and takes both National Taiwan University and National Taiwan Ocean University as two cases studies. It firstly reviews the theories and paradigms of urban design as well as the exemplary cases of foreign campus planning. Secondarily, it will explored how campus redevelop under the regulatory framework of built forms, growth management and through the concept of building infill, can appropriately develop in steps and create the harmony texture at new campus towards the sustainable future. Besides, it is also expected to provide an example for university campus planning in Taiwan.

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Su, Chunying, and 蘇純瑩. "The Problems and Strategies of Taiwan General Education Policy Formation: The Cases of Tunghai University ,National Tsing Hua University and National Taiwan University." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/79902595200172643517.

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Fong, Chien-Fan, and 馮介凡. "Microbial keratitis at National Taiwan University Hospital." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/92754920162006714924.

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碩士
國立臺灣大學
臨床醫學研究所
93
Background Corneal infection is a leading cause of ocular morbidity and blindness worldwide. Effective topical therapy, using fortified antimicrobials selected based on the results of diagnostic corneal smears and cultures, is essential for management of patients with microbial keratitis. The spectrum of micro-organisms responsible for microbial keratitis varies in different geographical locations. Variations such as these probably occur worldwide, however, relatively little is known about the situation in Taiwan, where the climate is subtropical. Understanding the spectrum of microorganisms and clinical characters of microbial keratitis in our environment is the key for successful treatment. The antibiotic drug susceptibility changes with different locations and different time according to literature reviews. The spectrum of microorganisms and drugs available differ with different countries. There was no such report in Taiwan, and it is necessary for us to establish the work. Some pathogens have special treatment modality. Some pathogens are susceptible to special antibiotics, and the relationship may vary with time. Some pathogens have poor response to medical treatment, and surgery is inevitable. These pathogens reflect the weak side of our modern pharmacology. It is necessary to establish the spectrum of microorganism of microbial keratitis and the drug susceptibility in Taiwan. The work will improve the prognosis of microbial keratitis in this local area and will be helpful in the drug susceptible monitoring in the world. Study aims: 1. To analyze the clinical characters and spectrums of microorganisms of microbial keratitis in national Taiwan university hospital in proceeding 12 years. 2. To analyze the antibiotics susceptibility of bacterial keratitis in national Taiwan university hospital in proceeding 12 years and try to find the best regiment for bacterial keratitis. Materials and Methods: Medical records were reviewed for patients with clinical diagnosis of keratitis who were hospitalized at the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH), one of the largest tertiary medical centers in northern Taiwan, from January 1992 to December 2003. These patients were identified through a computerized diagnostic code search for all inpatients that had keratitis as the discharging diagnosis. Medial records were carefully examined and patients with diagnosis of microbial keratitis were included. All data were typed in Microsoft Excel software and were transported to STATA software. P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. For the purpose of comparison, the patients were divided into two groups stratified according to diagnosis during the six-year periods, January 1992 to December 1997, and, January 1997 to December 2003. Results and Discussions Five hundred seventy-three eyes in 547 patients were included in the final evaluation. Patients included 272 males (49.7%) and 275 females (50.3%), aged from seven months to 96 years (mean age 40.8±22.2). The mean age of microbial keratitis in recent 6 years was younger than in previous 6 years（39.1 vs. 43.8, p=0.013）. The patients in 16-30 years group increased significantly in recent 6 years（30.3% vs. 45.8%, p<0.001）. The most common predisposing factor for microbial keratitis was contact-lens wear (45.4%), followed by ocular trauma (22.6%), chronic ocular and systemic disorders （17.1%） and recent ocular surgery （15%）. Identification of pathogens from the smears of corneal scrapings was achieved for 270 eyes (49.3%), and included Gram-negative (48.9%) and Gram-positive organisms (24.4%), fungi (16.7%), acid-fast bacilli (8.5%), and Acanthamoeba species (1.5%). Cultures of corneal scrapings were available for 550 eyes, with pathogens