- Title
- High school learners’ experiences and perceptions of school-based peer-led substance use prevention programmes
- Creator
- Chanshi, Judie Chinyama
- Subject
- High school students -- Substance use -- South Africa -- Attitudes
- Subject
- Substance abuse -- Prevention -- Research -- South Africa High school students -- Substance use -- South Africa -- Prevention Group counseling -- Substance use -- Prevention
- Date Issued
- 2018
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/21812
- Identifier
- vital:29781
- Description
- There is great concern about substance use among high school learners locally and globally. Adolescents are considered to be a high-risk population as their developmental stage generally renders them more susceptible to peer influence. It is for this reason that school based peer-led substance use prevention programs are considered to be a logical intervention aimed at reducing the onset of adolescent substance use. This study was motivated by inadequate information available regarding learners‟ experiences with school-based substance use prevention programmes and their effectiveness. This was a qualitative study that was exploratory, descriptive and contextual in nature. A non-probability, purposive sampling technique was administered to grade 8-11 learners aged 13-16 who have been recipients of school-based, peer-led substance use prevention programmes for a minimum of two consecutive years. The collection of data entailed individual interviews using semi-structured interview guide and focus group discussions. Data was collected until point of saturation was achieved, and analysed using Tesch‟s thematic data analysis. The credibility of the research process and the findings was enhanced by employing a variety of data verification strategies. It is anticipated that this research contributes to a better understanding of how school-based, peer-led substance use prevention programmes can be tailored to the needs of high school learners.
- Format
- xiii, 174 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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