Dissertations / Theses: 'Youth Tuvalu Conduct of life'

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Wong, Ying-ching Hilda, and 黃映貞. "Youth subculture in Hong Kong: case studies of young deviants." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1989. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31976116.

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Tuttle, Sarah Lynn. "The relationship between meaning in life and depression in young adult." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3070.

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The study was designed to explore and describe the relationship between young adults' sense of meaning and purpose in life and the experience of depression. The relationship between the existential constructs of meaning and purpose in life, assessed using Reker's (1992) Life Attitude Profile - Revised (LAP-R) instrument, and depression, assessed using Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), was explored in young adults.

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Gilbert, Kara Marie. "Youth Voices of Bounty and Opportunity: High School Students' Experiences With Food and Community." PDXScholar, 2011. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/302.

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Currently, garden-based research does not include input from young adults about their experiences and perspectives as individuals in garden-based programs, specifically those that address issues of food and community. To address this void, this qualitative research examines youth perspectives and engagement in garden-based community projects in Olympia, Washington, and Medford, Oregon. The sample of 11 students was chosen from these projects that use food as a means to engage the community and educate underprivileged young adults about local food systems. The main question that the research addresses is: Why, and in what ways, are young adults appropriate agents for community revitalizing garden-based projects? Using open-ended interviews, field notes and observations, the research draws upon theories of food access, community development, social and environmental justice, and nontraditional education. The findings suggest that when young adults are involved in garden-based community projects, they are learning life skills, developing leadership, engaging in models of nontraditional education, and retaining perspectives of grass-roots community development. It is evident from the research and emerging themes that young adults desire to accept responsibility in their community. It is time to harness young people's energy, care, compassion, and dedication so that they can act as ambassadors to dispel the class-based ideologies of the current food systems, empowering underserved communities and celebrating youth's perspectives on food and place.

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Ghali, Nancy. "Resiliency in Youth Who Have Been Exposed to Violence." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1341942962.

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Chan, Yuk-kwan. "In the last ten years in Hong Kong, there has been a lot of public concern about the images of young people. Have youth subcultures beenmanufactured as being 'victim' or being very 'deviant' because theyare seen as a potential threat to public order?" Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B36195005.

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Silvestre, Celia Maria Foster [UNESP]. "Entretempos: experiências de vida e resistência entre os Kaiowá e Guarani a partir de seus jovens." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/106624.

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Esta pesquisa foi desenvolvida, a partir de 2007, junto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia, nível doutorado, da Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, UNESP/Araraquara, com o propósito de estudar o envolvimento de grupos de jovens, integrantes do povo Kaiowá e Guarani, nos projetos de vida e resistência de seu povo. A intenção, com a pesquisa, era de contribuir para a interlocução com a temática juvenil num contexto mais amplo, direcionando as discussões para a especificidade das questões da juventude junto aos povos indígenas e fornecendo elementos que contribuam para a visibilidade das múltiplas juventudes no país. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida a partir do método etnográfico, considerado como uma contribuição metodológica valiosa, por permitir explicar a experiência da pesquisa intercultural. A metodologia incorporou, ainda, a análise das narrativas espontâneas dos jovens professores Guarani e Kaiowá, ocorridas em contextos públicos e materiais escritos, como avaliações de curso, planos de aula, documentos oficiais e oficiosos. O terreno de pesquisa foi o Curso Normal Médio – Formação de Professores Guarani e Kaiowá - “Ára Verá” e o Curso de Licenciatura Intercultural Indígena “Teko Arandu”, a partir dos quais foi possível o acesso aos jovens professores Guarani e Kaiowá, especialmente...
This paper presents research titled Between-times: life strategies and resistance among Guarani and Kaiowá youth. Since 2007, the research was developed with the Doctorate Postgraduate Program in Sociology of FCL/Unesp/Araraquara. The research focuses on the study of Kaiowá and Guarani youth in their affirmative practices, especially those aimed at strengthening the larger Guarani people. It investigates their strategies of interaction with the surrounding society. More specifically, the project aims to investigate and analyze: a) the conceptions and representations of Kaiowá and Guarani youth today; c) how youth appropriate new forms of knowledge c) how male and female youth understand “traditional values;” and d) their strategies for forging internal and external alliances with the group. This research dialogues with the larger context of Brazilian studies of Kaiowa and Guarani youth, aiming to address specific questions related to youth visibility. The research utilizes ethnography as a methodology in order to explain the intercultural research experience. This methodology incorporates in the analysis the spontaneous narratives of young Guarani and Kaiowa professors, which occurred in public contexts and in written materials like course evaluations, lesson plans, and official documents. The research field was an Intermediate Level Course of Training Certification for Guarani and Kaiowá Professors- “Ára Verá.' The aldeia... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

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Silvestre, Celia Maria Foster. "Entretempos : experiências de vida e resistência entre os Kaiowá e Guarani a partir de seus jovens /." Araraquara : [s.n.], 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/106624.