recovered for 260 (positive culture rate 48.9%). Pseudomonas species were the most commonly isolated organisms (38.17%), followed by fungi (13.4%), staphylococcus species (8.4%), nontuberculous mycobacteria (7.7%), Streptococcus species (7.4%), and Acanthamoeba species (4.3%). The prevalence of atypical mycobacterial keratitis decreased significantly from 12.8% and 5.5% during the second half of this study (1997-2001, p=0.026). Contact lens wear was highly related to Pseudomonas infection （odds ratio=4.26, p=0.007） as compared with referent other predisposing factors . Recent ocular surgery predisposing factor was related to atypical microbacterial infection （odds ratio=5.84, p=0.008）. Contact lens wear was reversely related to Streptococcus infection （odds ratio=0.12, p=0.01） . Ocular trauma was related to fungal infection （odds ratio=5.94, p=0.009） . Medical treatment was successful for 421 eyes (73.5%), while 152 eyes (26.5%) required additional surgical treatment, including lamellar keratectomy (n=35), penetrating keratoplasty (n=93), enucleation (n=11), and evisceration (n=13). The percentage of medical treatment increased significantly in recent 6 years（64.7% vs. 79.6%, p<0.001）. The percentage of patient receiving penetrating keratoplasty decreased significantly in recent 6 years（23.8% vs. 10.9%, p<0.001）. There was no antibiotic susceptibility change in Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pseudomonas and atypical mycobacterium in recent 6 years. In Gram-negative organisms the susceptibility of fortified antibiotics, cefazolin and gentamicin combination, was 79.4% during 1994 to 2003. The susceptibility of ciprofloxacin was 98.5%. Ciprofloxacin was better in dealing with Gram-negative organisms（p<0.001）. In all bacterial pathogens the susceptibility of cefazolin and gentamicin combination was 79.7%. The susceptibility of cefazolin and ciprofloxacin combination was 89.3%（p=0.008）. In the relationship between special pathogen and clinical characters, we found that Pseudomonas was related to a large corneal erosion（OR=1.03）, shorter time between symptom onset to definite treatment（OR=0.9）, and medical treatment only（OR=0.31） as compared with referent other pathogens. Atypical mycobacterium was related to longer time between symptom onset to definite treatment（OR=1.04）and surgical treatment indicated（OR=29.61）. Fungal keratitis was related to old age（OR=1.03）and surgical treatment indicated（OR=2.65）. In surgically treated microbial keratitis we found that the patients were older（OR=1.04）, have longer time between symptom onset to definite treatment（OR=1.02）. In predisposing factors contact lens wear was reversely related to surgical treatment（OR=0.25）as compared with other predisposing factors. In spectrum of microorganism atypical mycobacterium was highly related to surgical treatment（OR=16.5） as compared with other micro-organisms. Fungal infection was also related to surgery（OR=3.48）. But pseudomonal infection was reversely related to surgical treatment（OR=0.47）. Conclusions: Pseudomonas（37.9%） was the most common pathogens, followed by fungus（13.4%）, atypical mycobacterium（8.4%）, Staphylococcus（7.7%）, Streptococcus（7.4%）and Acanthamoeba（1.5%）. Atypical mycobacterial infection decreased significantly. Contact lens wear（45.4%） was the most common predisposing factors, followed by ocular trauma（22.6%）, chronic ocular and systemic disorder（17.1%）and ocular surgery（15%）. The contact lens wear increased and ocular trauma decreased significantly. Contact lens wear was highly related to pseudomonal infection. Recent ocular surgery was related to atypical mycobacterium infection. Ocular trauma was related to fungal infection. 73.5% of microbial keratitis was treated medically, and 26.5% needed surgical treatment. Bacterial keratitis was treated medically and surgery was inevitable in atypical mycobacterium and fungal keratitis. Fungal keratitis was the most common in cases treated by enucleation or evisceration. There was no increase in drug resistance in Pseudomonas, atypical mycobacterium, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus. Ciprofloxacin was better than cefazolin and gentamicin combination in drug susceptibility test in Gram-negative bacteria during 1994 to 2003. Cefazolin and ciprofloxacin combination regiment was better than cefazolin and gentamicin combination in drug susceptibility test in all bacteria. Pseudomonal keratitis was related to contact lens wear, short interval between symptom onset to definite treatment, large corneal erosion size, and medical treatment only. Atypical mycobacterial keratitis was related to ocular surgery factor, long interval between symptom onset to definite treatment, and additional surgical treatment. Fungal keratitis was related to old age and ocular trauma factor. Patients who were old and had longer time between symptom onset to definite treatment were prone to receive additional surgical treatment.

