Resilience towards adverse childhood experiences among public secondary school students in Alice, South Africa
- Authors: Obisesan , Matthew Tobiloba
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Child development Child psychology
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPH
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/16769 , vital:40772
- Description: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are of great concerns in public health. They are traumatic experiences that occur during childhood. ACEs include various forms of abuse and maltreatment which can be emotional, physical, verbal and sexual, different degrees of household dysfunction such as growing up with substance abuse like drugs and alcohol, witnessing domestic violence, mental illnesses, crime in the home and parental disharmony. Although childhood adversities and traumatic experiences occur before the individual is 18 years of age, the effects of such experiences can last a lifetime causing mental and chronic medical illnesses. Resilience is perceived as an antidote to the detrimental effect of ACEs. It is a situation in which an individual displays a high level of effectiveness after a significant misfortune or adversity. This study was conducted to assess the level of resilience towards adverse childhood experiences among public secondary school children in Alice. Data were collected with the aid of a wellstructured questionnaire from 418 public high school students using Convenience sampling method. Factors influencing resilience among the learners were examined. Consequently, the data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ordered logit regression model. From the results, it is observed that the majority of the learners live with their grandparents and the most prevalent form of ACEs is emotional abuse, followed by sexual abuse while community violence is the least common childhood adversity. This study further reveals that some of the respondents experienced more than one form of adverse childhood experience. In addition, irrespective of what the students have been through, they are largely observed to be resilient. Analysis from the ordered logit regression model shows that age, class in school, gender, religion, race and who the student lives with are significantly related to resilience. The study, therefore, recommends a functional counseling unit in the schools while student-teacher relationship must be encouraged
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- Date Issued: 2019
- Authors: Obisesan , Matthew Tobiloba
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Child development Child psychology
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPH
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/16769 , vital:40772
- Description: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are of great concerns in public health. They are traumatic experiences that occur during childhood. ACEs include various forms of abuse and maltreatment which can be emotional, physical, verbal and sexual, different degrees of household dysfunction such as growing up with substance abuse like drugs and alcohol, witnessing domestic violence, mental illnesses, crime in the home and parental disharmony. Although childhood adversities and traumatic experiences occur before the individual is 18 years of age, the effects of such experiences can last a lifetime causing mental and chronic medical illnesses. Resilience is perceived as an antidote to the detrimental effect of ACEs. It is a situation in which an individual displays a high level of effectiveness after a significant misfortune or adversity. This study was conducted to assess the level of resilience towards adverse childhood experiences among public secondary school children in Alice. Data were collected with the aid of a wellstructured questionnaire from 418 public high school students using Convenience sampling method. Factors influencing resilience among the learners were examined. Consequently, the data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ordered logit regression model. From the results, it is observed that the majority of the learners live with their grandparents and the most prevalent form of ACEs is emotional abuse, followed by sexual abuse while community violence is the least common childhood adversity. This study further reveals that some of the respondents experienced more than one form of adverse childhood experience. In addition, irrespective of what the students have been through, they are largely observed to be resilient. Analysis from the ordered logit regression model shows that age, class in school, gender, religion, race and who the student lives with are significantly related to resilience. The study, therefore, recommends a functional counseling unit in the schools while student-teacher relationship must be encouraged
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- Date Issued: 2019
The Intsomi Ambassadors: using communicative ecologies to enhance home literacy practices amongst working class parents in Grahamstown
- Authors: Gush, Cathy
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Communication in economic development -- South Africa -- Makhanda , Literacy -- South Africa -- Makhanda , Literacy programs -- South Africa -- Makhanda , Education -- Parent participation -- South Africa -- Makhanda , Intsomi Project
- Language: English
- Type: text , Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71459 , vital:29855
- Description: Utilising theories of Communication for Development, the research explores how literacy practices in the homes of a group of working class, English second language parents in Grahamstown are affected by the introduction of new literacy material and insights Furthermore, it discusses how, and through which forms of media, these observed dynamics and changes in practice are best communicated to similar households. The issue of children's literacy development in South Africa is of serious concern, in particular the role that parents play and the level of support they give through home literacy practices. The context is one in which South African children have performed very poorly with regard to literacy levels in international benchmark testing as well as in national assessments. The summary report on the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) found that some of the factors contributing to these poor results were the lack of reading resources in homes, as well as the lack of strong home-school partnerships in which parents took up the role of co-educators, or even of primary educators at the preschool stage. A group of parents employed by Rhodes University at the Grade 1 - 5 levels signed up to be the recipients of a programme supporting the literacy development of their primary and pre-primary school children. The Intsomi Project is run by the Rhodes Community Engagement Office as part of the Vice-Chancellor’s Education Initiative and provides close to 100 families with weekly reading material and educational games for their children, as well as workshops on the use of these materials and how they might benefit the children. Following a Participatory Action Research approach, a “vanguard” group of parent participants, known as the Intsomi Ambassadors, developed their role as literacy activists, becoming co-creators of media messages that utilised and built on the first stage of their communication within the group. The research explored how the principles and techniques of development support communication, and those of communicative ecologies, could be applied to explore, enhance and disseminate those qualitative changes in behaviour within households that positively affect children’s literacy development. In the process, it aimed to explore whether media representations that reflect the stories of parents trying out new literacy practices can create authentic, endogenous messages that resonate with people in similar circumstances, and can stimulate debate around the issue.
