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Faith, values and social learning in a German intermediate secondary school : an evaluation of the Lions-Quest programme "Skills for Adolescence" from an empirical religious educational perspective / Galuben, Werte und soziales Lernen in der Sekundarstufe I : eine empirisch-religionspädagogische Auswertung des Lions-Quest Programms "Erwachsen werden"Stängle, Gabriel 07 February 2014 (has links)
In this research the use of the Lions-Quest programme “Skills for Adolescence“ at an
intermediate secondary school level is examined qualitatively. It is investigated how pupils
at a German intermediate secondary school perceive the social skills training and how that
training affects the social competencies of the pupils. It is also explored if the pupils can
relate their acquired competencies with their values and beliefs.
Based on the empirical-theological praxis cycle, the planning, carrying out and the results
of thirteen one-to-one interviews and three group interviews are presented. Five types of
adolescents can be distinguished in terms of knowing and applying social skills as result of
different grounded theory coding strategies: the power-conscious, the autonomous, the
ambivalent, the self-confident and the competent.
This study wants to contribute to a better evaluation of the implementation of social skills
programmes at schools and particularly in religious education. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Practical Theology)
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Aspects of professional career success and the implications for life skills educationDe Villiers, Sarah Leone 01 1900 (has links)
The contemporary world of work is undergoing far-reaching changes as a result of global economic developments and technological progress. This has necessitated an appraisal of the school curriculum in order to identify the life skills necessary for vocational success. As the concept of a lifetime career has become obsolete, the accent has shifted to a life chance approach in education. This approach emphasises the wide repertoire of life skills required by learners for successful participation in a range of career possibilities and in the sphere of their personal lives, the two being perceived as inseparable.
A literature survey investigated the development of professional careers in historical perspective, the contribution of developmental theorists regarding trends in contemporary career progression, various dimensions of success and what motivates successful men and women in their public and private domains. Furthermore, the adjustments required by dual career couples were examined. Various dimensions of life skills for lifespan competence were investigated, with particular reference to South African society. The life orientation approach currently advocated by the new curriculum in South Africa was briefly described. A qualitative study of the life histories of twelve professionals, forty five years and over was conducted in natural settings in order to explore the life skills responsible for career and personal success.
Semi-structured interviews elicited descriptive data from participants, selected by judgement sampling. Data was analysed, discussed and synthesised. The major findings emanated: Success in public and private domains was only possible if a balance between them was maintained. Family background, values and educational experiences created a facilitating environment which contributed to early character development. Certain enabling attributes were essential to achieve both career success and self-fulfilment, even among the less privileged participants. Personal obstacles were confronted and managed. Self-discipline, time management and the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle was vital. The interpenetration of public and private domains was emphasised. A sound work ethic and healthy interpersonal relationships with family, colleagues and the community were crucial. Middle and late adulthood emerged as periods of continuing, dynamic self-development. Based on these findings, recommendations for relevant life skills education were proposed. / Educational Studies / D. Ed. (Comparative Education)
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Lewensvaardighede vir die laerskoolkind: 'n gestaltriglynWard, Elzanne 30 November 2004 (has links)
Summaries in Afrikaans and English / A primary school child finds him or herself in the middle childhood years and it is considered to be a rich phase of life, since children have already reached important milestones. These children have the ability not only to act with empathy but also to maintain independent behaviour. As a result of the development in the cognitive and moral stage of development, these children can also distinguish between right and wrong and they show insight that social rules can be changed. As a result of this development, it is believed that this child will accept learners with different skills more confidently when the required awareness is provided.
One group of learners with special skills, which I focused on during this research, are those who have been deformed by burn wounds. Statistics show that a growing number of children in South Africa are deformed by burn wounds. As a result of the changing policy on inclusive education, these children cannot be denied into the mainstream education system because of deformity or disability anymore. It is therefore believed that an increasing number of deformed or disabled children will be entering the mainstream education system.
Information is gathered through various methods by using triangulation. The literature study, semi-structured interviews with children as well as teachers for experimental subjects, who completed an incomplete sentence test and open questions, added valuable information. Research indicated that children in this phase of life are indeed equipped with certain life skills, which place them in a privileged position to handle interaction with the deformed child, if they receive the required awareness. The information also indicated that the gestalt approach could be used as theoretical perspective for the compilation of the guideline. This approach recognises that play is the child's natural communication medium but also recognises that awareness is created through means of experimentation.
To my knowledge, there is no program or guideline from the gestalt approach that enables education staff to address children's awareness in respect of their inherent skills in the middle childhood years.