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Resumo: Esta pesquisa foi desenvolvida, a partir de 2007, junto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia, nível doutorado, da Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, UNESP/Araraquara, com o propósito de estudar o envolvimento de grupos de jovens, integrantes do povo Kaiowá e Guarani, nos projetos de vida e resistência de seu povo. A intenção, com a pesquisa, era de contribuir para a interlocução com a temática juvenil num contexto mais amplo, direcionando as discussões para a especificidade das questões da juventude junto aos povos indígenas e fornecendo elementos que contribuam para a visibilidade das múltiplas juventudes no país. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida a partir do método etnográfico, considerado como uma contribuição metodológica valiosa, por permitir explicar a experiência da pesquisa intercultural. A metodologia incorporou, ainda, a análise das narrativas espontâneas dos jovens professores Guarani e Kaiowá, ocorridas em contextos públicos e materiais escritos, como avaliações de curso, planos de aula, documentos oficiais e oficiosos. O terreno de pesquisa foi o Curso Normal Médio - Formação de Professores Guarani e Kaiowá - "Ára Verá" e o Curso de Licenciatura Intercultural Indígena "Teko Arandu", a partir dos quais foi possível o acesso aos jovens professores Guarani e Kaiowá, especialmente... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: This paper presents research titled "Between-times: life strategies and resistance among Guarani and Kaiowá youth." Since 2007, the research was developed with the Doctorate Postgraduate Program in Sociology of FCL/Unesp/Araraquara. The research focuses on the study of Kaiowá and Guarani youth in their affirmative practices, especially those aimed at strengthening the larger Guarani "people." It investigates their strategies of interaction with the surrounding society. More specifically, the project aims to investigate and analyze: a) the conceptions and representations of Kaiowá and Guarani youth today; c) how youth appropriate new forms of knowledge c) how male and female youth understand "traditional values;" and d) their strategies for forging internal and external alliances with the group. This research dialogues with the larger context of Brazilian studies of Kaiowa and Guarani youth, aiming to address specific questions related to youth visibility. The research utilizes ethnography as a methodology in order to explain the intercultural research experience. This methodology incorporates in the analysis the spontaneous narratives of young Guarani and Kaiowa professors, which occurred in public contexts and in written materials like course evaluations, lesson plans, and official documents. The research field was an Intermediate Level Course of Training Certification for Guarani and Kaiowá Professors- "Ára Verá.' The aldeia... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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邵家臻. "視點與盲點 : 香港靑少年越軌行為硏究的硏究 = The study of youth deviance research in Hong Kong." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2003. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/461.

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Dupuis, Gabrielle. "Exploring the Association Between Early Life Stressors & Childhood Protective Factors on Early Adolescent Mental Health Disorders." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/38228.

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Abstract Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), both prospective cohorts, were used to explore the association between early life stressors, childhood protective factors, and early adolescent mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, conduct disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). Early life stressors were measured prenatally to the age of 3 within the ALSPAC analysis, while early life stressors were measured between the ages of 1-3 within the NLSCY analysis. Childhood protective factors, exclusively modifiable protective factors, (physical activity, extracurricular activities, positive parenting, and positive friendships) were measured between the ages of 6-11 within both ALSPAC and the NLSCY. Mental health outcomes were measured between the ages of 12-15 in both ALSPAC and the NLSCY. The associations between early life stressors and childhood protective factors on early adolescent mental health outcomes were computed using multivariate logistic regression modeling. It was found that the majority of early life stressors, including prenatal stressors and family dysfunction increased the odds of developing early adolescent mental health disorders although more statistically significant results were found within the NLSCY analysis. Contrarily, it was found that the majority of childhood protective factors reduced the likelihood of early adolescent mental health disorders with some exceptions found within the NLSCY analysis. No interaction terms between early life stressors and childhood protective factors were found to be statistically significant.

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Wolfe, Ann C. "The impact of participation in a community youth choir on four at-risk adolescent females : a case study." Virtual Press, 2000. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1191112.

