Africa-Related Dissertations Database
The Africa-Related Dissertations Database is a resource that represents various areas of Africa-Related expertise developed by Howard University graduate students. It provides information about Africa-Related dissertations and theses completed at Howard University. The database is searchable by area of study, country, type or year. You can also search using any keyword or name in the "Search" field.
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Title | Name | Area of Study | Country | Dissertation Type | Year Sort descending |
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The Attributes of High Status in an African Transitional Generation: High Status Persons in the Gold Coast Colony | Ella S. Prudent | Sociology | Ghana | Thesis | 1974 |
Age-Sets in Social Change; A Study of Age-Groups in Awing Village (Cameroon) | David A. Nkweti | Sociology | Cameroon | Thesis | 1974 |
The Role of Education and Urban Factors in the Development of Juvenile Delinquency in Kenya | Nyakio W. Mwangi | Education, Youth | Kenya | Thesis | 1974 |
Analysis of the Claims Presented by Ethiopia and Somalia over the French Territory of the Afars and Issas | Belkis Wolde-Giorgis | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Djibouti, Ethiopia, France, Somalia | Thesis | 1975 |
The East African Community: The Progress and Problems of Multinational Economic Cooperation, 1967-1973 | Reginald F. Biddle | Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Thesis | 1975 | |
African Arab Cooperation 1955-1974 | Ali K-E. Al-Bakri | Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Thesis | 1975 | |
An Appraisal of the Economic Impact of Government Investments in the Farm Settlements and Plantations Schemes in Eastern and Western Nigeria During the First National Development Plan, 1962-1968 | Cornelius Ojimba | Development, Economics, Governance, Political Science | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1975 |
African Nationalism in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe): A Critical Analysis of the Various Approaches and Techniques Africans Have Employed in an Attempt to Achieve their Independence, 1890-1973 | Wellington Nyangoni | Governance, Political Science | Zimbabwe | Dissertation | 1975 |
The Development of the Ideology of Authenticity As a Paradigmatic Solution to the Problem of Cultural Identity in Zaire | Tshihamba Luendu | Culture, Development | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Dissertation | 1975 |
African-Arab Cooperation, 1955-1974 | Ali Al-Bakri | Foreign Policy, Political Science | Dissertation | 1975 | |
Jamaica Anansi: A Survival of the African Oral Tradition | Jean Purchas-Tulloch | Oral Tradition | Dissertation | 1976 | |
Change Within the Sikleo Kru Society of Liberia with Emphasis on Marriage | Thomas Hayden | Culture, Gender Studies | Liberia | Dissertation | 1976 |
Attitudes Toward Africa: A Comparative Study of the Degrees of Pan-Africanism Among Howard University Students | Isaac Ayodeji | Education, Pan-Africanism, Youth | Dissertation | 1976 | |
A Comparative Analysis of the Drama of Imamu Baraka and Wole Soyinka during the Period 1934-1973 | Sidney J. Walker | Literature | Nigeria | Thesis | 1976 |
The Function of Symbolic Language in the Songs of Okot p'Bitek | Tamara M. Smiley | Language, Music | Uganda | Thesis | 1976 |
Influences of Yoruba Religion on the Contemporary Wood Sculpture of Lamide Fakeye | Sharon Pruitt | Art History, Fine Arts, Religion / Theology | Nigeria | Thesis | 1976 |
The Woman Image in Nigerian Novels: A Study of the Fiction of Flora Nwapa | Benaiah E. Oguzie | Gender Studies, Literature | Nigeria | Thesis | 1976 |
Nationalism in Botswana 1920-1960 | Sefalana C. Modisi | Political Science | Botswana | Thesis | 1976 |
Low Wage Structure in Ethiopian Economy and the Development of Labor Movements 1960-1967 | Hafte Kitessa | Development, Economics | Ethiopia | Thesis | 1976 |
The Conflict Between Theodore II and the Ethiopian Coptic Orthodox Church in the Mid-Nineteenth Century | Lettechidan Ghebremedhin | Conflict Resolution, Political Science, Religion / Theology | Ethiopia | Thesis | 1976 |
Chieftaincy in Ghana: the Decline of the Power and Prestige of Chiefs in Ghana in General and Ashanti in Particular | Richmond Anaman | Governance, Political Science | Ghana | Thesis | 1976 |
African Responses to an Issue of Disputed Representation in the United Nations: The Case of China in the General Assembly | Jude-Cyprian Nwugo | NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations | China | Dissertation | 1977 |
Urbanization and Poverty in Africa: Case Study Nairobi, Kenya | S. Morag Kinnison | Public Policy | Kenya | Dissertation | 1977 |
A Comparative Study of the Political Thoughts and Policies of Kwame Nkrumah and Kofi Abreja Busia | Kofi Asamoa | Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1977 |