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Cheng, Ching-Wen, and 鄭景文. "Historical studies of National Taiwan University collecting." Thesis, 1993. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04479197047925699260.

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國立臺灣大學
圖書館學系
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The forerunner of National Taiwan University(NTU) was Tai- pei Empire University which was founded at the time of Japanese occupied Taiwan. During that time, Japanese actively collected histories and records of local customs about Taiwan and South- east Asia and Indonesia, with published a lot of research, so NTU stored a large amount of them. Those rare books and archives were separated at different units or libraries at NTU because of some historical reason. Including precious first hand materials such as "Tai wan guan shi he lan dang an"(臺灣關係荷蘭檔案), "Dan shin dang an"(淡新檔案) and "An li da she wen shu"(岸大社文書), those docu- ments could afford the scholars of Taiwan histories to do re- search. Owing to some cooperations and endeavors between libraries and several units, adding the investigation from "The Club of Taiwan Studies", NTU'' s materials of Taiwan at least made efforts at bibliographical control. Then NTU Library published a union catalog of them in 1992. In the future, it will be a big chal- lenge for extension library service to promote the value of materials of Taiwan in historical and academic scope. According to the experience of materials of Taiwan, the next step, regul- ating materials of Southeast Asia and Indonesia, will go more smmothly.

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Liao, Yuan-Lung, and 廖源龍. "Graduate Institute of Finance, National Taiwan University." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/93774498295439101016.

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國立臺灣大學
財務金融學研究所
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The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the future market and the future contracts of bill. For twenty years the bill market has developed rapidly and the transaction Volume has progressed substantially. As long with the development of the bill market there is a demand to hedge the short-term interest rate risks. Moreover, there is an instant need to speed the efficiency of bill market, especially for those institution investors、enterprises and bill finance company. To establish a future market for bill becomes important and necessary. The essay concludes 　1.as a matter of fact, government positively push bill 　　　　　interest rate future listed, the first of mission to 　　　　　accelerate the short-term benchmark rate set up, that this 　　work should be depend on regulator、financial information 　　　service company and bill finance company mutual aid and 　　　　cooperation, lets all work together for the worthy project. 　2.The future contracts must be structured to satisfy third 　　　investors、bill finance company and speculators. 　　　　　　　Considerable transaction volume and turnover in future 　　　　market will not only attract more participators but assure 　　the function in order. 　3.For bill finance company that own a lot of fixed income 　　　　securities, bill interest rate future not only provides the 　　demand of heding, but the best opportunity of arbitrage 　　　　between the future market and spot market.

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洪嘉飛. "A Study on the Usage Evaluation of the OpenCourseWare in National Taiwan Normal University and National Chiao Tung University." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/43228610562118313339.

