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- Item'n Ondersoek na die opvoedkundige ondersteuning van enkelouer plaaswerkers aan hul skoolgaande kinders(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03) Van der Westhuizen, Magdaleen Madele; Daniels, Doria; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Education. Educational Psychology.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Knowledge about single farm worker parents’ support to their schoolchildren is seldom the subject of educational research, regardless of the challenges that such situations at home can pose for children’s educational success. In this study, I undertook to explore how single parents as farm workers in a rural environment support their children educationally. Previous research in the field of parental support and involvement indicates a positive correlation between efficient parental involvement and support and a child’s educational achievements and successes. This study aimed to investigate parental support and involvement and the influence it had on children’s conduct, attitude, well-being and success. The study endeavoured to bring this phenomenon into context with other educational research. The subjective opinions and experiences of the participants in the context in which they lived were explored and investigated. In the study, a case study was used as the research design. By means of purposive sampling, seven single farm worker parents were identified as the research population. Multiple methods were used in the data-collection process, of which semi-structured individual interviews, a focus group interview, and continuous qualitative observation formed part. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes and patterns from the data. The findings of the study indicate that single farm workers are involved in the lives of their children, regardless of various challenges. During the data analysis, the following themes emerged: parental involvement and parental support, the context and historical background of participants as farm workers, the support network of the single parent, as well as single parenting. Currently, socioeconomic and personal difficulties like financial challenges, long working hours and the maintaining of discipline are great challenges for single parents. With this study, better understanding was gained about how single parents as farm workers set about supporting their schoolchildren.