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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Understanding streetism from the street children's perspective : a qualitative approach
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016)
Streetism is a worldwide phenomenon. A number of studies have been
conducted on streetism and street children yet little is known about the views of
street children on streetism. Studies that focused on streetism explored ...