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國立臺灣師範大學
圖書資訊學研究所
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In recent years, the development of internet promoted the rapid expansion of e-learning, and the promotion of Open Content make knowledge acquired free easier by internet. OpenCourseWare is the outcome of these concepts , learners can acquire any learning content, material from institutions of higher education which developed OCW by internet. The main demands of OCW are anyone can acquire learning material, and learners from different background can use these materials. So far every institution which develop OCW have their own course characteristic, and what kinds of user will attracted to use these different OCW , and the usability and their satisfication of users on OCW are the important things on OCW development. The research objects are the OCW platforms of National Taiwan Normal University and National Chiao-Tung University, users were investigated their using motivations, utilizations and satisfication of the two OCW platforms by questionnaire, and analysis the web site log of the two OCW site to understand the curriculum department, number of users and clicks, and the continuity of using the top 10 courses. This study revealed that users’ main motivation of OCW is habit, and students will use it for their lessons or class selection, but for on-the-job users, using OCW for jobs is not the main reason. The clicks and user number of the two sites during the vacation are less than the semester period apparently, but the using frequency and using curriculum numbers of NCTU OCW are more than NTNU, and it’s unconcerned with using frequency and using by anyone’s recommend. Most of users can watch courses which are not majored in, in NCTU, users who major in science or engineer can use the business or management course, and the users major in business and management also use the science or engineer courses, in contrast the users of NTNU from different discipline focus on liteture or educations curriculums. On the comments of users, all users approve the importance of reality curriculums, but users using NCTU OCW consider it can substitute for user’s absence of reality curriculums, in contrast the NTNU OCW users think reality curriculums can’t replaced by OCW, but users are willing to using OCW. On user’s response, most users consider the kinds of curriculums and the serve and quality of video materials must be improved. Accroding the results of this study stated above, the OCW platform operation and recommendation on research topics were purposed as reference for research on the user behavior and the operation of OCW.

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Lin, Chu-Tien, and 林竺典. "The Study of Business Strategy of National University''s Swimming Pool:Take National Formosa University as an Example." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/242y49.

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國立虎尾科技大學
工業工程與管理研究所在職專班
101
The formulation of business strategy is a very important job for any organization because the quality of strategy will have a significant impact on its success.Therefore,an organization has to evaluate its internal and external environment in order to setup an appropriate strategic direction.At present,many of the public school’s swimming pools are operated by using outsourcing business model. However,this model is not entirely feasible for most of the schools due to the differences in their location, population,etc. Hence,this study takes National Formosa University’s swimming pool as example and uses SWOT strategy analysis method to analyze its current situation in order to determine the four strategic direction (SO,ST, WO,WT) in the SWOT strategy matrix.Hopefully,the result of this study can be useful reference for decision makers in determine future swimming pool operation strategy.

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Shan, Lin-Yung, and 林詠姍. "Demands and Problems on University Merger under Low Fertility Rate -- A Case Study of the Merger Involving National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, and National Kaohsiung Marine University." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/54e3a4.

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國立高雄大學
政治法律學系碩士班
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During the half-century after the end of World War II, higher education in many countries has undergone a comprehensive reform, for it transformed from elite education to public education. In recent years, the acceptance rate for Taiwan universities keep reaching record high, indicating a trend of easier access to college education. Though the higher university acceptance rate greatly improves the quality of human resources as well as the social mobility, the excessive number of universities causes serious effects on financial pressures, education quality, and job market in Taiwan. Besides, the total fertility rate in Taiwan keeps declining in the past few years. According to the data from the Dept. of Statistics of Ministry of the Interior, there will be a drastic shortage of 50,000 college freshmen in 2016, causing severe impact on some private universities due to low enrollment. The low fertility rate hence becomes a major concern for university management authorities in Taiwan, and the university merger is considered a necessary action to be carried out. In 2011, the amendments of Article 7 of the University Act allow the Ministry of Education to carry out university merger. The merger involving National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology (referred to as “NKFUST”), National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences (referred to as “KUAS”), and National Kaohsiung Marine University (referred to as “NKMU”) is the first university merger proposed, which attracts lots of attention from the general public. Through document review, in-depth interviews, and participant observation, this study aims to investigate the demands and problems on university merger under low fertility rate, analyze the divergent attitudes of participants with different background variables, and also conclude key factors to the success or failure of a university merger. The author is a staff from NKFUST, which is one of the universities involving in the merger, and has taken a part in the merging, so a qualitative research method is adopted to indicate the particular role of the author. By proposing opinions and thoughts from the first-hand experience, the author aims to discover issues related to university merger from both macroscopic and microscopic aspects. The conclusion of this study includes: (1) problems that may arise during university merger; (2) university merger is a result of the cooperation between education authority and universities; (3) the attitude of students & faculty is the crucial key to the merger result; and (4) the grasp of key success factors will increase the chances of a successful university merger. Finally, this study aims to serve as a model example of technological university merger, and serve as a reference for education authority and national university in implementing university merger plans.

