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Browsing Educational Psychology by Type "Mini Dissertation"
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Mazongolo, Anathi
(University of Pretoria, 2023-12)
This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of career construction counselling on a rural disadvantaged learner with inadequate self-efficacy who is ready to embark on a career. Learners from environments challenged by ...
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Mkhatshwa, Nomfundo
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
The purpose of this study was to explore the benefits and challenges of raising children in a multilingual household. The study utilised a qualitative research approach, guided by the interpretivism paradigm. The theoretical ...
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Krok, Andrea
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
The literature provided great insight into the importance of caregivers in the process of resilience. However, there seemed to be a lack of information regarding what caregivers do and their strategies to foster resilience. ...
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Pretorius, Chereen Ann
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
The context of working and living in a care institution is accepted as challenging for all concerned, yet there is a dearth of studies into the stress experiences of caregivers. This study investigated caregivers’ stress ...
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Maimela, Ngwanakgohu Elsie
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
The purpose of this study was to investigate, explore and understand the role that Community Care Workers (CCWs) play in supporting the academic resilience of learners from low socio-economic contexts. An interpretive ...
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Dingle, Kirsten Amy
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Knowledge from Africa to conceptualise a good life for children in challenged rural contexts is scarce. This descriptive, instrumental case study investigated how community members, living in a rural, South African context, ...
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Seaworyeh, Irene
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
In order to address the limited existing knowledge on teacher resilience in challenged contexts, this qualitative secondary data analysis study explored teacher conceptualisations of teacher resilience in challenged Global ...
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Wagner, Le-Vérne
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
The advent of text messaging as a popular and cheaper form of communication has offered a new research perspective on adolescent development. Erikson’s identity formation theory, the core tenets of existentialism, and the ...
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Silber, Sarah
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
This study of limited scope forms part of a broader research project which is focused on the promotion of healthy nutrition, physical fitness and the psychosocial well-being practices of primary school children in ...
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Malatji, Kgothatso Mahlatse
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and understand the early lived experiences of young women with visual impairments (YWWVI) as they transitioned into the workplace. These included exploring the progress ...
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Huddle, Christelle
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
Students in resource-scarce environments navigate through a multitude of barriers
(Richter, 2007). The pathways that individuals travel through towards positive
adaptation are far from fixed (Ungar, 2005a), but rather a ...
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Ndzimbomvu, Thembalethu Mbali
(University of Pretoria, 2023-10-13)
This study explored how effective YouTube is as a teaching aid for English Additional Language (EAL) preschoolers aged four to six (n=8) and their teachers. Using connectivism and Neurocognitive Learning Theory (NLT), the ...
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Le Grange, Chantel
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
Much has been written about child abuse in general, particularly about physical and sexual abuse; however, scant research is available on the chronic emotional neglect of children (Stoltenborgh et al., 2014). The sparsity ...
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Grobler, Gert H.
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
The visually impaired community forms a small but integral part of South Africa with the
potential to contribute meaningfully to its infrastructure and society, yet blind learners still seem
to struggle with computer ...
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Mbatha, Lethabo Rebecca
(University of Pretoria, 2023-09-01)
This qualitative study aimed to understand the unique psychosocial, healthcare, and
economic dimensions that converged in the lives of young, HIV-positive mothers during
the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). The study combined ...
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Von Backström, Marelise
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
South African families in semi-urban townships experience more significant stress than other families. Family resilience refers to the factors or processes within families that support them to be resilient before, during ...
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Knox, Xavier
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
The purpose of this study is to explore the processes of family resilience
within a grandmother-headed household, caring for orphaned grandchildren,
in a low socio-economic South African community. To do so, the ...
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Suliman, Naciema
(University of Pretoria, 2022)
The field of wellbeing research with university students has grown exponentially in recent years. Within this field, studies on the wellbeing of students with disabilities have, however, been limited. The purpose of this ...
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Mofokeng, Nthabiseng Desiree
(University of Pretoria, 2023-11-30)
This study aimed to describe and explore factors that support the wellbeing of undergraduate students in a Faculty of Health Sciences through a positive psychology framework. This study forms part of a broader project at ...
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Arnold, Genieve Mai
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
Every learner has unique educational needs. However, treating all learners alike does not address the unique educational needs of learners, especially those with disabilities such as visual impairment (VI). Addressing the ...