122 Leaves printed on single pages, preliminary pages and numbered pages 1-113. Includes bibliography, list of abbreviations, list of definitions, list of tables and figures and list of appendices. Pdf format (OCR). / Thesis (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Research into bullying has brought with it an awareness of many aspects of this phenomenon. Firstly, it has shown a distinction between various types of
bullying and also how these are further delineated by means of gender.
Secondly, by mere omission, it has shown the lack of research on bullying
amongst girls. Bullying amongst girls is rife, however the research in this area
is limited. The aims of this research are to further explore the complex nature
of bullying amongst girls and to gain understanding of its impact; to use the
perspectives of the participants to drive intervention and preventative
strategies; to dispel the myths which support the practice of bullying; and to
raise awareness of an invisible problem, thereby rendering it visible.
This interpretive study explores bullying amongst girls by using the
perspectives of Grade 5 girls in a parochial school in the Western Cape. The
process of inquiry is embedded in the ecosystemic approach and
constructivism, which emphasises the importance of context and the belief
that knowledge is not passively received, but actively constructed on the basis
of the experiences of an individual. Data was collected through the use of
semi-structured recorded interviews with focus groups, which were then
transcribed verbatim and categorised into themes.
The themes which emerged include the varied and complex nature of bullying
techniques and the effects of bullying. The main finding was that some girls
have innate characteristics which help maintain bullying while others have
characteristics which protect them from bullying. The environment also plays
a large part in either maintaining bullying or protecting girls from bullying. The
implication was that intervention and preventative strategies need to be based
on these personal and contextual factors in order to effect change. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Navorsing oor afknouery (bullying) het 'n nuwe bewustheid van vele aspekte
van hierdie fenomeen na vore gebring. Eerstens het dit 'n onderskeid tussen
verskillende soorte geniepsigheid getoon en ook hoe geniepsigheid verder
deur middel van geslag bepaal word. Tweedens het dit ook die gebrek aan
navorsing oor geniepsigheid tussen meisies onder die aandag gebring, bloot
deurdat dit feitlik nie genoem word nie. Geniepsige gedrag tussen meisies is
algemeen, maar navorsing binne hierdie veld is beperk. Die doelstellings van
hierdie navorsing is om die komplekse aard van geniepsigheid tussen meisies
verder te verken en om 'n begrip van die impak daarvan te verwerf; om die
perspektiewe van die deelnemers te gebruik om tussentrede en
voorkomingstrategieë te bewerkstellig; om mites wat die praktyk van afknouery
ondersteun, te verdryf; en om bewustheid van 'n onsigbare probleem te
bemiddel en dit daardeur sigbaar te maak.
Hierdie interpretatiewe studie verken geniepsigheid tussen meisies met
behulp van die perspektiewe van Graad 5-meisies in 'n kerkskool in die
Weskaap. Die ondersoekproses wat gevolg is, is op die ekosistemiese
benadering en konstruktiwisme gegrond, wat die belangrikheid van konteks
en die oortuiging beklemtoon dat kennnis nie op passiewe wyse bekom word
nie, maar aktief op die grondslag van die ervarings van indiwidue
gekonstrueer word. Data is met gebruik van semi-gestruktureerde
onderhoude met fokusgroepe wat op band opgeneem is, ingesamel, waarna
dit woordeliks vanaf opnames getranskribeer en volgens temas
gekategoriseer is.
Die temas wat na vore gekom het, omvat die wisselende en komplekse aard
van afknoutegnieke en die uitwerking van geniepsigheid. Daar is gevind dat
sommige meisies ingebore trekke het wat help om geniepsige gedrag te
onderhou terwyl ander meisies trekke het wat hulle teen geniepsigheid
beskerm. Die omgewing speel ook 'n aansienlike rol in die ondersteuning van
geniepsige gedrag of die beskerming van meisies daarteen. Die impliseer dat
tussentrede en voorkomende strategieë op hierdie persoonlike en
kontekstuele faktore gebaseer moet word om verandering te bewerkstellig.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/6217 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Bredekamp, Judith, Swart, Estelle |
| Contributors | University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Educational Psychology |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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