LibGuides: Psychology : Dissertation & Theses

UKZN Psychology Theses and Dissertations

Psychological and demographic correlates of athletic identity in elite South African swimmers

An exploration of the multidimensional nature of poverty pictures across five Southern African development community countries
Problems trainee psychologists encounter in the first interview : a grounded theory analysis of trainee reflections.
An investigation into the understanding of childhood problems in Black isiZulu speakers
More theses

Example of a systematic scoping review

The performance management and development system and its unintended influence on quality of care in re-engineered primary health care health facilities. Cynthia Zandile Madlabana Thesis, Dissertation 2019 (Catalogue record)

Some books to help with producing your thesis

Conducting your literature review by Susanne Hempel What to Achieve: Clarifying the Goal of Your Literature Review -- Where to Look: Choosing Databases and Other Sources of Literature -- How to Look: Developing Search Strategies -- What to Look For: Deciding What Literature to Include -- How to Organize: Managing Your Material -- How to Abstract: Extracting Key Information From the Literature -- How to Assess: Critically Appraising Your Material -- How to Synthesize: Determining What to Say About the Literature -- How to Document: Writing Up Your Literature Review.
Call Number: eBook 2020, Electronic edition.
ISBN: 9781433831232
Publication Date: 2020
Designing Your First Research Proposal 2e by Renuka & Jonathan Vithal & Jansen Proposal writing in the social sciences. Social sciences Research Methodology.
Call Number: 300.72 VIT and Electronic
ISBN: 9781485129905
Publication Date: 2019-04-17
The SAGE handbook of qualitative research in psychology by Carla Willig (Editor), Wendy Stainton Rogers(Editor) This handbook covers the qualitative methods used in psychology combining 'how-to-do-it' summaries with examination of historical and theoretical foundations. Examples from recent research are used to illustrate how each method has been applied, the data analysed and the insights gained.
Call Number: eBook 2008
ISBN: 9781848607927
Publication Date: 2008

About Dissertations and Theses

Until recently theses and dissertations (Masters and Doctoral) were only available in printed form. Now, worldwide, institutions are digitising their collections putting pdf copies into the public arena. Theses can be traced via Google, GoogleScholar or from a particular institution's theses repositories, usually from the Library's webpage.

For paper and electronic UKZN theses go to the iCatalogue via WorldCat local.

For electronic UKZN theses go to Researchspace

For South African theses go to SABINET ONLINE - see the UCTD collection and Current and Completed Research

For a more comprehensive search of theses from other institutions go to Library theses databases page.