A Method of Investigating the Conceptualization of Time among Yoruba/English Bilinguals | Mary Adiboye | Language | Benin, Nigeria | Dissertation | 1977 |
Liberia's Open Door Policy: the Political and Economic Problems, 1946-1961 | Ukachi O. Munoye | Economics, Political Science | Liberia | Thesis | 1977 |
The Development and Nature of American Involvement in Portuguese Colonialism in Africa from 1960 to 1973 | Jacqueline Howard | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Development, Political Science | Portugal, United States | Thesis | 1977 |
African Cultural Persistence in Grenada | Irma Francis | Culture | Grenada | Thesis | 1977 |
The Black-White Conflict in South Africa: The Roles of the African States, the United Nations Organization and the South African Liberation Movements 1960-1970 | James A. Famusipe | Conflict Resolution, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Foreign Policy, International Relations, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Political Science | South Africa, United States | Thesis | 1977 |
A Comparative Study of Segregation and Racial Discrimination in the United States and Republic of South Africa | Richard E. Williams | Ethnic and Racial Studies, Political Science | South Africa, United States | Thesis | 1978 |
The Organization of African Unity and the Liberation of Rhodesia: an Appraisal | Mohamed L. Samura | Political Science | Zimbabwe | Thesis | 1978 |
The Concept of Social Class in the Thoughts of Kwame Nkrumah and Amilcar Cabral | Melvin H. Debruhl, Jr. | Political Science, Sociology | Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), Ghana, Guinea-bissau | Thesis | 1978 |
In Search for an African Identity in the French-Speaking Caribbean: Genesis and Rise of Haitianism and Negritude | Christian Filostrat | Haiti | Dissertation | 1978 | |
Self Concept in the Novels of John A. Williams and Chinua Achebe | Gloria Dickinson | Literature | Dissertation | 1978 | |
Maternal and Child Services in Tanzania: The Role of Women and its implications in Maternal and Child Health | Belkis Wolde-Giorgis | Gender Studies, Health / Medicine, Youth | Tanzania | Dissertation | 1979 |
Oral Literature in Zimbabwe: An Analytico-Interpretative Approach | Solomon Mutswairo | Literature, Oral Tradition | Zimbabwe | Dissertation | 1979 |
The Role of Cotton in Industrial Development in Egypt (1960-1975) | Hamed Megahed | Agriculture, Development | Egypt | Dissertation | 1979 |
A Study of the Evolution of Theocratic Kingship in Medieval Ethiopia | Clifton Brown | History | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 1979 |
Nigeria Foreign Policy Toward Southern Africa Liberation Struggles: A Case Study of the Zimbabwean Independence Struggle | Olayiwola Abegunrin | Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Nigeria, Zimbabwe | Dissertation | 1979 |
Settler-Colonialism and the Development of Settler Ideology: A Comparative Historical Analysis of Zionism and Afrikaner Nationalism until 1948 | John G. Murray | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Development, History | South Africa | Thesis | 1979 |
Multinational Corporations and Nigerian Government: The Relationship between Nigerian Government and International Oil Companies | Bernice Moulton | Energy, Governance, International Relations, Political Science | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1980 |
The Nigerian Post-independence Economic Planning and Development: A Case for the Balanced Growth Theory | Ndubuisi Ahaghotu | Development, Economics, Political Science | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1980 |
The Conflict of Culture as Found in the Works of Three Sierra Leonean Writers: William Conton The African Robert Wellesley Cole Kossoh Townboy and Prince Modupe A Royal African | Sadie Roberts | Culture, Literature | Sierra Leone | Thesis | 1980 |
National Reconstruction in Mozambique: A Case Study in Political Economy | Andrea V. Metzger | Economics, Political Science | Mozambique | Thesis | 1980 |
American Newspaper Coverage of Zimbabwe | Beverly G. Hawk | Communications and Media | United States, Zimbabwe | Thesis | 1980 |
Revolutionary Democracy in Guinea-Bissau | Laura Bigman | Political Science | Guinea-bissau | Thesis | 1980 |
Health Sector Planning and Administrative Capabilities in Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland: A Preliminary Assessment | Angel D. Batiste | Governance, Health / Medicine, Political Science | Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland | Thesis | 1980 |
Tax Structure Change in Kenya (1964-1978) and Tax Reform Implications for the Nineteenth Eighties | Bob Abdrabboh | Economics, Governance | Kenya | Dissertation | 1981 |
A Case Study of Sierra Leone Sewage and Escreta Disposal System and Cost Appraisal | Robert Metzger | Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 1981 | |
The Role of the Cooperative Movement in Gambia ’s National Development | Mohamed Samura | Development | The Gambia | Dissertation | 1982 |