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Direct linkAdrian D. van Breda – Child Care in Practice, 2024
While supportive relationships are important for probably everyone and while research indicates that supportive relationships contribute towards improved care-leaving outcomes for young people who grew up in care, there is no research that shows their contribution year by year over the first several years out of care. The aim of this study is to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Residential Care, Transitional Programs, Independent Living
Aja Louise Murray; Diana Taut; Adriana Baban; Chad Lance Hemady; Susan Walker; Joseph Osafo; Siham Sikander; Mark Tomlinson; Stefani Du Toit; Marguerite Marlow; Catherine L. Ward; Asvini Fernando; Bernadette Madrid; Vo Van Thang; Hoang Dinh Tuyen; Michael Dunne; Claire Hughes; Pasco Fearon; Sara Valdebenito; Manuel Eisner – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2022
Objective: ADHD symptoms can adversely impact functioning in a range of domains relevant for maternal well-being and fetal development; however, there has been almost no research examining their impact during pregnancy. We aimed to address this gap. Method: We used data (n = 1,204) from a longitudinal birth cohort study spanning eight countries to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Prenatal Influences
Gagnon, Joseph Calvin; Murphy, Kristin M.; Howie, Sheryl M. – Exceptionality, 2020
Child maltreatment and exposure to violence are pervasive in South African townships. Coupled with economic hardships, many youth turn to drugs and crime, and eventually come in contact with the juvenile justice system. The purpose of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of how one young man perceives aspects of his life prior to,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Abuse, Violence, Institutionalized Persons
Babalwayashe Molate; Carolyn McKinney – Journal of Multilingual Theories and Practices, 2023
Multilingualism as a consequence of transnational mobility and migration is prominent in studies of language socialization and family multilingualism in the Global North. While mobility within and between the various regions in South Africa sustains multilingualism and aligns with the global dynamic of mobility, Indigenous multilingualism is…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, African Languages, Language Usage
Arndt, Natasha; Naudé, Luzelle – Youth & Society, 2020
The aim of this study was to explore Black South African adolescents' sense of self as it emerges through their direct and indirect environments. Black African adolescents (N = 57; 52.63% male; 47.37% female) participated in eight focus groups, which were analyzed thematically. The emphasis fell on the interconnectedness and interdependency…
Descriptors: Blacks, Adolescents, Self Concept, Interpersonal Relationship
Ngabaza, Sisa; Shefer, Tamara – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2019
South African schools are tasked with providing sexuality education through the Life Orientation curriculum as a means of challenging continued high rates of HIV, unwanted pregnancy and gender-based violence. While in theory schools are well positioned to provide appropriate knowledge for reproductive health and navigating sexual challenges within…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Foreign Countries, Violence
Isaacs, Serena Ann; Roman, Nicolette; Carlson, Shantay – Child Care in Practice, 2020
Theoretically, increasing family resilience, may contribute to an increase the resilience of communities. However families in South Africa experience challenges to their resilience, often owing to a variety of historic, socio-economic, and political factors. Research and intervention planning that attempts to ameliorate the effects these factors,…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Intervention, Family Programs
Hlalele, Dipane; Mashiya, Nontokozo – SAGE Open, 2019
In this article, we explore and seek to understand transnational teacher migration from the narrative expressions of two women who migrated from their home countries to another southern African country. The data are complemented by a self-constructed narrative of a woman who left her home country. Framed through Appreciative Inquiry, the study…
Descriptors: Females, Faculty Mobility, Teacher Attitudes, Personal Narratives
Theron, Linda; van Rensburg, Angelique – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2020
This article's purpose is directed by three, previously unanswered questions. First, which parent-figures (i.e., biological and social parents), if any, do adolescents from two disadvantaged communities in South Africa identify when they explain the process of their personal resilience? Second, do rural and urban adolescents report the same…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Parent Role, Parent Child Relationship, Resilience (Psychology)
Herman, Chaya; Meki Kombe, Charity L. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
International doctoral students' sojourn encompasses three transitional processes: to the new country, to the university and to a new academic identity as a researcher in a specific discipline. This article examines the role of social networks in facilitating these transitions for international doctoral students at one South African university. It…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Professional Identity, Graduate Students, Foreign Students
Download full textKriel, Carike; Livingston, Candice – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2019
Background: Learning support in South Africa is a phenomenon where learners who experience barriers to learning are withdrawn from the mainstream class and receive support in their home language and mathematics. A need for learning support surfaced when emphasis was placed on inclusivity in mainstream schools. The efficacy of this withdrawal on…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Inclusion, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students
le Roux, Kate – Teaching in Higher Education, 2019
As public universities seek to be locally responsive and compete internationally, tensions arise between expansion and equity, and between discourses of neoliberalism and social justice. This article focuses on how students navigate these tensions, and the implications for how they can act, interact and be. Norman Fairclough's three-level view of…
Descriptors: State Universities, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
McKenzie, Judith; McConkey, Roy – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Internationally adults with intellectual disability are largely cared for by their families, especially in low- to middle-income countries (LAMIC). Compared to high-income countries, little is known about their experiences in LAMIC such as South Africa. Methods: Focus group discussions were carried out with 37 family caregivers (FCGs)…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Adults, Caring, Caregivers
Schulze, Salomé; Lemmer, Eleanor – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2016
Worldwide science education is a national priority due to the role played by science performance in economic growth and the supply and quality of the human capital pool in scientific fields. One factor that may impact on the motivation to learn science is family experiences. This study therefore explored the relationship between family experiences…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Motivation, Science Instruction, Grade 9
Venter, Cobus J.; Maree, Jacobus G. – South African Journal of Education, 2020
The purpose of this study was to explore and assess the feasibility of counselling based on life-design principles in enhancing the career resilience of children who are exposed to family violence. The research project involved a qualitative-quantitative mode of inquiry with 6 participants chosen based on certain characteristics.…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Effectiveness, Resilience (Psychology)
