Browsing Education by Subject "Adolescents"
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The career planning needs of senior public secondary school learners in Gaborone, Botswana
(North-West University, 2010)Career choice is one of the most daunting decisions one has to make, since it has implications that affect a variety of aspects in one’s life. For adolescents, career decision–making is even more challenging because it is ... -
Engaging adolescents as peer educators about the dangers of cannabis use: a participatory action research approach
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Cannabis (dagga) has become one of the most used substances in South Africa, especially among adolescents. Although research has shown that life skills programmes are the most useful prevention methods, these programmes ... -
Fisieke aktiwiteitsvlakke, sedentêre gedrag en akademiese prestasie by Graad 7-leerders in Potchefstroom
(2016)Research reports that physical activity levels of children and adolescents have decreased in the past few decades. This decrease causes deep concern because physical activity plays an important role in a healthy lifestyle, ... -
Guidelines to improve teachers' understanding of internalised mental health needs of learners in urban secondary schools
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)To date, there remains a scarcity on research in South Africa about internalised mental health needs of learners in secondary schools. Mental health amongst secondary school learners has become a great concern in South ... -
Integrering van multimodale strategieë om graad 8-Natuurwetenskapleerders tot selfgerigte lesers en leerders te ontwikkel
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)Learners’ academic achievement is determined according to their ability to read with comprehension. In this study, a group of Grade 8 Science learners was unable to read with comprehension at first, preventing them from ... -
The phenomenon of resilience among adolescents with learning difficulties in the Vaal Triangle area
(North-West University, 2009)The purpose of this study was to document, by means of a literature review and empirical research, the phenomenon of resilience among adolescents with learning difficulties (LD). My study was motivated by a gap in current ... -
The relationship between resilience, self–regulation and the academic performance of learners living in townships under adverse circumstances
(North-West University, 2012)In South African townships today many adolescents are faced with adverse circumstances which they have to cope with. Many risks occur when adolescents are faced with adversity. Research has shown that adversity is an ... -
Sexuality education and life-skills acquisition in secondary schools : guidelines for the establishment of health promoting schools
(North-West University, 2005)Sexuality education has been introduced into the South African syllabus, on a very elementary level, in the Life Orientation learning area of Outcomes-Based Education widely known as Curriculum 2005. Unfortunately outcomes ... -
A support programme for conduct-disordered adolescents in schools
(North-West University, 2006)The aims of this research were to investigate, by means of both literature review and empirical research, the incidence and manifestation of conduct disorders among adolescents growing up in the Vaal Triangle townships, ...