Browsing by Subject "Resilience"
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A review of quantitative studies of South African youth resilience: Some gaps
(ASSAf, 2015)Resilience (positive adjustment to hardship) relies on a socioecologically facilitated process in which individuals navigate towards, and negotiate for, health–promoting resources, and their social ecology, in return, ... -
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 ... -
Adolescents' precocious and developmentally appropriate contributions to their families' well-being and resilience in five countries
(Wiley, 2011)An exploratory qualitative study of 16 disadvantaged youth in 5 countries suggests that making both precocious and developmentally appropriate contributions to their families' well-being is advantageous to adolescents ... -
Adventure based experiential learning and adolescents' self-reported levels of resilience and positive mental health
(2015)The aim of this study was to determine to what extent resilience and positive mental health are promoted in adolescents within a South African context through participation in an adventure based experiential learning ... -
An agenda for ethics and justice in adaptation to climate change
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)As experts predict that at least some irreversible climate change will occur with potentially disastrous effects on the lives and well-being of vulnerable communities around the world, it is paramount to ensure that these ... -
AIDS in South Africa: Therapeutic interventions to strengthen resilience among orphans and vulnerable children
(Sage, 2014)Worldwide, approximately 10% of the 34.2 million individuals infected by human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) are under the age of 18. Additionally, 17.8 million children have experienced ... -
Aligning SDG 13 with South Africa’s development agenda : adaptation policies and institutional frameworks
(OASIS, 2022)The alignment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with national development agendas has gained traction since the ratification of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015. This article ... -
The antecedents of resilience among street children
(North-West University, 2009)The chief focus of this study was on unearthing the antecedents of resilience in children on the street and street children in institutional care. This study was motivated by the desire to understand what made some street ... -
Applying the principles of Missio Dei: Ministering to the Mozambican migrants in the North West province of South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)South Africa is a country rich in minerals, mainly gold and platinum. Workers from various countries from sub-Saharan Africa journey to the country to get a job opportunity in the mining industry. This thesis is a study ... -
Are cash transfers the panacea to local involvement in humanitarian decision-making? Evidence from World Vision projects in Umzingwane
(OASIS, 2019)Cash transfers are increasingly becoming a preferred mode of alleviating human suffering particularly in drought-affected communities in sub-Saharan Africa. The transition from conditional to unconditional cash transfer ...