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The intent of this study was to observe four at-risk adolescent females participating in a community youth choir. Their self-concept and behavior were monitored for sixteen weeks to see if this music experience had any impact on them.The four girls were institutionalized at a treatment facility for troubled juveniles and wards of the state of Indiana.The girls participated in the White River Youth Choir.Qualitative data were gathered via rehearsal observations, weekly cottage dinner visits, journal entries, formal and informal dialogues. telephone calls, written correspondence. and miscellaneous materials.Two standardized inventories were used as supplementary data.The Child Behavior Checklist/4-18 (CBCL/4-18) was filled out by a counselor. The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale: Second Edition (TSCS: 2) was completed by the girls.Data management and analysis were aided by QRS NUD*IST software (Non-Numerical Unstructured Data Indexing. Searching, and Theory-Building).The naturalistic inquiry technique of triangulation was emphasized when discovering patterns among various interrelationships.Emerging themes were:music plays a role in these girls lives, a three versus one division separates the girls, the girls segregate themselves from others, a community choir may not be the panacea, and indications that the girls have been or are at-risk sexually.Behavior and self-concept changes occurred but could not be attributed specifically to choir involvement.Findings of the study suggest that uncontrolled factors (i.e. staff turnover. communication problems, absenteeism, and anti-social behavior) must be addressed before at-risk teenage girls could successfully assimilate themselves into a community youth choir.An on-campus music experience is recommended for institutionalized female adolescents. Organizing a music ensemble having support of institutional staff, emphasizing short-term commitment, using a staff member as director, allowing ownership by using familiar music as well as letting the girls have a say in its choice. providing reasonable challenges. and giving girls individualized attention is suggested.
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Arnolds, Lionel. "Guidelines for the development of youth mentor programmes." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49979.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2004.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Close, personal relationships with adults are seen to contribute positively to the development of young people. Whilst mentoring has been established in other parts of the world, it is a relatively new concept in South Africa. The purpose of this study is to establish guidelines for the development of youth mentoring programmes. The literature study deals with the human development of youth during adolescence. Those factors, both within the family as well as in the environment, that affect the development of young people, are discussed. The phases of the mentoring process is also described. The Hearts of Men mentoring programme is used as an example of a youth mentoring programme that is based in the community. An exploratory and descriptive study was undertaken in order to describe the development of youth during adolescence. An empirical study was undertaken based on the literature review. A sample comprised of 18 young people participating in the Hearts of Men mentoring programme in the Strand was involved in the study. With the help of the empirical study the perception of the young people with regard to the mentor and mentee roles was examined. The findings of the study reveal that the young people in the Hearts of Men programme have a positive experience of the mentoring process and have an understanding of the mentor and mentee roles. In order to establish youth mentoring programmes, organisations must possess the knowledge of and skills in the mentoring process and must have an understanding of the human development of young people as well as of theories relating to their development.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Persoonlike verhoudings met volwasse persone word beskou as 'n positiewe bydraende faktor tot die ontwikkeling van jongmense. Terwyl mentorprogramme redelik gevestig is in ander dele van die wêreld, is dit 'n relatiewe nuwe konsep in Suid Afrika. Die doel van hierdie studie is om riglyne daar te stel vir die ontwikkeling van jeug mentorprogramme. Die literatuurstudie het gehandel oor die menslike ontwikkeling van jongmense gedurende adolessensie. Faktore binne die gesin, sowel as die omgewing, wat 'n invloed het op die ontwikkeling van die adolessent is bespreek. Die fases van die mentorproses is ook beskryf. Die Hearts of Men program is gebruik as 'n voorbeeld van 'n gemeenskapsgebaseerde jeug mentorprogram. 'n Verkennende-beskrywende studie is onderneem om die ontwikkeling van die adolessent gedurende adolessensie te beskryf. 'n Empiriese studie gegrond op die literatuurstudie is gedoen. 'n Steekproef, bestaande uit agtien jong deelnemers aan die Hearts of Men mentorprogram in die Strand, is by die ondersoek betrek. Met behulp van die empiriese ondersoek is die persepsies van die jong persone rakende die rol van die mentor en mentee in die mentorprogram ondersoek. Die bevindinge van die ondersoek toon dat die deelnemers aan die Hearts of Men mentorprogram 'n positiewe ervaring van die mentorproses ondervind, en dat hulle begrip toon ten opsigte van die rol van die mentor en mentee in die mentorprogram. Ten einde jeug mentorprogramme te implementeer, moet organisasies oor die kennis en vaardighede beskik rakende die mentorproses. Organisasies moet ook begrip toon rakende menslike ontwikkeling van jongmense, en kennis hê oor teorieë wat op hulle ontwikkeling betrekking het.

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Opio-Ikuya, Nancy Emelang. "The effectiveness of life skills in addressing the needs and challenges of the youth : the case of life orientation in Hewu cluster secondary schools in Queenstown district of the Eastern Cape." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79982.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Purpose of the study The purpose of the study was to find out the effectiveness of Life Orientation (LO) as a life skills programme in the school curriculum in meeting the needs and challenges of the youth. Learners from the ages of 16 to 24 in the Further Education Training (FET) sector that is, from grade 10 to 12 in the Hewu area Secondary School in Queenstown District were used as a case study. Research design A descriptive research design using a quantitative approach was used in the study. Data collection Data was collected from learners through questionnaires and from teachers through a focus group discussion. The learners and LO teachers from Ekuphumleni, Funda, Hewu, Nomphumelelo and Sovuke Sikhanye Secondary Schools were used as a study sample. Findings Almost all the learners, 90 %, found LO effective in meeting their needs and challenges. LO has helped them to resist peer pressure, saying no to negative and risky behaviour, and to cope with difficult situations like the loss of loved ones. The LO teachers as well found the programme helpful and relevant in meeting the needs and challenges of the youth. However, the LO teachers observed that although the programme was helpful and relevant, the expected attitudes and behaviour of learners contradict what the programme was offering. This disparity can be attributed to the social ills in the community, such as substance abuse, domestic violence, incest, unemployment, poverty and the negative influence of the media. Conclusion The finding of the study has shown that although the learners and LO teachers find the programme relevant and useful in addressing the needs and challenges of the learners, there are so many social ills within the community that destruct and derail the learners hence creating a disparity between what is said about the programme versus the behaviour and attitude that is displayed. This disparity calls for a discourse between teachers and parents, as well as with the community leaders, pastors and other stakeholders.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Doel van die studie Die doel van die studie was om die doeltreffendheid van Lewensoriëntering as 'n lewensvaardigheidsprogram in die skoolkurrikulum vir die behoeftes en uitdagings van die jeug, te bepaal. Leerders van die ouderdomme van16 tot 24 in die Verdere Onderwys en Opleiding (VOO) sektor vanaf graad 10 tot 12 in die Hewu area Sekondêre Skool in Queenstown-distrik is gebruik as 'n gevalle studie. Navorsingsontwerp 'n Beskrywende navorsingsontwerp met behulp van ’n kwantitatiewe benadering is gebruik in die studie. Data-insameling Data van leerders is deur middel van vraelyste ingesamel en van onderwysers deur middel van 'n fokusgroepbespreking. Die leerders en die LO-onderwysers van Ekuphumleni, Funda, Hewu, Nomphumelelo en Sovuke Sikhanye hoër skole is gebruik as 'n steekproefbevolking. Resultate Byna al die leerders, 90 % vind LOeffektief om aan hulle behoeftes en uitdagings te voldoen. LOhet gehelp om hulle groepsdruk te weerstaan, nee te sê vir negatiewe en gewaagde gedrag, en om moeilike situasies soos die verlies van geliefdes te hanteer. Die LO-onderwysers vind ook die program nuttig en relevant deurdat dit voldoen aan die behoeftes en uitdagings van die jeug. Die LO-onderwysers het egter opgemerk dat alhoewel die program nuttig en relevant is, die verwagte houdings en gedrag van leerders in teenstelling hiermee is. Hierdie teenstrydigheid kan toegeskryf word aan die maatskaplike euwels in die gemeenskap, soos dwelmmisbruik, gesinsgeweld, bloedskande, werkloosheid, armoede en die negatiewe invloed van die media. Gevolgtrekking Die bevinding van die studie het getoon dat alhoewel die leerders en LO-onderwysers die program relevant en nuttig vind in die aanspreek van die behoeftes en uitdagings van die leerders, daar so baie sosiale euwels in die gemeenskap is wat die leerders vernietig en laat ontspoor, datdat daar 'n wanverhouding tussen wat gesê is oor die program versus die gedrag en houding wat vertoon word, bestaan. Vanweë hierdie teenstrydigheid word 'n beroep gedoen vir 'n diskoers tussen onderwysers en ouers, sowel as die gemeenskapleiers, pastore en ander belanghebbendes.

