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Perceptions regarding the role of social support in the academic achievement of adolescents exposed to violence
(2014)
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of adolescents, who have been exposed to violence, regarding the role of social support in their academic achievement. A qualitative, collective, within-site case ...
Educators' experiences of their relationships with adolescents involved in drug use
(2014)
This study focuses on the experiences that educators have of their relationships with
adolescents involved in drug use. It has been recognised over time that school
communities are becoming more important with regards ...
Role of Parental divorce in the psychological functioning of adolescents in North West Province, South Africa
(2014)
This study focused on adolescents going through parental divorce from the black and the
coloured communities of South Africa in Mafikeng, in the North West Province. In this
study, the individual adolescent is seen as ...
Exploring adolescents' participation in decision-making in the home schooling context
(2015)
Children’s rights to participate in decision-making in matters which impact them directly, is a topic leading to increased research since the 1990s. Today, most countries, including South Africa, have included the right ...
An HIV and AIDS group work programme empowering adolescents for the possible death of their caregivers
(North-West University, 2009)
The overarching objective of this study was to develop and empirically evaluate an HIV and AIDS group work programme empowering adolescents to deal with the possible death of their parents/caregivers. This thesis comprised ...
An appreciative inquiry to strengthen intellectually challenged adolescents' sense of self within familial relationships : a mixed methods study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
The self can be regarded as a complex psychological structure that is constantly evolving and becoming; it is constructed and re-constructed in family relations and through shared social experience. Within a family, people ...
Re-constructing adolescent identity in the context of family violence within the Belhar community of Cape Town
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
For many adolescents in South Africa, violence and crime constitute a way of life, having both
direct and indirect effects on their psychological, emotional, developmental and physical
wellbeing. Adolescent development ...
Tienerswangerskap en die verwerpingsbelewing by 'n groep swanger hoërskoolleerders
(North West University, 2010)
The aim of this African culturally based research is to establish whether a group of unmarried pregnant teenage girls experience rejection during their period of pregnancy as well as to determine whether they experienced ...
Psychological factors contributing to aggressive or violent behaviour of adolescents in secondary schools
(North-West University, 2013)
South African schools are quickly, and progressively, becoming arenas for violent behaviour. These days, schools are no longer considered safe and protected environments where children can go to learn, develop, enjoy ...
Riglyne vir 'n teaterterapieprogram ter voorkoming van MIV/VIGS by adolessente
(North-West University (South Africa), 2003)
The aim of the research was to set guide-lines with regard to a theatre therapy programme for social workers with the view to prevent HIV/AIDS in adolescents. The goals formulated to reach the primary aim are as follows:
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