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The phenomenon of resilience among black adolescents from divorced families in the Vaal Triangle Area
(North-West University, 2009)
In South Africa today many adolescents are faced with having to cope with their parents' divorce. There are many risks that occur when adolescents are faced with divorce. Of late research has suggested that parental divorce ...
Flourishing in a group of South African adolescents
(North-West University, 2009)
Little is known about the prevalence and experience of psychological well-being on the upper end of the mental health continuum in South African adolescents, as it is conceptualised in the domain of positive psychology/p ...
An exploration of community resilience in a group of postgraduate students in a challenging training programme
(North-West University, 2009)
The literature on community resilience focuses on communities' adaptation in the aftermath of natural disasters. However, little attention has been given to continuous exposure to challenging circumstances that require ...
Young adults' experiences of their transition from residential care to independent living
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Against the background of various challenges faced by young adult care leavers and ongoing debates on care leaving interventions in contemporary South Africa, the researcher aimed to explore five selected participants’ ...
Teenage pregnancy in South African schools : from vulnerability to empowerment
(North-West University, 2012)
One of the most serious phenomena plaguing families and societies worldwide is teenage pregnancy. In South Africa teenage mothers are permitted to return to schools after giving bith however, not much is done to support ...
Resilience in professional nurses
(North-West University, 2010)
Research on human resilience has attempted to uncover how certain individuals, even
when faced with adverse working conditions can bounce back without serious
psychological harm and continue their development. There is ...
Kreatiwiteit en emosionele intelligensie as aspekte van psigologiese weerbaarheid by kinders
(North-West University, 2012)
South African children are exposed to an enormous amount of risk factors to their development and adjustment. Research reveals that, in all probability, they do not have sufficient protective factors at their disposal to ...
Exploring the basic elements required for an effective educator–student relationship in nursing education
(2014)
An effective educator-student relationship is a key factor to ensure a positive learning climate where learning can take place. Educators must work together to build caring relationships with students, provide support to ...
An improved support program for Free State educators affected by the HIV
(North West University, 2010)
The main focus of this study was on making recommendations towards the refinement of REds that should increase its effectiveness in supporting educators affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic towards coping resiliently with ...
The views of street children on how streetism can be prevented
(North West University, 2014)
Streetism is a world-wide, socio-economic problem and vulnerable children continue
to migrate to the streets due to personal and contextual reasons. Attempts have
been made to prevent streetism however; these interventions ...