Experiences of parenting learners with regards to learner pregnancy policy

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dc.contributor.advisorDaniels, Priscilla
dc.contributor.authorMatshotyana, Zanele
dc.contributor.otherDept. of Human Ecology
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Community and Health Sciences
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-17T14:02:53Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-22T06:38:25Z
dc.date.available2011/06/08 08:11
dc.date.available2011/07/20
dc.date.available2014-01-17T14:02:53Z
dc.date.available2024-04-22T06:38:25Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionMagister Artium (Human Ecology) - MA(HE)en_US
dc.description.abstractA qualitative research design in the form of a case study was employed. A quantitative method was also utilized in the form of a short questionnaire for demographic purposes in order to provide a general description of the sample. A purposive sample of 10 parenting learners, and two teachers was selected. The study was conducted in a Senior Secondary School that is located in Khayelitsha, a historically disadvantaged community in the Western Cape. Semi structured interviews of approximately ninety minutes each were conducted and audio taped. A thematic analysis was used to analyse the audio taped data from the transcribed interviews. The key findings from this research illustrate that there is a misunderstanding and miscommunication between teachers and learners about learner pregnancy. Pregnant learners hide pregnancy from the teachers to avoid comments and from being expelled from the school and consequently do not get any support from the school. On the other hand, the findings indicate that if the teachers were aware of their pregnancy and trained to deal with learner pregnancy, these learners would be supported by the school. Some of the recommendations were to develop the capacity of the teachers so that the school is able to provide an adolescent-professional-friendly service. A safe non-judgmental environment is required so that the learner is able to disclose her pregnancy status as early as possible to ensure that they receive the necessary support.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/12331
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectAdolescent motheren_US
dc.subjectLearneren_US
dc.subjectParenting Learneren_US
dc.subjectAdolescenceen_US
dc.subjectWestern Cape Education Departmenten_US
dc.subjectSchoolen_US
dc.subjectLearneren_US
dc.subjectPregnancy Policyen_US
dc.subjectDropouten_US
dc.titleExperiences of parenting learners with regards to learner pregnancy policyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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