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Direct linkWeaver, Lesley Jo; Henderson, Nicole; Hadley, Craig – Field Methods, 2021
Food insecurity (FI) is often assessed through experienced-based measures, which address the number and extent of coping strategies people employ. Coping indices are limited because, methodologically, they presuppose that people engage coping strategies uniformly. Ethnographic work suggests that subgroups experience FI quite differently, meaning…
Descriptors: Food, Dietetics, Hunger, Consumer Economics
Taylor, Sherria D.; Stahl, Michelle; Distelberg, Brian – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2021
The role of spirituality in families is an important factor in family resilience. Currently, however, no quantitative instruments exist that adequately assess this phenomenon. This study introduced the adapted Spiritual Perspective Scale-Family Version (SPS-FV) and explored its psychometric qualities among 574 majority ethnic minority individuals…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Family Life, Low Income Groups, Ethnic Groups
Download full textThwala, S'lungile K. – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
This study investigated the experiences and coping strategies of adolescent girl learners from child-headed families in the Shiselweni region of Swaziland. Forty (40) girls whose ages ranged from 13-18 years were participants in the study and were selected through purposive sampling in five selected rural schools. Data were collected on the…
Descriptors: Coping, Heads of Households, Foreign Countries, Females
Rodriguez, Lizette; Horowitz, Marcel; Espinoza, Dorina; Aguilera, Alberto; de la Torre, Adela – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2015
Introduction: The year 2015 marks the fourth year of a drought in California. With no signs of the drought improving, communities in California are left to prioritize their water usage. In the Central Valley, the limited water supply has forced farmers to prioritize on acreage and planting, decisions that trickle down and may impact farmworker…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Agricultural Occupations, Coping, Mexican Americans
Lethale, Praline S.; Pillay, Jace – Africa Education Review, 2013
As a result of the AIDS pandemic, adolescent-headed families are becoming a common trend in South Africa. However, little is known about the experiences of the adolescent, especially within the school context. Hence the purpose of this article was to explore the experiences of adolescents within the school context. During our initial review of…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Psychology, Adolescents, Focus Groups
Taggart, Nadia; Pillay, Jace – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to comprehensively capture teachers' classroom experiences and establish what educational and psychological support would help them as they were trying to include learners from child-headed homes in their classrooms and schools. The sample of teachers from two different Gauteng districts included members from the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Heads of Households, Teacher Student Relationship, School Districts