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Chiang, Yen-Chi, and 江彥錡. "University Students' Concepts of Good Death -- A Case of One National University." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/95357873404344826724.

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國立臺北教育大學
生命教育與健康促進研究所
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The aim of this study was to understand the concepts of good death of college students. The subjects were students from freshmen to seniors of a college in Taipei. Class was taken as the unit, and 26 classrooms and 749 students were taken randomly by cluster sampling. A self-designed good death scale questionnaire on college students was used as the research tool. From the pre-test of exploratory factor analysis and a reliability test, the questionnaire was shown to have good reliability and validity. An additional semi-strucutred interview was conducted to understand the relevant context and background of the students’ concepts of good death. 　　The students’ concepts of good death were generalized into 48 items, which were extracted into seven categories: “death with mental and physical ease”, “death after the realization of true truth”, “death without physical harms and with mental peace”, “death out of one’s will”, “death without pain”, “natural death”, and “death without illness”. Among the categories, “death with mental and physical ease” refers to people who die after realizing the dream and carrying out the duty so that they will leave with less regret and guilty. “Death after the realization of true truth” means that when dying, they know where to go and how to die for a good cause or justice which better matches good death. “Death without physical harms and with mental peace” means that good death seems to be their bodies undamaged by accidents and non-perception of death’s approach. “Death out of one’s will” shows that the students consider a death for the dream or a meaningful and valuable death to be good death. “Death without pain” shows that a good death should be out of nature and safety, and no pain. “Natural death” shows that the students hope they are accompanied by relatives and have their wishes when it’s time to say goodbye. “Death without illness” shows that the students hope to be healthy and long-lived unitil they die. They also hope to die with dignity. In addition, the variable of individual background and the variable of environmental experience result in the different levels of the students’ concepts of good death. Among the subbjects, females, seniors, ones who have undergone relatives’ death, ones who or whose parents have a religion, ones who have taken life education courses, ones whose families have talked about death, ones who have touched on death-related reports, and ones who have more positive concepts of good death, have deeper understading of death. 　　Finally, the study proposed three suggestions based on the discussions and conclusions: 1) it is necessary to construct a life education course whose core concepts is good death; 2) several methods were suggested to the research subjects for helping them achieve the goal of good death according to the differences of their personal background and environmental experiences; 3) this study proposed several research directions for future studies.

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謝承洪. "To Establish on the Planning Criteria of Educational Space in National University-A Case Study of National Chiao Tung University." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/22684818596784495487.

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CHEN, YI-HSIANG, and 陳懿翔. "Research on the Mergers of Teachers Colleges—The Cases of National Chiayi University(NCYU) & National Dong Hwa University(NDHU)." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/uukcab.

