Moeders van 'n hoerisikogemeenskap se fotostemverkenning aangaande gemeenskapsbronne en behoefte aan verandering
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2021
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Abstract
Inheemse studies is van deurslaggewende belang om kontekstuele kennis te verkry om positiewe
sosiale en fisiese verandering in hoërisikogemeenskappe teweeg te bring. Direkte skakeling
en vennootskappe met gemarginaliseerde onderdrukte gemeenskappe is noodsaaklik in die
wetenskaplike proses. Die fokus van dié kwalitatiewe studie was om met die moeders van
’n spesifieke hoërisikogemeenskap gemeenskapsbronne en behoeftes te verken deur middel
van deelnemende-aksie-navorsing met die oog op verandering as ’n proses van bemagtiging.
In aansluiting by ’n gemeenskapsielkundige perspektief, is die ekologiese model gebruik om
die kompleksiteit van faktore geassosieer met moeders en hul kinders se funksionering in ’n
hoërisikogemeenskap beter te verstaan. Gemeenskapsielkunde onderskryf die praktyk van
metodes/tegnieke wat met deelnemende-aksie-navorsing geassosieer word. Kontekstuele data
is ingesamel met behulp van ’n multimetode- deelnemende benadering: ’n fotostemtegniek
waar moeders inligting verskaf het oor die eksterne hulpbronne en behoeftes van die verskeie
gebiede van hul gemeenskap (eksterne omgewing) en ’n retrospektiewe tydlynoefening waar
moeders inligting gegee het oor hul interne omgewing. Tematiese ontleding is by wyse van
induktiewe en deduktiewe benaderings gedoen. Fotostembevindings (induktiewe benadering)
het die moeders se waardering vir gemeenskapsbronne getoon in hul funksionering as moeders
in hierdie hoërisiko-omgewing, maar hulle het ook die ernstige tekortkominge en gevare van
hierdie konteks beklemtoon. Die bevindings wat gerig is deur ’n deduktiewe benadering toon
die invloedryke gemeenskapsbronne van moeders se sosiale en fisiese omgewing in hierdie
hoërisikogemeenskap. Die bevindings het die belang van kontekstualisering van die
navorsingsproses bevestig deur die moeders se aktiewe betrokkenheid as medenavorsers as ’n
primêre praktyk vir sosiale verandering uit te wys. Daar word aanbeveel dat toekomstige
navorsing toenemend kontekstuele inligting sal insamel deur die gebruik van deelnemendeaksie-metodes om die navorsingsproses as vennootskap te optimaliseer in die vestiging van eg
inheemse Suid-Afrikaanse studies.
Indigenous studies are of crucial importance to obtain contextual knowledge towards positive and physical transformation in high-risk communities. Direct contact and partnering with marginalised and disadvantaged communities is essential in the scientific process. The focus of this qualitative study was to explore with mothers of a particular high-risk community the resources and needs of their community by means of participatory action research towards transformation as a process of empowerment. In alignment with a Community Psychology perspective, we used the ecological model to obtain a better understanding of the complexity of factors associated with the functioning of mothers and their children in a high-risk community. Community Psychology endorses the praxis of methods/techniques associated with participatory action research. Contextual data were collected via a multimethod participatory approach: a photovoice technique where mothers provided information about the external assets/ resources and the needs of the various areas of their community (external environment) and a retrospective timeline exercise where mothers provided information about their internal environment. Thematic analysis of the collected data was conducted by means of inductive and deductive approaches. Photovoice findings (inductive approach) showed mothers’ appreciation for community resources in their functioning as mothers in this high-risk community, but they also emphasised the serious deficits and dangers of this context. The findings directed by a deductive approach indicated the influential community resources of mothers’ social and physical environment within this high-risk setting. The findings confirmed the significance of contextualisation in the research process by incorporating the mothers’ active involvement as co-researchers as primary practice for social transformation. Recommendations emphasise that contextual information should be used progressively via the use of participatory action methods to optimise the research process as partnership in establishing authentic indigenous South African studies.
Indigenous studies are of crucial importance to obtain contextual knowledge towards positive and physical transformation in high-risk communities. Direct contact and partnering with marginalised and disadvantaged communities is essential in the scientific process. The focus of this qualitative study was to explore with mothers of a particular high-risk community the resources and needs of their community by means of participatory action research towards transformation as a process of empowerment. In alignment with a Community Psychology perspective, we used the ecological model to obtain a better understanding of the complexity of factors associated with the functioning of mothers and their children in a high-risk community. Community Psychology endorses the praxis of methods/techniques associated with participatory action research. Contextual data were collected via a multimethod participatory approach: a photovoice technique where mothers provided information about the external assets/ resources and the needs of the various areas of their community (external environment) and a retrospective timeline exercise where mothers provided information about their internal environment. Thematic analysis of the collected data was conducted by means of inductive and deductive approaches. Photovoice findings (inductive approach) showed mothers’ appreciation for community resources in their functioning as mothers in this high-risk community, but they also emphasised the serious deficits and dangers of this context. The findings directed by a deductive approach indicated the influential community resources of mothers’ social and physical environment within this high-risk setting. The findings confirmed the significance of contextualisation in the research process by incorporating the mothers’ active involvement as co-researchers as primary practice for social transformation. Recommendations emphasise that contextual information should be used progressively via the use of participatory action methods to optimise the research process as partnership in establishing authentic indigenous South African studies.
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CITATION: Van Schalkwyk, I. & Naidoo, A. V. 2021. Moeders van 'n hoerisikogemeenskap se fotostemverkenning aangaande gemeenskapsbronne en behoefte aan verandering. LitNet Akademies, 18(2):377-408.
The original publication is available at https://www.litnet.co.za
The original publication is available at https://www.litnet.co.za
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Mothers
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Van Schalkwyk, I. & Naidoo, A. V. 2021. Moeders van 'n hoerisikogemeenskap se fotostemverkenning aangaande gemeenskapsbronne en behoefte aan verandering. LitNet Akademies, 18(2):377-408.