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Adolescent identity experiences of historically disadvantaged scholarship recipients attending independent South African high schools

Simpson, Abigail (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Little is known about the experiences that previously disadvantaged bursary and scholarship learners have in independent South African schools. Many scholarship and bursary recipients are from homes that ...
Adolescents in special schools' perceptions of their learning disabilities

Kuffner, Bianca (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Completing formal education with a specific learning disability presents many challenges to the individuals concerned. For learners in special education, negative perceptions of learning disabilities ...
Adults' experiences and perceptions of resilience: overcoming adversity in a high-risk community

Weakley, Donna (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)

Many adults living in previously disadvantaged communities were confronted with daily racism, oppression and the abuse of human rights during the apartheid government's ruling of South Africa. Since the demise of apartheid, ...
Alternative stories about a girl with autism spectrum disorder

Pentz, Christelle Marie (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this research voyage of discovery, we story the voices of me (the research inquirer), my family and a teacher about our experience with a young woman with Autism Spectrum Disorder – my youngest sister ...
An application of the transtheoretical model to a case of sexual trauma in middle childhood

Vos, Sanel Marriet (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)

This study demonstrates the use of the transtheoretical model in the context of sexual trauma in middle childhood. Exploring contemporary literature I found that there is no literature in South Africa available on this ...
Applying attachment theory to explore the emotion regulation characteristics of a child diagnosed with ADHD

Van Huyssteen, Almarie (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Bowlby (1969) described infant attachment as the emotional bond that ties the infant to one or a few figures across time and distance. He claimed that internal working models are shaped by early experiences ...
An assessment of the psychological needs and problems of standard six pupils

Abrahamse, Petra (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1993-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this investigation was to determine the needs and problems of Standard six pupils in schools controlled by the Department of Education and Culture (Administration: House of Representatives) ...
At risk youth: the experiences of adolescent boys with absent fathers

Sylvester, Frederick James (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The single-parent, female-headed household is a global phenomenon. In a patriarchal society such as South Africa, the absence of a father figure in the family place mothers in the unenviable position of ...
The attitude of educators towards assessment in schools where learners with barriers are included: a case study

Maluma, T. R. (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)

Within the movement towards an inclusive society in South Africa, learners experiencing learning barriers are included in mainstream schools. With the inclusion of these learners, there seems to be a trend of learners ...
Barriers to learning mathematics in rural secondary schools

Sao, Lawrence Y. T. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)

The Eastern Cape Province of South Africa is predominantly rural in nature. Many schools within the province are under-resourced in terms of the minimum school equipment such as school furniture, telephones, photocopiers, ...
Die beleweniswereld van transgender adolessente

Saunders, Inez (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A literature search done by the researcher has noted that there is little information available regarding transadolescents’ experience within the South African context. In a society that only acknowledges ...
Belewing van adolessente met Aandagtekort/Hiperaktiwiteit Versteuring - 'n kollektiewe gevallestudie

Engelbrecht, Anel (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is one of the most well-known behaviour disorders in South Africa. Limited studies regarding adolescents’ experience of their own AD/HD are available ...
Bullying in secondary schools : teachers' perspectives and experiences

Kruger, Martha Margaretha (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Bullying seems to be a pervasive problem in most secondary schools and teachers have the daily task of dealing with it. Not only do teachers have to unravel the complex dynamics of bullying, they also ...
Challenges and support needs of mature postgraduate part-time students at a higher education institution

Visser, Joy-Anne (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The researcher wished to ascertain what challenges mature, part-time, postgraduate Masters students faced. The research project focussed on the challenges faced by mature, part-time, postgraduate Masters ...
Doing hope with children who have been living on the street

Smuts, Meryl Frances (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research journey explores the lived experiences of children who had previously been living on the street and were now part of a house being managed by two voluntary organisations. The caregivers ...
An educational psychologist's perspective in understanding the experiences of residential youth care workers

Carstens, Alison Lee (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)

As primary caregivers (such as residential youth-care workers) are the first teachers of children and spend much more time with the child than any other service provider, educational psychologists need to implement programmes ...
Educational psychologists' view of the relevance of dynamic assessment for their practice

Smit, Mia (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study stems from the concern about the over-reliance on and limitations of using isolated psychometric measures in psycho-educational assessments. Despite claims in literature that dynamic assessment ...
Educators' knowledge of and attitudes toward fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Scheepers, Patricia (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, which is the most common cause of mental and learning disabilities in the world, is totally preventable. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is not a genetic or inherited ...
Educators' understanding of their roles at a school of skills

Eksteen, Truter (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)

The site for the study is a Western Cape school for industry that became a school of skills in 1999. According to the S.A. National Association for Specialised Education (SANASE) (2001:1), a school of skills, also referred ...
Effek van projektiewe narratiewe op kinders in kinderhuise se tekeninge van vrees

Olivier, Andries J. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)

The study investigated the effect of using projective narratives and drawings that depict diminished fear, on the anxiety levels of a group of children living in children’s homes, by means of a mixed methodology. The ...