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Curry, Kimberly Sue, and Frank Thomas Jr Pullara. "The effects of HIV/AIDS education curriculum on the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of college freshmen." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1569.

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Spamer, Christina Johanna. "Karakteropvoeding van risiko-leerders in die Wes-Kaap." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19883.

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Thesis (MEd)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: “… education must seek to help pupils become morally just individuals” (Waghid, 2004b:535). South Africa, as a fairly young democracy, faces many challenges. Education of its youth into adults that can fulfil their obligations in a democratic society is but one of these challenges. A democracy can only be successful when a country’s citizens internalise basic values such as mutual respect and responsibility. Newspapers and news reports unfortunately tell of increasing moral decay amongst the youth of South Africa. In this research, various models of value education are critically evaluated in order to determine the best model for establishing values in the youth. Character education is discussed as a balanced and comprehensive approach to value education, and critical comments on the Manifesto on Values, Education and Democracy attempt to show its relevance for value education in practice. The increase in social problems such as poverty, single-parent families and AIDS orphans, leads to an increase in “at-riskchildren” in South Africa. This study therefore also investigates possible ways in which teachers can contribute to instilling positive values in at-risk learners. The establishment, development and internalisation of values are a long and intricate process in which schools, parents and society are all important stakeholders. This research shows the importance of cooperation between all role players to instil values in South Africa’s young people and that the process of value education slowly but surely shows results. Key concepts: values, value education, character education, youth at risk
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: “Democratic citizenship requires that people cultivate mutual respect, warmth, friendship, trust, self-respect, dignity, generosity and compassion towards each other” (Waghid, 2004b:536). Suid-Afrika kom, as betreklik jong demokrasie, voor talle groot uitdagings te staan. Die opvoeding van die jeug tot volwassenes wat hulle plek in ’n demokratiese samelewing kan volstaan, is een van die uitdagings. ’n Demokrasie kan egter net slaag as basiese waardes soos respek en verantwoordelikheid by landsburgers geïnternaliseer is. Dagblaaie en nuusberigte skets ongelukkig ’n somber prentjie van morele verval onder die Suid-Afrikaanse jeug. In hierdie navorsing word verskillende modelle van waardeopvoeding krities geëvalueer, om te ondersoek watter model die beste resultate behoort te lewer in die vestiging van waardes by die jongmense van Suid-Afrika. Karakteropvoeding word bespreek as ’n gebalanseerde en omvattende benadering tot waardeopvoeding en die manifes oor waardes, opvoeding en demokrasie word krities bespreek om aan te toon in watter mate dit relevant is vir waardeopvoeding in die skoolpraktyk. Die toename van sosiale probleme soos armoede, enkelouer-gesinne en VIGS-wesies lei daartoe dat ’n toenemende aantal Suid-Afrikaanse kinders as risiko-leerders bekend staan. Daarom word in hierdie studie ook ondersoek ingestel na moontlike maniere waarop opvoeders positiewe waardes by risiko-leerders kan vestig. Die vestiging, ontwikkeling en internalisering van waardes is ’n langsame en ingewikkelde proses waarin die skool, ouers en die gemeenskap belangrike rolspelers is. Hierdie studie toon dat samewerking tussen die rolspelers baie belangrik is by die vestiging van waardes by Suid-Afrikaanse jongmense, en dat die proses van waardeopvoeding stadig maar seker resultate lewer. Trefwoorde: waardes, waardeopvoeding, karakteropvoeding, risiko-leerders

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Mankayi, Andile. "Experiences of parents whose children have completed a diversion programme." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/556.

