Die effek van Studente Jool Gemeenskapsdiens se Pick–A–Leader program op adolessente in 'n agtergeblewe gemeenskap

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The research deals with the effect of the Student Rag Community Service's (SRCS) Pick-A-Leader programme on adolescents in a disadvantaged community. The SRCS has been in existence for 30 years and the Student Representative Council of the North-West University: Potchefstroom Campus, has authorised them to promote voluntary ativities for charity in Potchefstroom and its surrounding areas. The SJGD annually presents various programmes to communities in Potchefstroom; however, these programmes have not thus far been formally evaluated. One of these projects is the Pick-A-Leader (PAL) programme which focuses on leadership- and skills development for adolescents in a disadvantaged community. This study concentrates on the evaluation of the PAL-programme. AIM: The primary aim of this study was to determine the effect of the PAL-programme on the adolescents in a disadvantaged community. METHOD: The nature of the investigation was exploratory and descriptive. Mixed methodology was applied in this study. A quasi-experimental design was used in the form of a comparative pre- and post-test design. Focus groups and a number of measuring instruments were used to gather data. Participants in the experimental groups consisted of 45 grade 11 learners from 3 schools in a disadvantaged community of Potchefstroom. Members of the comparative groups also numbered 45 and were grade 11 learners from the same 3 schools as those in the experimental groups. RESULT: It was concluded that the SRCS PAL-programme had an effect on the adolescents.