The researcher made a breakthrough in the integration of the gestalt approach with the education environment by constructing a practical guideline from the gestalt approach for education staff. Education staff should, however, receive training with regards to the gestalt approach in order to use this guideline effectively. / Laerskoolkind bevind hom- of haarself in die middelkinderjare en dit word as ryk
lewensfase beskou, aangesien kinders reeds belangrike mylpale bereik het. Hierdie
kinders beskik oor die vermoe om nie slegs empaties op te tree nie, maar om ook
selfstandige gedrag te handhaaf. As gevolg van die ontwikkeling in die kognitiewe en
morele ontwikkelingsterrein, kan hulle ook tussen reg en verkeerd onderskei en toon
hulle insig dat sosiale reels verander kan word. As gevolg van hierdie ontwikkeling word
daar verwag dat hierdie kind met die nodige bewusmaking, leerders wat oor verskillende
bekwaamhede beskik, met meer selfvertroue sal kan aanvaar.
Een groep leerders, waarop daar tydens hierdie navorsing gefokus sal word, wat oor
spesiale bekwaamheid beskik, is diegene wat deur brandwonde geskend is. Statistieke
toon dat toenemende aantal kinders jaarliks in Suid-Afrika, weens brandwonde geskend
word. As gevolg van die veranderende beleid op insluitende onderwys, kan kinders
weens geskend- of gestremdheid nie meer tot die hoofstroomonderwysstelsel geweier
word nie. Die verwagting is dus dat toenemende aantal geskende of gestremde kinders
die hoofstroomonderwysstelsel sal betree.
Inligting is deur verskeie metodes ingesamel deur die benutting van triangulering. Die
literatuurstudie, semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude met kinders asook onderwysers as
proefpersone wat 'n onvoltooide sinnetoets en oop vrae voltooi het, het bruikbare
inligting tot gevolg gehad. Daar is gevind dat kinders in hierdie lewensfase wei oor
bepaalde lewensvaardighede beskik, wat hulle in 'n bevoorregte posisie plaas om, indien
hulle die nodige bewusmaking ontvang, interaksie met die geskende kind sal kan
behartig. Die inligting het verder ook daarop gedui dat die gestaltspelbenadering as
teoretiese perspektief vir die samestelling van die riglyn benut kan word. Hierdie
benadering erken dat spel die kind se natuurlike kommunikasiemedium is, maar ook dat
bewuswording geskied deur middel van eksperimentasie. Sover bekend is daar geen program of riglyn vanuit die gestaltbenadering, wat
opvoedkundige personeel in staat stel om kinders in die middelkinderjare se bewustheid
ten opsigte van hulle inherente vaardighede aan te spreek nie. Die navorser het 'n
deurbraak in die integrering van die gestaltbenadering met die opvoedkundige omgewing
gemaak deurdat 'n praktiese riglyn vanuit die gestaltspelbenadering vir opvoedkundige
personeel saamgestel is. Opvoedkundige personeel behoort egter opleiding met
betrekking tot die gestaltspelbenadering te ontvang ten einde hierdie riglyn effektief te
kan benut. / Social Work / M. Diac. (Play Therapy)
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Criteria for a South African course in intercultural business communication : the case of Iscor in JapanZywotkiewicz, Elize 02 1900 (has links)
This study identifies the need for intercultural business communication competence
and contends that a course in this field is of particular relevance to South African
organisations. The aim of this study is to identify, through needs analysis, the specific
intercultural business communication requirements of lscor managers with regard to
Japan. The requirements are identified in such a way that they may be used as the
criteria for an intercultural business communication course.
Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used in the study. The results of
the research indicate that managers generally lack knowledge of various
communication aspects relating to Japan. Participants also indicated a high degree
of culture shock in terms of specific intercultural factors.
The findings of the study form the content topics around which a course in
intercultural business communication may be developed. The relative value of the
topics to specific managers is also identified. / Communication Science / M.A. (Communication)
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Stress, coping, and the role of social support in living with HIV/AIDS : a literature reviewMalgas, Helen Audrey 04 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: HIV/AIDS places much stress on those living with the disease. An
understanding of the processes of stress and coping and how these relate
to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) can inform the nature of services
we offer to PLWHAs. Social support has been shown to playa mediatory
role in the stress response and is also considered to be a problem-focused
coping strategy. This paper presents an overview of the literature on
stress, coping and social support with the aim of assisting healthcare
workers to understand how these issues relate to HIV/AIDS and to show
how healthcare workers, and, specifically psychologists can use their
unique competencies and skills to enhance the quality of life of PLWHAs. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: MIVNIGS plaas baie druk op mense wat met die siekte moet saamleef.
