Does family structure matter? comparing the life goals and aspirations of learners in secondary schools

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dc.contributor.authorDavids, Eugene Lee
dc.contributor.authorRoman, Nicolette V.
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-23T19:45:20Z
dc.date.available2014-01-23T19:45:20Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to compare the goals and aspirations of learners from single- and two-parent families. The study used a quantitative methodology with a cross-sectional comparative group design. The sample consisted of 853 Grade 11 learners from secondary schools in the Northern, Southern and Metro Central education districts in the Western Cape. The data were collected using the Aspirations Index and a short biographical questionnaire. The results suggest that there was a significant main effect of family structure on certain goals and aspirations of learners in secondary schools. These goals and aspirations included wealth, image, personal growth, relationships, and health. Furthermore, learners in single-parent families placed more emphasis on intrinsic goals.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved listen_US
dc.identifier.citationDavids, E. and Roman, N.V. (2013). Does family structure matter? comparing the life goals and aspirations of learners in secondary schools. South African Journal of Education. 33 (3): 1-12en_US
dc.identifier.issn0256-0100
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/964
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherEducation Association of South Africaen_US
dc.rights© 2013 Davids & Roman; licensee Education Association of South Africa. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectAspirationsen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_US
dc.subjectFamily structureen_US
dc.subjectLearnersen_US
dc.subjectSecondary schoolsen_US
dc.titleDoes family structure matter? comparing the life goals and aspirations of learners in secondary schoolsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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