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1	Negotiating identity and belonging: perspectives of children living in a disadvantaged community in the Eastern Cape Province Ridley, Tamerin Amy January 2013 (has links) Developing an identity with self-esteem and a sense of self-worth is a child’s fundamental right (Vandenbroek, 2001). To encourage identity formation children need to ask and answer questions such as: ‘Who am I?’, ‘Where do I belong?’ and ‘Is it ok to be who I am?’ A child’s identity is shaped largely by his/her experiences with regards to relationships and belonging within communities and familial structures. However, South Africa faces a host of problems, including poverty, violence, HIV/AIDS, all of which contribute to the breakdown of these familial and community structures. Utilising a participatory action framework, this research aims to provide insight into how children living in a disadvantaged community negotiate identity and belonging. This insight into children’s perceptions of identity and belonging is useful for identifying resources within the community which promote a positive sense of identity and belonging, and also to identify areas where support and intervention are required.
2	The impact of disrupted family life and school climate on the self-concept of the adolescent Gasa, Velisiwe Goldencia 06 1900 (has links) This study was undertaken to determine whether a disrupted family life and school climate has an impact on the self-concept of the adolescent. This problem was tackled and investigated from different angles : factors within the home, factors outside the home, intrapsychic factors, interpersonal factors and school factors. An analysis of the above factors and their impact on the self-concept of the adolescent was done by means of measuring instruments in the form of a questionnaire. The results of the empirical research indicated that the more positive the family and school climate, the more positive the academic, social and emotional self-concept of the adolescent. The educational implications of the findings of the literature and the empirical study are discussed to assist teachers and parents to identify and eliminate factors that cause adolescents from disrupted families to underachieve and have negative self-concepts. / M.Ed. (Socio Education) Disrupted family Academic achievement Underachievement Single Parent Adolescent Relationship formation Conformity Intergroup relations Self-concept 305.9560968 School environment -- South Africa. Underachievement -- South Africa. Academic achievement -- South Africa. Single-parent families -- South Africa. Parent and teenager -- South Africa. Adolescent psychology -- South Africa. Dysfunctional families -- South Africa. Broken homes -- South Africa.
3	The impact of disrupted family life and school climate on the self-concept of the adolescent Gasa, Velisiwe Goldencia 06 1900 (has links) This study was undertaken to determine whether a disrupted family life and school climate has an impact on the self-concept of the adolescent. This problem was tackled and investigated from different angles : factors within the home, factors outside the home, intrapsychic factors, interpersonal factors and school factors. An analysis of the above factors and their impact on the self-concept of the adolescent was done by means of measuring instruments in the form of a questionnaire. The results of the empirical research indicated that the more positive the family and school climate, the more positive the academic, social and emotional self-concept of the adolescent. The educational implications of the findings of the literature and the empirical study are discussed to assist teachers and parents to identify and eliminate factors that cause adolescents from disrupted families to underachieve and have negative self-concepts. / M.Ed. (Socio Education) Disrupted family Academic achievement Underachievement Single Parent Adolescent Relationship formation Conformity Intergroup relations Self-concept 305.9560968 School environment -- South Africa. Underachievement -- South Africa. Academic achievement -- South Africa. Single-parent families -- South Africa. Parent and teenager -- South Africa. Adolescent psychology -- South Africa. Dysfunctional families -- South Africa. Broken homes -- South Africa.

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