Insig rakende die prosesse van spanning en hantering daarvan en hoe dit
verband hou met mense wat met MIVNIGS moet saamleef, het die
potensiaal om die aard van die dienste wat aan die spesifieke populasie
gelewer word, in te lig. Sosiale ondersteuning blyk 'n bemiddelende rol te
speel in spanningsresponse en word ook beskou as 'n probleemgefokusde
hanteringsmeganisme. Die betrokke werkstuk bied 'n oorsig
van die literatuur rakende spanning, hantering en sosiale ondersteuning.
Dit is gefokus daarop om bystand te verleen aan gesondheidsorg werkers
om hulle insig te gee hoe hierdie kwessies met MIVNIGS verband hou.
Dit poog ook om aan te toon hoe gesondheidsorgwerkers en spesifiek
sielkundiges, hul unieke bevoegdhede en vaardighede kan benut om die
wat met MIVNIGS moet saamleef, se kwaliteit van lewe te verryk.
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The coping mechanisms of low-income women : a grounded theory analysis of subjective descriptions of copingSpies, Dorothea Janetta 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The primary goal of this cross-cultural study was to determine how low-income
female farm workers in the Western Cape of South Africa, describe their own
coping mechanisms. Eight participants were asked to respond to an open-ended
question on how they cope with life's difficulties. The current study formed part of
a larger project entitled: "Forgotten women on farms". The psychological distress
and resilience of female farm workers of colour in the Western Cape: exploring
the possibilities for mental health support (Kruger, 1998).
The coping interviews were analyzed by means of grounded theory. Analysis
revealed that 28 coping mechanisms were identified by the participants
themselves. A distinction was made between problem-focused coping
mechanisms and emotion-focused coping mechanisms. Out of the 28 identified
mechanisms, 8 were categorized as problem-focused coping mechanisms, while
20 were categorized as emotion-focused coping mechanisms, suggesting that
the participants predominantly employ emotion-focused coping mechanisms. It
was also found that the emotion-focused coping mechanisms employed by the
participants often involved an avoidance of emotion.
The findings were discussed by:
(i) Critically discussing the way in which emotion-focused coping is traditionally
defined within the coping literature.
(ii) Comparing this to the conceptualization of the role of emotion by authors of
trauma literature.
Possible reasons for the prevalent use of emotion-focused coping mechanisms in
this particular population were provided. The implications of these findings for
assessment of coping strategies and for mental health care in this population
were discussed. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Ole hoofdoeisteiling van hierdie kruis-kulturele studie was om vas te stel hoe laeinkomste
vroueplaaswerkers in die Wes-Kaap van Suid-Afrika hulle eie
streshanteringsmeganismes beskryf. Agt deelnemers is gevra om op "n oop
vraag oor hoe hulle lewensmoeilikhede hanteer, te reageer. Hierdie studie vorm
deel van "n groter projek getiteld "Forgotten women on farms". The psychological
distress and resilience of female farm workers of colour in the Western Cape:
exploring the possibilities for mental health support (Kruger, 1998).
Hierdie onderhoude oor streshantering is ontleed m.b.v. "grounded theory".
Analise het getoon dat 28 hanteringsmeganismes deur die deelnemers self
ge"ldentifiseer is. Onderskeid is gemaak tussen probleem-gerigte
hanteringsmeganismes en emosioneel-gerigte hanteringsmeganismes. Uit die 28
gerdentifiseerde meganismes, is 8 gekategoriseer as probleem-gerigte
hanteringsmeganismes, terwyl 20 gekategoriseer is as emosioneel-gerigte
hanteringsmeganismes, duidend daarop dat deelnemers grootliks van
emosioneel-gerigte hanteringsmeganismes gebruik maak. Daar is ook gevind dat
die emosioneel-gerigte hanteringmeganismes dikwels "n vermyding van emosie
behels het.
Hierdie bevindinge is bespreek deur:
(i) Die manier waarop emosioneel-gerigte hanteringsmeganismes tradisioneel in
die literatuur gedefinieer word krities te bespreek.
(ii) "n Vergelyking te tref met die wyse waarop die rol van emosie deur die
outeurs van trauma literatuur gekonseptualiseer word.
Moontlike redes vir die groter gebruik van emosioneel-gerigte
hanteringsmeganismes in hierdie spesifieke populasie is voorsien. Die
implikasies van hierdie bevindinge vir die meting van hanteringsmeganismes en
vir geestesgesondheidsdienste binne hierdie populasie is bespreek.
