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Wegloopverskynsel by kinderhuiskindersBotha, Karel Johannes 11 1900 (has links)
Text in Afrikaans / Die doel van hierdie studie was om te bepaal waarom kinders uit kinderhuise wegloop
en om voorstelle ter voorkoming daarvan te maak.
Ten opsigte van die fenomeen "wegloop" stateer die literatuur dat kinders wegloop
vanaf onaangename omstandighede en/of wegloop na aangename omstandighede. Die
belewing van gesinstres, gesinskonflik, portuurgroepdruk, utopiese voorstellings van
wegloop, onaangename skoolbelewing en tiener swangerskap is aangeduide rolspelers
onderliggend aan bogenoemde.
Die empiriese studie na wegloop uit kinderhuise bet aan die lig gebring dat kinders uit
kinderhuise wegloop weens traumatiese belewing van verwydering uit die ouerhuis,
etikettering en inrigtingsversadiging. Voorts is bevind dat faktore wat onderliggend aan
bogenoemde is, tot 'n groot mate voorkom kan word.
Sekere aanbevelings ter voorkoming van wegloop uit kinderhuise is na aanleiding van
die studie gedoen en kan gebruik word in die volwassene se bemoeienis met die
kinderhuiskind. / The object of the study was to identify the reasons why children run away from
children's homes and to make recommendations on how to prevent them from running
away.
On considering "run away" as a phenomenon, the literature states that children run
away from harsh circumstances to acceptable or pleasant circumstances. Experiences
such as family stress, conflict in the family, peer group pressure, romanticising the
idea, harsh school experiences and teenage pregnancies are roll players subjacent to the
above mentioned.
The empirical study of "running away from children's homes" has confirmed that
children run away because of traumatic separation from parental homes, labelling and
institutional intolerance. Furthermore it was also found that factors subjacent to the
above mentioned can be neutralised to a large extent. Certain guidelines have been
recommended for adults when confronted with children in children's homes. / Psychology of Education / M. Ed. (Voorligting)
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Street children in South Africa : working towards socio-educational solutionsAnirudhra, Kamraj 11 1900 (has links)
The aim of this investigation was threefold : to determine origins and perceptions of the street child problem nationally and internationally ; to explore the way in which children experience life in the streets ; and to devise strategies to enable these children to develop optimally. Literature indicates that the street child phenomenon is a global issue that presents many challenges. It is a socio-educational problem precipitated by multi-factorial events in the home, community and by children's personality attributes. Street children
experience rejection, suffering, shame and anxiety. Deprivation of an environment conducive to positive development leads to maladjustment, anti-social behaviour and marginalisation. The empirical research was undertaken by means of semi-structured interviews conducted among fourteen children of the Khayalethu shelter and by administering questionnaires in the community of Port Shepstone. The findings culminate in recommendations for suitable assistance programmes and strategies to handle the problem in South Africa. / Educational Studies / M.Ed.(Socio-Education)
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Wegloopverskynsel by kinderhuiskindersBotha, Karel Johannes 11 1900 (has links)
Text in Afrikaans / Die doel van hierdie studie was om te bepaal waarom kinders uit kinderhuise wegloop
en om voorstelle ter voorkoming daarvan te maak.
Ten opsigte van die fenomeen "wegloop" stateer die literatuur dat kinders wegloop
vanaf onaangename omstandighede en/of wegloop na aangename omstandighede. Die
belewing van gesinstres, gesinskonflik, portuurgroepdruk, utopiese voorstellings van
wegloop, onaangename skoolbelewing en tiener swangerskap is aangeduide rolspelers
onderliggend aan bogenoemde.
Die empiriese studie na wegloop uit kinderhuise bet aan die lig gebring dat kinders uit
kinderhuise wegloop weens traumatiese belewing van verwydering uit die ouerhuis,
etikettering en inrigtingsversadiging. Voorts is bevind dat faktore wat onderliggend aan
bogenoemde is, tot 'n groot mate voorkom kan word.
Sekere aanbevelings ter voorkoming van wegloop uit kinderhuise is na aanleiding van
die studie gedoen en kan gebruik word in die volwassene se bemoeienis met die
kinderhuiskind. / The object of the study was to identify the reasons why children run away from
children's homes and to make recommendations on how to prevent them from running
away.
On considering "run away" as a phenomenon, the literature states that children run
away from harsh circumstances to acceptable or pleasant circumstances. Experiences
such as family stress, conflict in the family, peer group pressure, romanticising the
idea, harsh school experiences and teenage pregnancies are roll players subjacent to the
above mentioned.