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The goal of this research study was to explore and describe the experiences of parents whose children have completed the diversion programme in order to make recommendations to probation officers, social workers and people who facilitate the diversion programmes. The study focused on the Youth Empowerment Scheme programme (YES Programme) because it is the diversion programme mostly used in the Eastern Cape. The aim of the programme is to divert young people in trouble with the law away from the criminal justice system and to rehabilitate the young offenders by providing them with essential life skills that can address the offenders’ real problems. In the study the researcher made use of a qualitative research approach in an attempt to explore the experiences of parents whose children have completed the YES programme. The permission of the gatekeeper was sought before the study commenced. The researcher used purposive sampling to recruit participants. Data was collected by means of semi-structured interviews. In analysing the data, the researcher used the steps for qualitative data analysis as stated in Creswell (2003:192). Three main themes along with sub-themes and categories were identified during the process of data analysis. The main findings that emanated from this study were: the seemingly upcoming culture of lack of respect for authority on the part of the youth of today. Another major finding of this study is that the traditional function of families, notably, socialisation of young people within the family structure is on the wane. The recommendations that emanated from this study are: that the YES programme needs to be adjusted to address the specific needs of children that are referred to the YES programme and those of their families and communities. Family life should be strengthened through community development programmes that seek to address family problems of any nature, namely, material, psycho-social, economic, to mention just a few. Community development programmes should address fragile families through community development approaches that are comprehensive and integrated.

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Dube, Andile Laureth Maletsatsi. "A needs analysis for sustainable youth development : the case of Folweni Township, KZN." Thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10416.

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Humanistic geography specifies that development of the area should encompass the whole environment, the economical, physical, social and cultural environment. For economical reasons, development should be sustainable. For development to be sustainable thus communities should be developed so as to utilize the natural resources in a way that does not compromise the future. Youth in SA are faced with many challenges which in turn compromise sustainable development. It is thus urgent that the youth be developed so as to be economically active thus lifting the strain off the environment. The purpose of the study is to investigate the needs of the youth of Folweni Township, KZN in order for the attainment of sustainable environmental! community development. The study assumes that for sustainability, the youth should realize the challenges facing them and act on them. It realizes the benefits of youth development within their area, Folweni; in the country and at the international level.
Thesis (M.A.)-University of Durban-Westville, 2002.

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Carthew, Michael. "Spiritual, moral and social development as the outcomes of a program for youth." 2008. http://catalogue.flinders.edu.au/local/adt/public/adt-SFU20081022.143905/index.html.

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Swart, John Johannes. "The influence of Christian belief on adolescents' moral behaviour: an exploratory study." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1376.

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Morals are an important aspect in any society's functioning, and can be seen as a complex concept which consists of many facets. Morals can also be seen to be influenced by variety of different factors. The present study used case studies and successive approximation content analysis to explore the influence of Christian Belief on moral behaviour in fifteen adolescents. The research found that adolescents' moral behaviour could be influenced by Christian Belief as well as authority and peers. Certain adolescents had different views and understandings of morals.
Social Work
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Mngadi, Nompumelelo Rosemary. "Perceptions of youth regarding their relationships with adults in Ugu North, a rural area in Southern KwaZulu-Natal." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/2630.

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The study investigates youth perceptions of their relationships with adults in Ugu North a rural area in Southern Kwa-Zulu Natal. A review of literature revealed that limited research has been done in South Africa and other countries on the nature of relationships that exist between youth and adults in rural areas. From the available literature and the study it became clear that there is no comfortable relationship between youth and adults in Ugu North rural area. Research was conducted at a school and the participants were the learners. The researcher used availability sampling and systematic random sample to select participants. The researcher used two methods of data collection - focus group discussions and questionnaires for individual completion. The study revealed that there is no comfortable relationship between youth and adults in rural areas. By adults the research is referring to parents, teachers, possible caregivers and community members. Conclusions are drawn from the study and recommendations are made on how relationships between youth and adults in rural areas can be improved.
Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2004.

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"Life events, stress and coping strategies of secondary school students in Hong Kong: an exploratory study." Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5886912.

