Gauging perceptions of participation in participatory development : a South African case : the mud schools eradication project at Klapmuts Primary School in the Western Cape

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dc.contributor.advisorDe Wet, Jacquesen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorStreet, Mavourneenen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-03T05:25:34Z
dc.date.available2015-01-03T05:25:34Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 90-92).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractPeople-centred development places a great deal of emphasis on the participation of the "beneficiaries" (or what I call targets) in the process of their development. The language of participatory development is often used in development programmes in South Africa, but very little is said about how participation is measured. In this thesis I grapple with the problem of how to measure participation in participatory development. I have designed and tested an instrument based on Arnstein's well known ladder of participation in order to gauge perceptions of participation. I reflect critically on this process, identify limitations in gauging perceptions of the levels of participation, and critique Arnstein's model. The case used to test the instrument I designed was a school building development project which was undertaken by the Independent Development Trust (IDT) as part of their Mud Schools Eradication Programme in the community of Klapmuts in the Western Cape. The methods I used for data collection included archival and documentary research, participant observation and semi-structured interviews. I drew on Miles and Huberman's (1994: 10-12) three step iterative process of data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing to analyse the data. I also made use of NVivo, which is a computer software package for qualitative data analysis.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationStreet, M. (2010). <i>Gauging perceptions of participation in participatory development : a South African case : the mud schools eradication project at Klapmuts Primary School in the Western Cape</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11076en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationStreet, Mavourneen. <i>"Gauging perceptions of participation in participatory development : a South African case : the mud schools eradication project at Klapmuts Primary School in the Western Cape."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11076en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationStreet, M. 2010. Gauging perceptions of participation in participatory development : a South African case : the mud schools eradication project at Klapmuts Primary School in the Western Cape. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Street, Mavourneen AB - People-centred development places a great deal of emphasis on the participation of the "beneficiaries" (or what I call targets) in the process of their development. The language of participatory development is often used in development programmes in South Africa, but very little is said about how participation is measured. In this thesis I grapple with the problem of how to measure participation in participatory development. I have designed and tested an instrument based on Arnstein's well known ladder of participation in order to gauge perceptions of participation. I reflect critically on this process, identify limitations in gauging perceptions of the levels of participation, and critique Arnstein's model. The case used to test the instrument I designed was a school building development project which was undertaken by the Independent Development Trust (IDT) as part of their Mud Schools Eradication Programme in the community of Klapmuts in the Western Cape. The methods I used for data collection included archival and documentary research, participant observation and semi-structured interviews. I drew on Miles and Huberman's (1994: 10-12) three step iterative process of data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing to analyse the data. I also made use of NVivo, which is a computer software package for qualitative data analysis. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Gauging perceptions of participation in participatory development : a South African case : the mud schools eradication project at Klapmuts Primary School in the Western Cape TI - Gauging perceptions of participation in participatory development : a South African case : the mud schools eradication project at Klapmuts Primary School in the Western Cape UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11076 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationStreet M. Gauging perceptions of participation in participatory development : a South African case : the mud schools eradication project at Klapmuts Primary School in the Western Cape. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11076en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherDevelopment Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleGauging perceptions of participation in participatory development : a South African case : the mud schools eradication project at Klapmuts Primary School in the Western Capeen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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