The empirical study of "running away from children's homes" has confirmed that
children run away because of traumatic separation from parental homes, labelling and
institutional intolerance. Furthermore it was also found that factors subjacent to the
above mentioned can be neutralised to a large extent. Certain guidelines have been
recommended for adults when confronted with children in children's homes. / Psychology of Education / M. Ed. (Voorligting)
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Street children in South Africa : working towards socio-educational solutionsAnirudhra, Kamraj 11 1900 (has links)
The aim of this investigation was threefold : to determine origins and perceptions of the street child problem nationally and internationally ; to explore the way in which children experience life in the streets ; and to devise strategies to enable these children to develop optimally. Literature indicates that the street child phenomenon is a global issue that presents many challenges. It is a socio-educational problem precipitated by multi-factorial events in the home, community and by children's personality attributes. Street children
experience rejection, suffering, shame and anxiety. Deprivation of an environment conducive to positive development leads to maladjustment, anti-social behaviour and marginalisation. The empirical research was undertaken by means of semi-structured interviews conducted among fourteen children of the Khayalethu shelter and by administering questionnaires in the community of Port Shepstone. The findings culminate in recommendations for suitable assistance programmes and strategies to handle the problem in South Africa. / Educational Studies / M.Ed.(Socio-Education)
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The invisible who will not disappear : a discourse analysis of South African writings on street childrenLevy-Seedat, Alicia Vincenti Nerine 06 1900 (has links)
Street children are present in every metropolitan city around the world. Their
presence has provoked varied responses from academics, the media and others. However, despite the
proliferation of responses, current solutions are not always commensurate with the resources
expended in this area. Are current responses
a part of the problem or a part of the solution? Following the precedence established by other
researchers and calls for greater reflexivity, this study attempts to provide a critical analysis
of selected South African writings on and about street children. Particular focus is accorded to
how selected academic and popular writings construct street children. The specific aim is to
facilitate an examination of the underlying discourses that inform South African writings on street
children. The role that academic and popular writings fulfil in selectively maintaining the status
quo over which their authors sometimes voice disapproval is also examined. Wherever possible the
origins of such discourses and the powers that maintain them are referred to. The extent to which
the discourses evident in writings on South African street children converge with the dominant
discourses present in developmental psychology as a whole are reviewed.
The complimentary techniques of transformative inquiry and discourse analysis are at the heart of
the methodology in this study. As an analytical tool discourse analysis is used to deepen current
understanding of perceptions of street children. Discourse analysis helps to chart the underlying
discourses drawn on in texts and shows how writings have influenced, intentionally or otherwise,
the perceptions of subjects of research. Transformative enquiry as a significant ·
complimentary, albeit implicit, feature of discourse analysis enables a reflection on the research
process itself.
Four main discourses are discussed, each of which is centred around several sub-discourses. The
first discourse, "He who pays the piper calls the tune" involves an objectification of street
children, conveying negative' images of street children. The second discourse, "St. Jude the Patron
Saint of Lost Causes" is rooted in the ideas of hopelessness, helplessness, victimology and
ubiquitousness. The third discourse, "natured versus nurtured" is located in ideas of biological
determinism within which street children are described as bestial, abnormally sexual, inherently
racially inferior and unresponsive to initiatives designed to provide shelter for them. The fourth
discourse, "Us and them cum us against them" arises from ideas that view street children as
inherently different to mainstream children and adults, thereby pitting street children against
society at large and representing them as enemies. These four interrelated discourses ultimately
converge to produce both enabling and constraining effects that are sometimes contradictory in
nature. Discourses intended to render street children visible sometimes ironically make them and
their plight invisible. The study is concluded with discussions of methodological limitations,
suggestions for future
investigation and the pyscho-emotive shifts I experienced during the research process. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)
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Exploring the involvement of children in the decisionmaking process about their futureMoeketsi, Ramathabathe Rossy 09 1900 (has links)
The researcher wanted to explore the experiences of children who removal by a social worker either to an institution or to foster homes. The researcher wanted to find out if the behaviour of absconding could be explained by using systems theory, contructivism, cybernetics and person- centered theory.
The researcher hypothesized that children abscond from alternative care as a means of communicating with the social worker involved as well as any other person significant in their lives.
The study wanted to explore how these children perceived their involvement in the decision making process of their removal. The researcher only interviewed children who had absconded from the alternative care placements.
The study found that all the children interviewed perceived that they were not involved in any way in the process of removal. They all saw their removal as a form of punishment for something they did wrong, but they did not get an opportunity to discuss with their parents or significant others. They also perceived their absconding as an effort to rectify the situation. A lot of anger and suspicion towards social workers was encountered during the study.
In terms of the theories mentioned above, these perceptions are the children’s own reality, which might differ from the realities as created or perceived by social workers.
It is hypothesized that social workers who use the Child Care Act 74/83 and its regulations in the removal of children, do it to protect the children from risky situations as their job responsibility requires.
