Masters Degrees (Educational Psychology)
Recent Submissions
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Exploring drawing as a tool for externalising and re-authoring conversations with children who have experienced trauma
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Given the high rates of abuse, violence, crime, life-threatening diseases and accidents in South Africa, the experience of trauma is a reality faced by a sobering number of youths in our country. Due ...
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An exploration of adolescent girls’ perceptions of lifestyle and wellness
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Addressing concerns relating to adolescent lifestyles and wellness necessitate the move towards integrative approaches in this field. This shift would accentuate the importance of incorporating adolescents’ ...
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Exploring the potential influences of social media on career education and planning among grade 11 learners
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)
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Teachers’ perspectives of learner support in a full-service school – A case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Around the world, inclusive education means that learners’ rights and needs are being taken into consideration and education systems are required to adapt to accommodate the diversity of individuals. The ...
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The experiences of a student with cerebral palsy at a higher education institution: a case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Across the world, the inclusion and support of all students in mainstream education systems is accepted as a basic human right. Although access to higher education institutions for students with physical ...
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Professional Learning Communities’ role in high school teachers’ professional learning at a private school in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Education is seen by most governments as an area that must be highly regulated and prescribed to serve national interests. Consequently, top-down professional development programmes have become the norm. ...
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The career constructions of and influences on career choices of adolescents in a low-income school
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12-01)
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First team schoolboy rugby players’ understanding of their future career trajectories
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Over the past two decades, the growing global popularity of rugby has led to professional rugby becoming a lucrative career prospect with bigger contracts, sponsorships and increased specialization in ...
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Exploring the resilience of teachers faced with learners’ challenging behaviour in the classroom
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : In 1994, South Africa made the shift towards a democratic dispensation characterized by equality and social justice. In order to prevent democracy from being an empty ideal, mainstream as well as special ...
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Exploring foundation phase educators’ behaviour management strategies for disruptive behaviour in a boys’ school
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Disruptive behaviour and its effect on the academic environment have been well researched internationally and nationally. Not only does disruptive behaviour affect educators, but it also has implications ...
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Narratives of belonging amongst students at a historically white university
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This thesis is about diversity and inclusion at a historically white institution (HWI) in South Africa. It is a qualitative, exploratory study that attempts to garner rich and unique descriptions about ...
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High school learners’ narratives about binge drinking behaviour
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12-01)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Alcohol and substance abuse amongst learners and adults are well researched internationally and quantitative studies conducted in South Africa look more deeply into this universal issue. However, few ...
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Primary school learners’ perspectives on factors that impact their learning and wellbeing at school
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Primary school children’s perspectives on wellbeing and learning are always heard from the teachers’ or adults’ perspectives. It is seldom that learners are asked about their perspectives when it comes ...
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Perspectives on the roles and responsibilities of an inclusive education outreach team in one rural education district of the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Inclusive education around the world, considers both the rights of learners and how education systems can transform to respond to learner diversity in just and humane ways. In this regard, White Paper ...
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Teachers’ experiences of the social competencies of a primary school learner with autism spectrum disorder
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The purpose of this study was to explore teachers’ experiences of the social competencies of a primary school learner with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The teachers of the learner willingly participated ...
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TVET College students’ participation on Facebook and their identity construction
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Technology is a very important part of our daily lives. We cannot leave the house with some sort of smart device including a cell phone, tablet or laptop. Young people that are in the age cohort of ...
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Teachers’ perceptions regarding the role of district-based support teams as well as inclusive education teams in establishing inclusive schools
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : According to the UNESCO document of 1994, the fundamental principle of the inclusive school is that all children should learn together, wherever possible regardless of any difficulties or differences ...
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Adolescents’ experiences of drumming as an activity to support their learning
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : In young people who struggle with stress-related experiences that accompany academic evaluations and performance, reproducing music, for instance through drumming, can play a role in experiences of ...
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Maternal fetal attachment during teenage pregnancy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The significant attachment relationship between a mother and her child has been found already beginning to develop during pregnancy and is known as Maternal Fetal Attachment (MFA). This exclusive and ...
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The educational and psychosocial experiences of first generation students
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The experiences of first generation students or non-traditional university students are well researched internationally. However, little specific research on this group of students is conducted in South ...
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Exploring Grade 10 learners' mathematics test anxiety
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Education, both in South Africa and internationally, experiences various challenges with regards to the need for improved teaching and learning. South African education is battling a crisis in mathematics ...
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Nasionale Sertifikaat (Beroepsgerig)-studente se verwagtinge van akademiese ondersteuning
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Tegniese en Beroepsgerigte Onderwys en Opleiding (TBOO)-kolleges word gerig deur beleid om akademiese ondersteuning aan alle studente, insluitende Nasionale Sertifikaat Beroepsgerig (NSB)-studente, ...
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Secondary school teachers’ experiences of learning support
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Secondary school teachers are faced daily with many challenges when supporting learners with diverse needs. These challenges can influence their ability to perform their role of supporting such learners ...
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Learning facilitators’ perspectives of supporting learners with disabilities in mainstream classrooms
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Learning facilitation is a growing phenomenon in mainstream schools in South Africa, as learning facilitators are increasingly being employed by parents as a conduit in providing individual support for ...
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Learner perceptions of the motivating role of learning technology in education
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Twenty-first century youth have been privy to regular exposure to digital technology, both in their schools and in the home, which has resulted in a change of both lifestyle and educational practice from ...
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Parental involvement in their children's schooling following the transition from primary to high school
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Parental involvement in a child’s life forms a significant part of parenting, regardless of a parent and child’s background or context. The complexity of the concept is evident considering the diverse ...
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School principals' family stress and their human relations at school
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The concept of family-work spill over has led to an increased interest in organizations developing family friendly strategies and policies to accommodate their employees. There has been a marked increase ...
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Life orientation teachers' experience of context in the implementation of the curriculum
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since 1994, and the dissolution of the apartheid era, South African curricula have seen many revisions and adaptations to subject statements, learning programmes, and assessment guidelines. The most recent ...
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Teachers mediation of metacognition during mathematical problem solving
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Recent national and international assessments single problem solving out as an important but problematic factor in the current mathematical capacities of South African learners. It is evident that the ...
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Understanding the experiences of adolescent girls with ADHD : a case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common disorders diagnosed amongst children. Research regarding the experiences of adolescent girls with ADHD is sparse. The symptoms of ...
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