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Teachers' perceptions of teenage pregnancy in selected schools in Lesotho

Submitted to the Faculty of Education in fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Education in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2010. / Teenage pregnancy in high schools is one of the major concerns among education
stakeholders in Lesotho. This observation warrants an investigation into how teachers
perceive this phenomenon. The study sought among other things to identify factors
teachers perceive to be contributing to teenage pregnancy, including the consequences. A
descriptive research design was used and purposive sampling was employed to identify
participating schools and participants from the Qacha's Nek district of Lesotho. A
purposive sample was deemed appropriate for this study. Data was collected by means of
a questionnaire and was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The results of this
study indicate that teachers have negative perceptions towards teenage pregnancy. The
findings of this study also reveal that factors such as gender, age, grade level and
teaching experience influence perceptions of teachers towards teenage pregnancy. The
study also reveals factors that teachers conceive of as causes of teenage pregnancy,
including the consequences of teenage pregnancy.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uzulu/oai:uzspace.unizulu.ac.za:10530/1129
Date January 2010
CreatorsMoliko, M'amohlakoana Rosalia
ContributorsAdams, J.D., Zulu, S.P.
PublisherUniversity of Zululand
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatapplication/pdf

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