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碩士
國立中正大學
教育學碩士在職專班
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The establishment of teachers colleges was originally to cultivate primary and pre-school teachers.For decades, they have cultivated many outstanding teachers for our country. However, the impacts of social contexts, government policies, and so on have changed the direction of development for teachers colleges. The government actively promoted the mergers of teachers colleges and other universities- a major change in teachers colleges. Selecting National Chiayi University (National Chiayi Teachers College) and National Dong Hwa University (National Hualien University of Education) as cases of the research, the study aims to investigate the development of teachers colleges in Taiwan, its difficulties encountered, and the recent issues concerning mergers. Through document analysis and interviews, the study provides some insights into mergers and transformation of teachers colleges and analyzes the changes in the following aspects: academic reputation, professional identity in education, institutional tasks and the transformation of teacher-student relationships. Research findings include: 1.After the mergers between teachers colleges and other universities, the academic prestige of both colleges was elevated. 2.In terms of professional identity in education, Chiayi Teachers College considers that it makes no significant difference after the merger, whereas Hualien University of Education finds it lower than the past. 3.In terms of institutional tasks, after Chiayi Teachers College was merged, the task of “Teacher Cultivation” became more diversified and the inter-college cooperation was more common. Yet, at Hualien University of Education, the task was gradually in decline among different departments. 4.After the mergers, the teacher-student relationships at two investigated universities became more alienated than before, and the notion of respecting for teachers was no longer embraced. Based on the findings of this study, the conclusions are as follows: 1.The transformation of Taiwan’s teachers colleges is greatly influenced by the low birth rate and the diversification of teacher cultivation policy. 2.After Chiayi Teachers College and Hualien University of Education merged with other universities respectively, the academic reputation, professional identity in education, institutional tasks and teacher-student relationships have changed. 3.The merger has made an impact on the overall institutional developments. Keywords: university mergers, teachers colleges, organizational transformation

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Liao, Ching-hua, and 廖敬華. "The Operational Strategies for National Taiwan University Press." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/22329369802711872068.

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國立臺灣大學
圖書資訊學研究所
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University Presses have been devoted to the mission of scholarly communication for nearly five hundred years. Recently, because of the change of scholarly communication and the stiff market competition, every university press is eager to discover, try and create various business plans in order to find the new business model of the times. In comparison with overseas university presses, university presses in Taiwan are smaller in scale and have shorter history. Most of university presses in Taiwan have indefinite roles and are burdened with miscellaneous tasks so that it is difficult for them to fully play the professional role. Hence, university presses in Taiwan have missed the time and opportunities for decades. This research is a case study of National Taiwan University Press. It focuses on the development of National Taiwan University Press in twelve years. The purposes of the research are as follows: (1) to describe the growth of National Taiwan University Press, (2) to survey the operation of National Taiwan University Press, (3) to discover the role of National Taiwan University Press, (4) to find out the forward directions of National Taiwan University Press, and (5) to give suggestions of the operational strategies for National Taiwan University Press. As an empirical research, it takes the qualitative approach to collect the data in order to aim at the research purposes. The research methods include (1) the literature analysis of secondary resources, (2) the document analysis of the meeting documents of the advisory board, (3) the in-depth interviews with the directors, staffs, advisory board members and specialists. The result of the research shows that National Taiwan University press: (1) values scholarly publishing as its core goal, (2) plays the role of professional university press, (3) has basal operation system, including acquisition, peer-review mechanism, editing, printing and marketing, (4) possesses the strengths of scholarly publishing so as to actively develop the academic publications and also to earn the market, (5) faces the problems inside the university press and those in the external environment, (6) owns the objectives such as producing academic books of high quality, publishing in cooperation with other organizations, developing electronic publishing, and expanding the market across the Taiwan strait. The research recommends National Taiwan University Press (1) recruit new staffs and gain the opportunity to enhance the flexibility and efficiency in the administrative part. (2) improve the quality of publication, develop the cooperative mechanism and create various series of books in the executive part. (3) expand the distribution channels, cooperate with much more kinds of organizations and explore the market in mainland China in the marketing part.

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Lee, I.-Hsiu, and 李宜修. "Institute of Communication Engineering,National Chi Nan University." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/25066897724931259340.

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國立暨南國際大學
通訊工程研究所
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In this thesis, a RS code decoder based on the frame of Arithmetic unit (AU) is designed. The architecture of decoder includes Arithmetic Unit(AU), Memory Unit(MU), Control Unit(CU), and I/O Interface. For example, a double-error-correcting step-by-step is designed to show that architecture of the RS decoder is practicable.

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Xu, Qing-Feng, and 許清豐. "GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY." Thesis, 1996. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/99992215799275669261.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'National University of Lesotho'

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