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Fibromyalgia : association between specific psychological variables and functional statusDu Plessis, Marilize 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated the association between functional status in fibromyalgia patients and
helplessness, self-efficacy, social support and cognitive appraisal. Patients' assessments of their
pain and global severity of illness (as rated on a visual analog scale) as well as a physician's
rating of global severity, tended to correlate with helplessness and pain-related self-statements.
Patients' perceived change in difficulty and satisfaction regarding activities of daily living
(measured by means of the Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire) correlated negatively
with self-efficacy beliefs and relationship strain, while patients' subjective assessment of their
global improvement was related to self-efficacy. The objective rating by a physician of tender
points correlated with catastrophizing self-statements and opportunity for confiding. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In hierdie studie is die verband tussen die funksionele status van pasiënte met fibromialgie en die
belewing van hulpeloosheid, selfdoeltreffendheid, sosiale ondersteuning en bepaalde kognisies
ondersoek. Pasiënte se beoordeling van hulle ervaring van pyn en die globale ems van hulle
siekte (soos beoordeel met behulp van 'n visuele analoogskaal), asook die geneesheer se
beoordeling van die ems van hulle siekte, het met hulpeloosheid en pynverwante kognisies
gekorreleer. Hulle waarneming van die verandering in die uitvoerbaarheid van, en hulle
tevredenheid met hulle daaglikse aktiwiteite (gemeet met die Modified Health Assessment
Questionnaire) het negatief verband gehou met selfdoeltreffendheid en verhoudingstremmings,
terwyl hulle globale beoordeling van die verbetering in hulle siekte met selfdoeltreffendheid
gekorreleer het. Die objektiewe assessering deur 'n geneesheer van sensitiewe liggaamsareas het
verband getoon met disfunksionele kognisies (katastrofering) en vertroue in ander.
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Determining the attitudes/perceptions of retrenched Lesotho migrant labourers from the RSA mining industries regarding education using their career life historiesMorojele, Relebohile Nthati 04 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The level of unemployment in Lesotho has reached an alarming rate and this situation
is compounded by massive mine retrenchments (Central Bank of Lesotho, 2001: 22).
Given this background, it is imperative to gain a deeper understanding of the career
life histories of retrenched Basotho migrant labourers in order to explain their
perceptions/attitudes regarding education. In-depth individual interviews with 26
retrenched mineworkers were conducted for collecting data and a grounded theory
approach was followed in analysing the data.
The life histories of the men were critically investigated, from the time before they
were employed in the mines, to the stage when they were working in the mining
industries. The enquiry continued to a stage when they were retrenched from the
mines. Their lives after retrenchment were looked at to establish whether they had
acquired skills whilst they were employed in the mines. The objective was to determine
whether the skills acquired were useful to them after retrenchment and if they could
secure them employment in other sectors of the economy besides the mines. The
study revealed that most of the migrant labourers had not acquired other skills besides
those that were offered in the mines. As a result, all of the men were unemployed
becausethey lacked skills that were relevant to the economy of Lesotho.
Retrenched migrant labourers reported that education was important, especially for
their children. For them, they indicated that they could pursue education if they would
be employed in the mines again of it is offered where they would be employed, on the
job training. The question is whether these men will secure employment in other
sectors in Lesotho given that they lack relevant skills. It is advisable, therefore, for the
government of Lesotho to facilitate career guidance in the country to encourage these
men to acquire marketable skills and to promote employment creation. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die werkloosheidsyfer in Lesotho het 'n ontstellende vlak bereik en hierdie situasie
word vererger deur massiewe afdankings by die myne (Central Bank of Lesotho, 2001:
22). Dit is dus noodsaaklik, gegee hierdie agtergrond dat 'n beter begrip van die
beroepsgeskiedenisse van afgedankte Basotho trekarbeiders omskryf word om hulle
persepsies/houdings jeens opvoeding vas te stel. Daar is individuele in-diepte
onderhoude gevoer met 26 afgedankte mynwerkers om data in te samel en 'n
gegronde teorie aanslag is gevolg in die analise van die data.
Die lewensgeskiedenisse van die mans is krities ondersoek, vanaf die tydperk wat hulle
in diens geneem is in die myne tot hulle indiensneming in die mynindustrieë. Die
ondersoek sluit ook die afdankings periode in. Hulle lewens na afdanking is ook
ondersoek om vas te stelof hulle vaardighede tydens hulle diens in die myne
aangeleer het. Die doelstelling hiermee was om vas te stelof die aangeleerde
vaardighede indiensname in ander sektore kon verseker na hulle afgedank is. Die
studie toon dat die meeste trekarbeiders nie enige ander vaardighede aangeleer het as
wat hulle in die myne gebruik het nie. Dit het daartoe gelei dat hulle nie geskik is vir
werk in ander sektore aangesien hulle nie oor relevante vaardighede beskik nie.
