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The effect of service–use on resilience in at–risk youth : a South African study
(North-West University, 2011)
Literature shows that serious concerns are being raised about the wellbeing of young people in South Africa, however somehow youth manage to sustain their health and wellbeing despite the risks they face. This phenomenon ...
Resilience among middle–born children
(North-West University, 2011)
Existing literature on resilience portrays middle-born children as vulnerable. Middle-born children have to face many risks, such as a tendency towards delinquent behaviour, having poor relations with family members, being ...
Teenage pregnancy in South African schools : from vulnerability to empowerment
(North-West University, 2012)
One of the most serious phenomena plaguing families and societies worldwide is teenage pregnancy. In South Africa teenage mothers are permitted to return to schools after giving bith however, not much is done to support ...
An improved support program for Free State educators affected by the HIV
(North West University, 2010)
The main focus of this study was on making recommendations towards the refinement of REds that should increase its effectiveness in supporting educators affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic towards coping resiliently with ...
The views of street children on how streetism can be prevented
(North West University, 2014)
Streetism is a world-wide, socio-economic problem and vulnerable children continue
to migrate to the streets due to personal and contextual reasons. Attempts have
been made to prevent streetism however; these interventions ...
Targeting educator resilience : an intervention program for Free State primary school educators affected by the HIV
(North West University, 2010)
The aim of this study was to explore how effectively educators in primary schools in the Thabo Mofutsanyana district (rural QwaQwa area, Free State province) affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic can be supported to cope more ...
Resilience processes in adolescents with intellectual disability : a multiple case study
(2015)
The purpose of this study was to examine the phenomenon of resilience by means of a literature review (to obtain a theoretical view) and empirical research, particularly to understand why some adolescents with Intellectual ...
Academic resilience attributes of Tembisa Township post-school youth of Gauteng Province in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
The purpose of this research was to investigate academic resilience attributes and identify aspects in the context of post-school youth participants' lived experiences that have contributed to sustaining these youth, leading ...
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 ...
Towards a deeper understanding of resilience: Resilient South African township-dwelling adolescents’ understanding of positive adjustment to hardship
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016)
The purpose of this study was to understand what youths living in townships experience as risks, and how they cope constructively with these difficulties. As a teacher working with township-dwelling youths, I was interested ...