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by Kwong Lai-king.
Thesis (M.A.Ed.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991.
Bibliography: leaves 106-119.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.ii
LIST OP TABLES --- p.vi
LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii
ABSTRACT --- p.viii
Chapter CHAPTER ONE： --- INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1. --- Background of the Problem: Adolescents in Hong Kong --- p.1
Chapter 2. --- Purposes of the Study --- p.9
Chapter 3. --- Significance of the Study --- p.10
Chapter CHAPTER TWO： --- REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Chapter 1. --- Definition of Stress --- p.12
Chapter 2. --- Life Events and Stress --- p.14
Chapter 3. --- Adolescents and Stress --- p.23
Chapter 4. --- Life Events and Stress Symptoms --- p.34
Chapter 5. --- Type A/B Behaviour Pattern and Stress --- p.36
Chapter 6. --- Adolescents' Coping Strategies When Facing Stressful Life Events --- p.39
Chapter CHAPTER THREE： --- METHOD
Chapter 1. --- Framework of the Study --- p.46
Chapter 2. --- Definition of Terms --- p.48
Chapter 3. --- Null Hypotheses --- p.49
Chapter 4. --- Sample --- p.49
Chapter 5. --- Instruments --- p.50
Chapter 6. --- Procedures --- p.57
Chapter 7. --- Data Analysis --- p.59
Chapter CHAPTER FOUR： --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Chapter 1. --- Characteristics of the Sample in the Main Study --- p.62
Chapter 2. --- Reliabilities of Instruments --- p.65
Chapter 3. --- Major Life Events Happened to Form 6 students --- p.67
Chapter 4. --- stress Symptoms Experienced by Form 6 students --- p.76
Chapter 5. --- Type A/B Behaviour Pattern of Form 6 students --- p.80
Chapter 6. --- Ways of Coping of Form 6 students --- p.83
Chapter 7. --- "Relationship among Life Events, Stress, Type A/B Behaviour Pattern and Ways of Coping" --- p.87
Chapter 8. --- Limitations of the Present Study --- p.94
Chapter CHAPTER FIVE： --- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
Chapter 1. --- Summary of Findings --- p.95
Chapter 2. --- Importance of Findings --- p.97
Chapter 3. --- Recommendation --- p.103
BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.106
APPENDICES --- p.120
Chapter Appendix A: --- Life Events Checklist --- p.120
Chapter Appendix B: --- Modified Life Events Checklist (Translated version) --- p.121
Chapter Appendix C: --- Type A Questionnaire --- p.122
Chapter Appendix D: --- General Health Questionnaire --- p.123
Chapter Appendix E: --- Ways of Coping --- p.125
Chapter Appendix F: --- Test Battery (Translated version) --- p.126

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"Adolescents' conception of success: a personal construct approach." Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1987. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5885828.

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Ramusetheli, Mavhungu Diana. "The relevance of Nyambedzano as an effective process for promoting morality among the youth." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1418.

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PhD (African Studies)
Department of African Studies
Literature and media reports constantly show increased incidences of ill-discipline and lawlessness amongst the youth. These misdemeanours adversely affect communities and the behaviour of the youth as active, responsible and proactive members of the society and community members. Unfortunately, there are insufficient conversations about morality across social strata. The elders often seem disenfranchised by the popularity of the rights-based approach and modernity. In addition, communities are not proactive in coming up with initiatives that encourage on-going nyambedzano between the elders and the youth on issues around morals and discipline. Nyambedzano is a Venda concept that does not seem to have the exact English translation, so in this study I will use the concepts communication, conversation and dialogue interchangeably. Furthermore, there is a continuous blame game in the community about who should lead effective conversations that should buttress the development of responsible youth citizens. The purpose of this study was to explore the relevance of nyambedzano between the youth and elders about African morality among the youth. The study also aimed to investigate factors that were hindering nyambedzano to take place. I conducted qualitative appreciative focus group discussions with the elders and youth (who were in and out of school) that were purposively selected. Data was analysed thematically in relation to the stages of an Appreciative Inquiry approach. Findings revealed that nyambedzano between the elders and the youth about youth morality is relevant; however, its application is complicated by several factors which include the changing family structure, the changing parenting age, media and technology influences, a rightsbased approach to child rearing, and the denigration of cultural values at home, school and in the community. These findings were synthesised to develop a facilitative nyambedzano programme. Contrary to Vhavenda cultural practices, nyambedzano would have to be a two-way communication process between the elders and the youth. It would take place at different contexts, the home being the starting point. There would have to be some compromise between the rights- based contemporary approaches and traditional cultural ways of dealing with morality. This study makes methodological, empirical and theoretical contributions. An Appreciative Inquiry approach was applied to the Vhavenda ethnic group to explore the possibility of Nyambedzano between the youth and elders. The empirical contribution is that this study is the first to address nyambedzano as a process for promoting morality among the youth, within the context of the Tshivenda culture. The theoretical contribution of this study lies in the development of the facilitative nyambedzano programme that describes how nyambedzano between the elders and the youth should take place, taking into consideration the cultural values of the Vhavenda people. The recommendations are based on the creation of supportive parents, families, teachers, schools, churches, community members and policy makers.
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Kgole, Tebogo M. "Help-seeking behaviours of adolescents in urban high schools in two South African provinces : a comparative exploratory study." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7342.

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This study explored the patterns of help-seeking of 64 urban high school adolescents in Grades 10 and 11 in two South African provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. The type of problems faced by these adolescents such as interpersonal relationships, family and peer pressure, and whether or not they sought help for these problems was explored. Adolescents' preference for different sources of help for different problems is also discussed. Of concern was what mediated whether and where help was sought. This study also examined the role that the Life Orientation Programme and Guidance Programme played in the help-seeking behaviours of these adolescents. Data was collected using focus groups and individual interviews and analysed using a thematic method of data analysis. Adolescents across the two provinces seemed to have common problems and dealt with them in a similar manner. The adolescents' problems included peer pressure, family, academic anxiety and drug usage. To solve those problems adolescents seemed to prefer informal to formal sources to confide in. The Life Orientation Programme (LOP) seemed to play no significant role at this stage to the adolescents concerned.
Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2004.