This study indicates that the children did not experience removal as protection. Instead of children feeling protected in the alternative care, they felt blamed, judged and unhappy about their removal and excluded from the process.
The researcher made a few suggestions that could be considered when social workers removing children to alternative care.
It is recommended that social workers involve the children and their parents or significant others in the entire process of deciding the future of any children in their (parents’) care.
However, if removal is deemed necessary, just telling or informing children that they will be removed for their own safety is not enough. Children might not perceive the situation as dangerous. Instead, they might see the social worker as posing a danger to them and their families and thus try to shut the social worker and what s/he says out of their minds.
Findings safe ways to involve children and families in the decisions about their future may require of social workers to revive their academically acquired knowledge in this respect. / Social Work / M.A. (Social Sciences (Mental Health))
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The invisible who will not disappear : a discourse analysis of South African writings on street childrenLevy-Seedat, Alicia Vincenti Nerine 06 1900 (has links)
Street children are present in every metropolitan city around the world. Their
presence has provoked varied responses from academics, the media and others. However, despite the
proliferation of responses, current solutions are not always commensurate with the resources
expended in this area. Are current responses
a part of the problem or a part of the solution? Following the precedence established by other
researchers and calls for greater reflexivity, this study attempts to provide a critical analysis
of selected South African writings on and about street children. Particular focus is accorded to
how selected academic and popular writings construct street children. The specific aim is to
facilitate an examination of the underlying discourses that inform South African writings on street
children. The role that academic and popular writings fulfil in selectively maintaining the status
quo over which their authors sometimes voice disapproval is also examined. Wherever possible the
origins of such discourses and the powers that maintain them are referred to. The extent to which
the discourses evident in writings on South African street children converge with the dominant
discourses present in developmental psychology as a whole are reviewed.
The complimentary techniques of transformative inquiry and discourse analysis are at the heart of
the methodology in this study. As an analytical tool discourse analysis is used to deepen current
understanding of perceptions of street children. Discourse analysis helps to chart the underlying
discourses drawn on in texts and shows how writings have influenced, intentionally or otherwise,
the perceptions of subjects of research. Transformative enquiry as a significant ·
complimentary, albeit implicit, feature of discourse analysis enables a reflection on the research
process itself.
Four main discourses are discussed, each of which is centred around several sub-discourses. The
first discourse, "He who pays the piper calls the tune" involves an objectification of street
children, conveying negative' images of street children. The second discourse, "St. Jude the Patron
Saint of Lost Causes" is rooted in the ideas of hopelessness, helplessness, victimology and
ubiquitousness. The third discourse, "natured versus nurtured" is located in ideas of biological
determinism within which street children are described as bestial, abnormally sexual, inherently
racially inferior and unresponsive to initiatives designed to provide shelter for them. The fourth
discourse, "Us and them cum us against them" arises from ideas that view street children as
inherently different to mainstream children and adults, thereby pitting street children against
society at large and representing them as enemies. These four interrelated discourses ultimately
converge to produce both enabling and constraining effects that are sometimes contradictory in
nature. Discourses intended to render street children visible sometimes ironically make them and
their plight invisible. The study is concluded with discussions of methodological limitations,
suggestions for future
investigation and the pyscho-emotive shifts I experienced during the research process. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)
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Exploring the involvement of children in the decisionmaking process about their futureMoeketsi, Ramathabathe Rossy 09 1900 (has links)
The researcher wanted to explore the experiences of children who removal by a social worker either to an institution or to foster homes. The researcher wanted to find out if the behaviour of absconding could be explained by using systems theory, contructivism, cybernetics and person- centered theory.
The researcher hypothesized that children abscond from alternative care as a means of communicating with the social worker involved as well as any other person significant in their lives.
The study wanted to explore how these children perceived their involvement in the decision making process of their removal. The researcher only interviewed children who had absconded from the alternative care placements.
The study found that all the children interviewed perceived that they were not involved in any way in the process of removal. They all saw their removal as a form of punishment for something they did wrong, but they did not get an opportunity to discuss with their parents or significant others. They also perceived their absconding as an effort to rectify the situation. A lot of anger and suspicion towards social workers was encountered during the study.
In terms of the theories mentioned above, these perceptions are the children’s own reality, which might differ from the realities as created or perceived by social workers.
It is hypothesized that social workers who use the Child Care Act 74/83 and its regulations in the removal of children, do it to protect the children from risky situations as their job responsibility requires.
This study indicates that the children did not experience removal as protection. Instead of children feeling protected in the alternative care, they felt blamed, judged and unhappy about their removal and excluded from the process.
The researcher made a few suggestions that could be considered when social workers removing children to alternative care.
It is recommended that social workers involve the children and their parents or significant others in the entire process of deciding the future of any children in their (parents’) care.