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- Date Issued: 2019
- Authors: Gush, Cathy
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Communication in economic development -- South Africa -- Makhanda , Literacy -- South Africa -- Makhanda , Literacy programs -- South Africa -- Makhanda , Education -- Parent participation -- South Africa -- Makhanda , Intsomi Project
- Language: English
- Type: text , Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71459 , vital:29855
- Description: Utilising theories of Communication for Development, the research explores how literacy practices in the homes of a group of working class, English second language parents in Grahamstown are affected by the introduction of new literacy material and insights Furthermore, it discusses how, and through which forms of media, these observed dynamics and changes in practice are best communicated to similar households. The issue of children's literacy development in South Africa is of serious concern, in particular the role that parents play and the level of support they give through home literacy practices. The context is one in which South African children have performed very poorly with regard to literacy levels in international benchmark testing as well as in national assessments. The summary report on the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) found that some of the factors contributing to these poor results were the lack of reading resources in homes, as well as the lack of strong home-school partnerships in which parents took up the role of co-educators, or even of primary educators at the preschool stage. A group of parents employed by Rhodes University at the Grade 1 - 5 levels signed up to be the recipients of a programme supporting the literacy development of their primary and pre-primary school children. The Intsomi Project is run by the Rhodes Community Engagement Office as part of the Vice-Chancellor’s Education Initiative and provides close to 100 families with weekly reading material and educational games for their children, as well as workshops on the use of these materials and how they might benefit the children. Following a Participatory Action Research approach, a “vanguard” group of parent participants, known as the Intsomi Ambassadors, developed their role as literacy activists, becoming co-creators of media messages that utilised and built on the first stage of their communication within the group. The research explored how the principles and techniques of development support communication, and those of communicative ecologies, could be applied to explore, enhance and disseminate those qualitative changes in behaviour within households that positively affect children’s literacy development. In the process, it aimed to explore whether media representations that reflect the stories of parents trying out new literacy practices can create authentic, endogenous messages that resonate with people in similar circumstances, and can stimulate debate around the issue.
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- Date Issued: 2019
The role of the community policing forum initiative in fighting crime: a case study of Middledrift in the Eastern Cape
- Authors: Zazini, Buyelwa
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Community policing Crime prevention
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSoc (Criminology)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/16440 , vital:40720
- Description: According to the South African Police Service Act 68 of 1995, a Community Policing Forum (CPF) is a forum established at each police station and it should be largely representative of the local community. The main objectives of the CPF is to promote communication and co-operation between the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the community. Above all it is aimed at improving the services rendered by the SAPS and identifying the problems encountered by communities in order to solve problems jointly. This study was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of community policing in the initiative to fight crime in Middledrift. The study used interviews to gather the data. A total of 15 respondents, comprising of three groups, namely individuals from the SAPS, individuals from the CPF and community leaders were carefully chosen to access what they knew about the CPF in Middledrift. The findings highlighted that there was a need for awareness campaigns. Community leaders need to be involved especially in decision making. Necessary resources and training are also of great need for the CPF.
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- Date Issued: 2019
- Authors: Zazini, Buyelwa
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Community policing Crime prevention
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSoc (Criminology)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/16440 , vital:40720
- Description: According to the South African Police Service Act 68 of 1995, a Community Policing Forum (CPF) is a forum established at each police station and it should be largely representative of the local community. The main objectives of the CPF is to promote communication and co-operation between the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the community. Above all it is aimed at improving the services rendered by the SAPS and identifying the problems encountered by communities in order to solve problems jointly. This study was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of community policing in the initiative to fight crime in Middledrift. The study used interviews to gather the data. A total of 15 respondents, comprising of three groups, namely individuals from the SAPS, individuals from the CPF and community leaders were carefully chosen to access what they knew about the CPF in Middledrift. The findings highlighted that there was a need for awareness campaigns. Community leaders need to be involved especially in decision making. Necessary resources and training are also of great need for the CPF.
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- Date Issued: 2019
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