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Ladzani, K. Y. "Moral regeneration in the lives of Vhavenda youth through indigenous knowledge systems : applied ethnography of communication-based approaches with special reference to Tshivhenda." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18662.

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Today, unlike yesterday we talk about Moral Regeneration amongst the Vhavenḓa youth of today and throughout the whole world. Strategies of combating this monster that is snatching our youth are recommended in this study. The problem dealt with in this study is the issue of Moral degeneration amongst the youth which needs to be regenerated. There are many causes of moral degeneration amongst the youth discussed in this study which are accompanied by the remedial strategies. As a way forward in this study, observations of researchers and scholars on how to find the solution about moral degeneration that has impacted on the lives of Vhavenḓa youth and other youth of today around the globe were focused on. The literature review in this study was based more on issues that are linked to Indigenous Knowledge Systems as discussed by various scholars. This study used the qualitative research methodology though quantitative minimally. The sampling of data was more purposive though there were cases of convenience and snowballing so as to get more data. Data for this research study was collected through questionnaires and interviews from a host of interviewees. This data was analysed using open and axial coding. The findings were grouped or categorised into major themes in terms of selective coding. Reasons behind the findings were explained too. Finally, consequences, implications for further study and also recommendations were indicated.
African Languages
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Mthembu, Ntokozo Christopher. "Black African township youth survival strategies in post-apartheid South Africa : a case study of the KwaMashu township within eThekwini Municipality." Thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22136.

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Text in English, Appendice 9 (pages 253-264) the isiZulu version of the corresponding English version.
The discourse on youth in South Africa’s post-apartheid era attempts to explore black African youth as agents for social change in their locale. Various perspectives define methods that are utilised by the youth to overcome the social challenges in this era. A case study approach was adopted in conducting this research. The role(s) played by the youth to influence social change were also investigated. The term youth in this research, refers to black African youth between 18 and 29 years of age, living in the township of KwaMashu in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. This investigation attempted to unravel the contributions made by youth towards community development, as well as the strategies that they adopted to secure their day-to-day livelihoods. In addition, various stereotypes and attitudes connected to youth were examined and were also documented. This study also investigated the role played by social agencies such as government institutions, education sector and also non-governmental and faith-based organisations in relation to the empowerment of young people in defining their futures. This investigation enabled the exploration of the impact of contemporary cultural value system(s) in shaping youth’s identities and their perceptions. The findings revealed that there is a need for relevant stakeholders and policy makers to consider interventions that will ensure support of youth initiatives, to curb the scourge of unemployment and poverty. It also recommends that the academic sphere needs to consider the decolonisation of the curriculum towards an Afrocentric Indigenous Knowledge orientation to enhance the aspirations of the Constitution of South Africa. The study also discovered evidence that suggests that the youth have a critical role to play in the development of their locales. Finally, the findings of this research acts as the baseline that could assist future studies in identifying possible themes that can provide [a fuller] understanding of the role played by black African youth in different social settings, i.e. township life, academic and political spheres in the post-apartheid era.
Sociology
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Gillespie, Cecilia Veronica. "An exploration of adolescents' problems and ways of coping in a South African context." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1937.

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Many areas of development converge as adolescents confront their major task of establishing an adult identity. However this is a complex task complicated by the difficulties experienced in the South African context. Concerns about health and well-being, coupled with research findings that emphasized adolescents' reluctance to seek help, prompted a review of adolescents needs. The present study explored the problems experienced and the coping styles used by a sample of adolescents living in the South African context. Participants' self-esteem was examined in relation to styles of coping that were employed. Data was gathered from questionnaires distributed to adolescents from three schools in the locality of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, including one rural school and two urban schools. The final sample consisted of 362 subjects. The data were analysed using frequencies, factor analyses, Pearson's correlation coefficient and regression analyses. The results of the study showed that adolescents experienced problems which included difficulties related to school achievement and maintaining standards; money problems; interpersonal problems regarding relationships with parents and family, friends and partners; intrapersonal problems, dealing with personal problems, depression and not wanting to live; and future related concerns, involving qualifications, careers, and employment. Three coping style described strategies employed by adolescents to manage their concerns: Internal coping, Active coping, and Withdrawal or an Avoidant style of coping. Of the three styles participants used an internal style of coping most frequently overall. However, all styles of coping were used interchangeably in order to solve problems of different types. Coping styles were found to be specific to particular problem domains. Analysis of self-esteem was carried out for participants from one urban school only, as the scale did not meet the criteria for reliability for the remaining two schools. Associations between self esteem and coping styles showed that a negative relationship existed between an avoidant coping strategy and self-esteem, and a positive relationship existed between self-esteem and an active coping style. Findings also showed the greater the degree of avoidance in problem solving the lower the expected level of self-esteem. This study presents findings that show evidence of adolescents' difficulties and stresses, and an emergent need for assistance at a time of change and transformation in South Africa. Where better to address these needs than in the educational environment within the framework of Guidance and Counselling. The results of this study may inform and render assistance in constructing an appropriate Life Orientation and Guidance curriculum for all schools, that will address current needs of adolescents as they confront the chief task of adolescence, that is the formation of an adult identity, a South African identity.
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Anirudhra, Kamraj. "Street children in South Africa : working towards socio-educational solutions." Diss., 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17724.

