Browsing Masters Degrees (Educational Psychology) by Title
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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)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : In a multi-cultural society such as South Africa, the implementation of career psychology has been challenging as most of our approaches to career counselling have been derived from a westernised ... -
A case study of a support unit for children with Asperger Syndrome in Wales
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study emanates from my work as the specialist teacher for learners with Asperger Syndrome at a mainstream secondary school in Wales. The study will aim to explore the role of a specialist centre ... -
Challenges and support needs of mature postgraduate part-time students at a higher education institution
(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 ... -
Children with autism disorder receiving applied behaviour analysis therapy : parents’ experiences
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of parents who have a child previously diagnosed with autistic disorder who is following or has in the past followed an intensive Applied Behaviour ... -
Classroom behaviour of children living in contexts of adversity
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many communities in South Africa are exposed to continuous adversity in the form of poverty, malnutrition, violence, crime, overcrowding, neglect and oppression. Continuous exposure to adverse living ... -
A conceptual analysis of the provision of a private school in a Namibian town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study draws on the work done by Gadamer on hermeneutics. Gadamer’s hermeneutics mainly focuses on the understanding and interpretation of text. Using this as a platform for my study, I conducted a ... -
Democratising intelligence towards life-long learning : a practical strategy for primary school educators in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: In post apartheid South Africa, the democratic government has prioritised the provision of an effective education for all South African children. This is envisioned as an education system whereby learners ... -
The design and evaluation of a cognitive skills assessment checklist for educators
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Post-apartheid South Africa has seen a shift to process-centred, outcomesbased (OBE) education. Within this paradigm much has been written and recommended as regards assessment, specifically authentic ... -
Developmental adjustment of the pre-school child to the divorce process
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1986-12)No abstract available. -
Doing hope with children who have been living on the street
(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 ... -
Drying up the bedwetting : retelling of a narrative journey
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)As a research-therapist-in-training I sought to document a young boys story of his struggle with enuresis. The purpose of the study was to explore the use of the narrative metaphor with this young boy who took a stand ... -
Dual diagnosis of autism and hearing loss: Caregivers’s experience of diagnosis and intervention
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Caregivers are central role players throughout the life span of a child with special needs and they form part of a family within the broader network of their community and social spheres. Bronfenbrenner’s ... -
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 ... -
Educational needs of over age learners in the foundation phase as viewed by educators
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Being over age-for-grade has become a barrier to learning. More than 15% of learners in the South African school system are over age. This creates an enormous problem in terms of education spending per ... -
An educational psychologist's perspective in understanding the experiences of residential youth care workers
(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
(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 experiences of in-class, learning facilitators for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : As a culture of diversity moving towards equality for all, South Africans expect nothing less than progress and change for the betterment of all. Nowhere is this more important than in the education ... -
Educators' experiences of their role in supporting children from divorced families : a phenomenological study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Divorce is a common phenomenon throughout the world. According to the South African Population census in 1996 (Stats SA, 2001: 1.7) almost a tenth of the individuals that got married that year, had ... -
Educators' knowledge of and attitudes toward fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
(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
(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 ...