However, if removal is deemed necessary, just telling or informing children that they will be removed for their own safety is not enough. Children might not perceive the situation as dangerous. Instead, they might see the social worker as posing a danger to them and their families and thus try to shut the social worker and what s/he says out of their minds.
Findings safe ways to involve children and families in the decisions about their future may require of social workers to revive their academically acquired knowledge in this respect. / Social Work / M.A. (Social Sciences (Mental Health))
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Ontwikkeling van 'n reflekterende span met 'n ekosistemiese benadering tot gesinsterapieNel, Jacoba Elizabeth 11 1900 (has links)
Afrikaans text / Besorgdheid het in die gemeenskap bestaan oar die toenemende getalle kinders wat binne die
stedelike konteks van Pretoria op straat leef en werk. Hierdie navorsing is onderneem om die
behoeftes van die kinders aan te spreek en om alternatiewe wyses te vind om met hulle te werk. 'n
Konteks is geskep sodat na hulle stemme geluister kon word.
nag 'n alternatief tot "tradisionele" vorme van gesinsterapie bruikbaar is, op sekere
voorwaardes, soos aangedui in hoofstuk vier.
Sleutelwoorde: reflekterende span; "straatkinders"; ekosistemiese benadering; ekologie;
epistemologie; konstruktivisme; objektivisme; kubernetika; sisteemteorie; mikro-, meso- en
makrosisteme; sirkulere en liniere punktuasie
Ekosistemiese beginsels is aanvanklik benut, maar was nie vir die span wat saamgewerk het,
betekenisvol nie.
'n Gevallestudie-ontwerp was nuttig om die ontwikkeling en "opleiding" van die span wat sou
saamwerk, te beskryf, asook die benutting van ekosistemiese beginsels tydens dienste aan die
"straatkinders" en hulle gesinne by ltumeleng.
Die navorsing het aangedui dat 'n ekosistemiese benadering tot gesinsterapie as / The community showed concern about the increasing number of children living and
working on the streets within the urban context of Pretoria. This researchwas undertaken to address
the needs of these children and to find alternative ways of working with them. A context was
created so that their voices could be heard.
Ecosystemic principles were initially used, but were not meaningful to the team who worked
together.
A case study design proved useful in developing and "training" of the team who would be working
together, as well as applying ecosystemic principles while making services available to the "street
children" and their families in ltumeleng.
The research indicated that an ecosystemic approach to family therapy could be used as an
alternative to "traditional" forms of family therapy, subject to certain conditions, as stipulated in Chapter Four. / Social Work / M.A. (Sosiale Wetenskappe (Geestesgesondheid))
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Ontwikkeling van 'n reflekterende span met 'n ekosistemiese benadering tot gesinsterapieNel, Jacoba Elizabeth 11 1900 (has links)
Afrikaans text / Besorgdheid het in die gemeenskap bestaan oar die toenemende getalle kinders wat binne die
stedelike konteks van Pretoria op straat leef en werk. Hierdie navorsing is onderneem om die
behoeftes van die kinders aan te spreek en om alternatiewe wyses te vind om met hulle te werk. 'n
Konteks is geskep sodat na hulle stemme geluister kon word.
nag 'n alternatief tot "tradisionele" vorme van gesinsterapie bruikbaar is, op sekere
voorwaardes, soos aangedui in hoofstuk vier.
Sleutelwoorde: reflekterende span; "straatkinders"; ekosistemiese benadering; ekologie;
epistemologie; konstruktivisme; objektivisme; kubernetika; sisteemteorie; mikro-, meso- en
makrosisteme; sirkulere en liniere punktuasie
Ekosistemiese beginsels is aanvanklik benut, maar was nie vir die span wat saamgewerk het,
betekenisvol nie.
'n Gevallestudie-ontwerp was nuttig om die ontwikkeling en "opleiding" van die span wat sou
saamwerk, te beskryf, asook die benutting van ekosistemiese beginsels tydens dienste aan die
"straatkinders" en hulle gesinne by ltumeleng.
Die navorsing het aangedui dat 'n ekosistemiese benadering tot gesinsterapie as / The community showed concern about the increasing number of children living and
working on the streets within the urban context of Pretoria. This researchwas undertaken to address
the needs of these children and to find alternative ways of working with them. A context was
created so that their voices could be heard.
Ecosystemic principles were initially used, but were not meaningful to the team who worked
together.
A case study design proved useful in developing and "training" of the team who would be working
together, as well as applying ecosystemic principles while making services available to the "street
children" and their families in ltumeleng.
The research indicated that an ecosystemic approach to family therapy could be used as an
alternative to "traditional" forms of family therapy, subject to certain conditions, as stipulated in Chapter Four. / Social Work / M.A. (Sosiale Wetenskappe (Geestesgesondheid))
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