This study investigated the effectiveness of an emotional intervention programme
designed to improve the level of emotional literacy in a sample of preschool children.
Thirty-five participants from two different preschools in Alexandra Township
participated in the study, where one school operated as the experimental group and one
as the control group. All participants completed the pretesting of the DANVA2 that
measured salient components of emotional literacy. Two teachers from the
experimental group attended a six-week Ububele-Persona Doll training programme at
Ububele Psychotherapy Resource Centre and Educational Trust (Ububele). After
using the Ububele-Persona Dolls in the classroom once a week for twelve weeks, all
the participants completed the post-testing of the DANVA2. The programme was
shown to significantly affect the level of emotional literacy of those children exposed
to the intervention. At the conclusion of the research project, teachers from the control
group were provided with free Ububele-Persona Doll training.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/7022 |
| Date | 18 June 2009 |
| Creators | Irish, Nicola Ann |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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