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Venketsamy, Roy; Miller, Denise – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2021
Background: Parents are challenged to choose schools for their Grade 1 learners. They believe that the Department of Education's zoning and admission policy is too restrictive. Schools also do not provide adequate information to allow parents to make their choice. Aim: This article aimed to identify factors that influence parents' choice of…
Descriptors: School Choice, Grade 1, Children, Elementary School Students
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Shields, Nancy; Nadasen, Kathy; Pierce, Lois – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
This study is based on a sample of children from the Cape Town area in South Africa. The study compares the effects of witnessing school or neighborhood violence compared with being victimized in each context on psychological distress. The findings suggest that in the context of the school, victimization has a somewhat stronger effect on distress…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Neighborhoods, Municipalities, Violence