ERIC Number: EJ1369818
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
EISSN: EISSN-1552-8499
Exploring the School-Based Support for Youths Who Head Households in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Youth & Society, v55 n3 p399-419 Apr 2023
The article focuses on the school-based support that youths who are heading households get from public schools in South Africa. It is based on the study that was conducted focusing on the extent to which schools support youths who head households. The study adopted the qualitative research methodological approach where three methods were used to construct data. The three methods used are observation, semi structured interviews and documents. Eight children from four public schools were selected as participants in the study. Data constructed was analyzed by using the Thematic Content Analysis approach. The findings reveal that youths who head households are faced with challenges that include among others, economic constraints, lack of resources, and humiliation. Furthermore, they do not get the necessary support from schools. The article argues that lack of support by schools adds to the challenges that children are confronted with in their daily struggle for survival.
Descriptors: Youth, Heads of Households, Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Student Attitudes, Barriers, Psychological Patterns, Disadvantaged, Poverty, Student Needs, Attendance, Academic Achievement, Social Bias, Social Support Groups, Services, Case Studies, Educational Resources, Identification, Social Change, Racial Segregation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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