Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / Parenting practices play a significant role in the raising healthy functioning children.
Traditionally, Black African families have had their own way of parenting their children, like
all other cultural groups. However, few guidelines have been developed and recorded regarding
their parenting practices. Most available parenting practices guidelines have been developed
from a Western perspective.
The purpose of this study was to explore the indigenous parenting practices of Black African
families, with the aim of developing indigenous parenting practices guidelines for parents and
caregivers, including grandparents in the Makhuduthamaga Municipality of the Sekhukhune
district. The theoretical framework underpinning this study is an Afrocentricity, which focuses
on reclaiming African practices.
A qualitative research method was used, guided by a case study research design. The researcher
used purposive sampling to select a sample of 52 participants from six villages in the
Makhuduthamaga Municipality of the Sekhukhune Districts, in Limpopo Province. The
participants recruited were grandparents, traditional leaders and three age categories of parents.
The number of participants were as follows: 18 parents, 29 grandparents, and 5 traditional
leaders. Participation in the study was voluntary, while confidentiality and anonymity was
maintained. Participants were thoroughly informed about the study, and offered their by
signing the relevant consent forms.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/7568 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Mamaleka, Mmaphuti |
| Contributors | Schenck, Catherina |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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