Afgedankte trekarbeiders het aangedui dat opvoeding belangrik is, veral vir hulle
kinders. Hulle het wel aangedui dat hulle verdere opleiding sou wou ontvang indien
hulle weer in diens geneem word of as deel van in-diens opleiding. Die kwessie is egter
of hierdie mans in ander sektore in diens geneem sal word aangesien hulle nie oor die
nodige vaardighede beskik nie. Dit word dus aanbeveel dat die Lesotho regering
beroepsleiding te fasiliteer om hierdie mans aan te moedig om bemarkbare
vaardighede te kry as ook om werkverskaffing aan te moedig.
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'n Multi-sektorale benadering tot seksualiteitsopvoedingsprogramme vir adolessenteTitus, C. M. 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study was undertaken to address the need for a multi-sectoral approach to sexuality
education among adolescents. The rise in teenage pregnancies and the rapid spread of the
HIV virus urged the researcher to assess how different sectors within communities can
work together to sexually educate adolescents. The goal of the research is to initiate
planning of prevention- and educational strategies among all sectors of the community. It
is hoped that these programmes may provide adolescents with the necessary skills to
make informed decisions regarding their sexuality.
The use of a multi-sectoral approach to sexuality education was evaluated by means of a
exploratory study and a comparison between the findings of questionnaires and existing
literature. In chapter two the nature of sexuality education is assessed. Chapter three
focuses on the specific multi-sectoral approach to this sexuality education. In chapter four
the findings of the empirical study is discussed. Recommendations for further research is
made in chapter five. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die behoefte vir ’n multi-sektorale benadering tot seksualiteitsopvoeding was die hoof
uitgangspunt van die studie. Met die verhoging in tienerswangerskappe en die
verspreiding van die MIV-virus was dit vir die navorser belangrik om ondersoek in te stel
na hoe verskillende sektore in die gemeenskap kan saamwerk om sodoende adolessente
van seksualiteitsopvoeding te voorsien. Hierdie navorsing het ten doel om ’n raamwerk
vir maatskaplike werkers in diens van gesinsorganisasies daar te stel vir die benutting van
’n multi-sektorale benadering tot seksualiteitsopvoedingsprogramme vir adolessente.
Holistiese, jeugvriendelike intervensie en dienslewering deur multi-sektorale
samewerking word ten doel gestel.
By wyse van ’n verkennende studie asook ’n vergelyking tussen die bevindinge van
vraelyste en bestaande literatuur was die kwessie rondom die benutting van ’n multisektorale
benadering tot seksualiteitsopvoedingsprogramme geevalueer.
In hoofstuk twee behandel die skrywer die aard van seksualiteitsopvoedingsprogramme
en fokus op ’n multi-sektorale benadering tot sodanige programme in hoofstuk drie. ’n
Bespreking oor die empiriese ondersoek wat geloots is word in hoofstuk vier gegee en in
hoofstuk vyf word aanbevelings vir verdere studie gemaak.
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Motor competence and goal setting in rugbySmit, Hendre 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M Sport Sc (Sport Science))--Stellenbosch University, 2007. / The study explored the potential of rugby as a developmental experience, not only in terms of the motor skills that lead to competence in rugby, but also in terms of learning more about the life-skill of goal setting. A 10 session pre-season programme entitled “More than Rugby” was designed and implemented in order to determine whether combining skill instruction with activities specifically designed to increase an understanding of goal setting had an impact on either the development of rugby competence or understanding about goal setting and perceptions of its use.
A repeated measures experimental design was followed, with two groups of high school rugby players from similar sporting backgrounds involved: An experimental group who received pre-season rugby training as well as an intervention programme dealing with goal setting, and a control group who received only the pre-season rugby training, but no special goal setting activities. Both groups were pre tested and post tested on their rugby competence (through an individual rugby skill test circuit) and their understanding of goal setting The self reported use of goal setting perceptions, the relationship between goals and performance and the effects of goals on players was measured by means of a questionnaire (adapted GSI).
The results revealed a significant improvement in the quality of rugby skills of the experimental group, but no significant improvement was found in the quality of the rugby skills of the control group. Both groups showed improvement in the speed at which rugby skills were performed, but in neither case was the improvement significant. The understanding of goal setting and the knowledge of setting goals did not improve significantly for either group.
It can be concluded that the inclusion of life skills content and activities, such as goal setting in rugby development programmes will not detract from skill development outcomes. Although it can be noted that the greater improvement in skill levels was achieved by the group who received goal setting, more research is recommended to explain the positive link between life skills development and sport skills development.
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