Factors related to school refusal of black adolescents in the Impendle area

The specific aim of this research study was to identify, explore, describe and interpret the factors related to school refusal of black adolescents. An overview of literature was used to arrive at a broader appreciation of issues pertaining to school refusal phenomenon and also to black adolescen...

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Main Author: Chemane, Bonginkosi Reginald
Other Authors: Burger, Sanet
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2015
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Online Access:Chemane, Bonginkosi Reginald (1998) Factors related to school refusal of black adolescents in the Impendle area, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16424>
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Summary:The specific aim of this research study was to identify, explore, describe and interpret the factors related to school refusal of black adolescents. An overview of literature was used to arrive at a broader appreciation of issues pertaining to school refusal phenomenon and also to black adolescents. Ten subjects participated in this study. Data were gathered qualitatively using ethnographic interviews. The following factors were found to be contributory to the problem of school refusal: School refusers who stay with grandparents instead of staying with biological parents; fear of something specific at school; lack of insight into the refusal problem; lover plays a role in refusal behaviour; protective parents; poor social relationships; fathers that play a marginal role in the family; parents' worldview; emotional problems and weak or no attempts to stop behaviour. The emphasis was on the understanding of the refusal phenomenon rather than on cause and effect. === Educational Studies === M. Ed. (with specialisation in Guidance and Counselling)