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The aim of this investigation was threefold : to determine origins and perceptions of the street child problem nationally and internationally ; to explore the way in which children experience life in the streets ; and to devise strategies to enable these children to develop optimally. Literature indicates that the street child phenomenon is a global issue that presents many challenges. It is a socio-educational problem precipitated by multi-factorial events in the home, community and by children's personality attributes. Street children experience rejection, suffering, shame and anxiety. Deprivation of an environment conducive to positive development leads to maladjustment, anti-social behaviour and marginalisation. The empirical research was undertaken by means of semi-structured interviews conducted among fourteen children of the Khayalethu shelter and by administering questionnaires in the community of Port Shepstone. The findings culminate in recommendations for suitable assistance programmes and strategies to handle the problem in South Africa.
Educational Studies
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Levy-Seedat, Alicia Vincenti Nerine. "The invisible who will not disappear : a discourse analysis of South African writings on street children." Diss., 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/824.

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Street children are present in every metropolitan city around the world. Their presence has provoked varied responses from academics, the media and others. However, despite the proliferation of responses, current solutions are not always commensurate with the resources expended in this area. Are current responses a part of the problem or a part of the solution? Following the precedence established by other researchers and calls for greater reflexivity, this study attempts to provide a critical analysis of selected South African writings on and about street children. Particular focus is accorded to how selected academic and popular writings construct street children. The specific aim is to facilitate an examination of the underlying discourses that inform South African writings on street children. The role that academic and popular writings fulfil in selectively maintaining the status quo over which their authors sometimes voice disapproval is also examined. Wherever possible the origins of such discourses and the powers that maintain them are referred to. The extent to which the discourses evident in writings on South African street children converge with the dominant discourses present in developmental psychology as a whole are reviewed. The complimentary techniques of transformative inquiry and discourse analysis are at the heart of the methodology in this study. As an analytical tool discourse analysis is used to deepen current understanding of perceptions of street children. Discourse analysis helps to chart the underlying discourses drawn on in texts and shows how writings have influenced, intentionally or otherwise, the perceptions of subjects of research. Transformative enquiry as a significant · complimentary, albeit implicit, feature of discourse analysis enables a reflection on the research process itself. Four main discourses are discussed, each of which is centred around several sub-discourses. The first discourse, "He who pays the piper calls the tune" involves an objectification of street children, conveying negative' images of street children. The second discourse, "St. Jude the Patron Saint of Lost Causes" is rooted in the ideas of hopelessness, helplessness, victimology and ubiquitousness. The third discourse, "natured versus nurtured" is located in ideas of biological determinism within which street children are described as bestial, abnormally sexual, inherently racially inferior and unresponsive to initiatives designed to provide shelter for them. The fourth discourse, "Us and them cum us against them" arises from ideas that view street children as inherently different to mainstream children and adults, thereby pitting street children against society at large and representing them as enemies. These four interrelated discourses ultimately converge to produce both enabling and constraining effects that are sometimes contradictory in nature. Discourses intended to render street children visible sometimes ironically make them and their plight invisible. The study is concluded with discussions of methodological limitations, suggestions for future investigation and the pyscho-emotive shifts I experienced during the research process.
Psychology
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Nel, Jacoba Elizabeth. "Ontwikkeling van 'n reflekterende span met 'n ekosistemiese benadering tot gesinsterapie." Diss., 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/15600.

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Besorgdheid het in die gemeenskap bestaan oar die toenemende getalle kinders wat binne die stedelike konteks van Pretoria op straat leef en werk. Hierdie navorsing is onderneem om die behoeftes van die kinders aan te spreek en om alternatiewe wyses te vind om met hulle te werk. 'n Konteks is geskep sodat na hulle stemme geluister kon word. nag 'n alternatief tot "tradisionele" vorme van gesinsterapie bruikbaar is, op sekere voorwaardes, soos aangedui in hoofstuk vier. Sleutelwoorde: reflekterende span; "straatkinders"; ekosistemiese benadering; ekologie; epistemologie; konstruktivisme; objektivisme; kubernetika; sisteemteorie; mikro-, meso- en makrosisteme; sirkulere en liniere punktuasie Ekosistemiese beginsels is aanvanklik benut, maar was nie vir die span wat saamgewerk het, betekenisvol nie. 'n Gevallestudie-ontwerp was nuttig om die ontwikkeling en "opleiding" van die span wat sou saamwerk, te beskryf, asook die benutting van ekosistemiese beginsels tydens dienste aan die "straatkinders" en hulle gesinne by ltumeleng. Die navorsing het aangedui dat 'n ekosistemiese benadering tot gesinsterapie as
The community showed concern about the increasing number of children living and working on the streets within the urban context of Pretoria. This researchwas undertaken to address the needs of these children and to find alternative ways of working with them. A context was created so that their voices could be heard. Ecosystemic principles were initially used, but were not meaningful to the team who worked together. A case study design proved useful in developing and "training" of the team who would be working together, as well as applying ecosystemic principles while making services available to the "street children" and their families in ltumeleng. The research indicated that an ecosystemic approach to family therapy could be used as an alternative to "traditional" forms of family therapy, subject to certain conditions, as stipulated in Chapter Four.
Social Work
M.A. (Sosiale Wetenskappe (Geestesgesondheid))

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