Browsing Faculty of Education by Subject "Social ecology"
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A review of quantitative studies of South African youth resilience: Some gaps
(ASSAf, 2015)Resilience (positive adjustment to hardship) relies on a socioecologically facilitated process in which individuals navigate towards, and negotiate for, health–promoting resources, and their social ecology, in return, ... -
Read me to resilience : exploring the use of cultural stories to boost the positive adjustment of children orphaned by AIDS
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)The study explored whether and how culturally sensitive stories can encourage resilience in young children orphaned by AIDS. The purpose of the investigation was allied to the paradigm of positive psychology, which focuses ... -
Resilience research with South African youth: caveats and ethical complexities
(Sage, 2012)Studies of resilience, or the process of adjusting well to major challenges commonly associated with negative outcomes, have proliferated in recent years. Despite the popularity of this research focus, there are suggestions ... -
When schooling experiences are respectful of children's rights: A pathway to resilience
(Sage, 2014)This article reports findings from the Pathways to Resilience study, South Africa. Rooted in a social ecological understanding of resilience, this mixed-methods study investigated resilience processes of black South African ...
