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Communication and dietetics departments co-created an assignment to design health campaign materials for a rural South African community that promotes healthy eating habits for pregnant mothers and mothers of young children. The goal of this assignment was twofold. First, we explored the possibility of incorporating a service-learning element into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Service Learning, Rural Areas, Health Promotion
Ubisi, Lindokuhle – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2023
With the dawn of a constitutional democracy, South Africa has enacted contentious policies, such as outlawing capital punishment and legalizing same-sex marriage. Within the educational environment, the religious education (RE) and comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) polices remain the most controversial to date. A comparative analysis of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, School Policy, Sex Education
Rachana Desai; Ansuyah Magan; Robert A.C. Ruiter; Priscilla S. Reddy; Liesbeth A.G. Mercken – SAGE Open, 2024
Out of school youth (OSY) are adolescents who have not completed their schooling and are not currently enrolled in school. This study sought to understand why learners drop out of school by interviewing 41 OSY (aged 13-20 years). Respondent Driven Sampling was used to recruit OSY. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. Gender differences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Out of School Youth, Dropouts
Download full textMokoena, Prince; van Breda, Adrian D. – South African Journal of Education, 2021
South Africa, like many countries, has high numbers of learners who do not complete secondary schooling. This reduces these young people's chances of finding work or of earning a better salary. It is thus important to understand the factors that contribute to high school dropout. In the study reported on here we investigated the factors that…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Dropout Characteristics, High School Students, Reentry Students
Mathebula, Rifumuni Nancy; Runhare, Tawanda; Mafumo, Thinavhudzulo Norman – Issues in Educational Research, 2022
Teenage pregnancy and motherhood are among the major causes of gender inequality in education in the contemporary global community. This study sought to examine the effectiveness of interventions in redressing the negative effects of schoolgirl pregnancy on teaching and learning at four high schools that experienced high rates of schoolgirl…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pregnant Students, Pregnancy, Mothers
Jongile, Sonwabo – International Journal on E-Learning, 2022
The identification of predictor variables for students at-risk of dropping out of university has received increased attention in higher education settings internationally concerning the context of origin in which they are developed and the different academic context in which they are introduced, often lacking schema-theoretic perspectives to offer…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, At Risk Students, Potential Dropouts, College Students
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
Loots, Reginald; Yan, Bingwen; Vember, Hilda – Child Care in Practice, 2022
Malnutrition is a global concern and it impacts negatively on mortality, morbidity, educability and productivity. Millions of children in South Africa are affected. This study examines the key factors associated with malnutrition among children aged six months to five years in a semi-rural area of the Western Cape, South Africa. A quantitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nutrition, Parents, Caregivers
Stoner, Marie C. D.; Rucinski, Katherine B.; Edwards, Jessie K.; Selin, Amanda; Hughes, James P.; Wang, Jing; Agyei, Yaw; Gomez-Olive, F. Xavier; MacPhail, Catherine; Kahn, Kathleen; Pettifor, Audrey – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Prevention of both school dropout and teen pregnancy represent clear public health priorities for South Africa, yet their complex and potentially cyclical relationship has not been fully explored. Objective: To further understand how this relationship operates, we analyzed data from a randomized trial of young women aged 13 to 20 years…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropouts, Dropout Prevention, Pregnancy
Thajane, S. B.; Masitsa, M. G. – South African Journal of Education, 2021
Despite numerous attempts by the Free State Department of Education to train primary school principals on how to design and implement school policies, numerous schools do not implement school policies satisfactorily. In this article we examine the implementation of school policies in township primary schools in the Free State province, South…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, School Policy, Public Agencies
Ramalepa, Tshiamo N.; Ramukumba, Tendani S.; Masala-Chokwe, Mmajapi E. – South African Journal of Education, 2021
The South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 forbids discrimination against learners based on pregnancy, while the 2007 guideline document, "Measures for Prevention and Management of Learner Pregnancy," stipulates teachers' role in preventing and managing learner pregnancy. Teachers are, therefore, responsible for pregnant learners in the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Pregnancy, Educational Legislation, Prevention
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
Kuhl, Kylie – South African Journal of Education, 2021
In this article I explore the role that class, and its intersections with gender, play in shaping the way that learners at a private, all-girls school in South Africa conceptualise their sexuality education. Drawing on data from focus group discussions with 2 friendship groups of Grade 10 learners, the evidence reveals the multiple, intersecting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Class, Private Schools, Single Sex Schools
Hendricks, F.; Wood, L. – Perspectives in Education, 2017
Teenage pregnancy of school-going girls is a persistent concern, not only in South Africa, but globally. Despite various curricular responses aimed at educating young people about prevention, the numbers continue to rise. While recognising the intersectionality of teenage pregnancy, we believe that school-based prevention measures can play an…
Descriptors: Early Parenthood, Adolescents, Prevention, Pregnancy
Naidoo, Saloshni; Taylor, Myra – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
A better understanding of the social influences, self-efficacy, and communication with parents, peers, and teachers associated with teenage pregnancy is required owing to the consequences of teenage pregnancy. This article aimed to determine the prevalence of teenage pregnancy and to understand the association between social influences,…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Self Efficacy, Interpersonal Communication, Parent Child Relationship
