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Tshwane street children’s experiences of learning life skills through the medium of sport
Dissertation (MA (Counselling Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2008.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/31320 Tshwane street children’s experiences of learning life skills through the medium of sport Human, Lourens H. maryfele@telkomsa.net Thomas, Mary UCTD Life skills Sport Experiential learning Street children Dissertation (MA (Counselling Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2008. South African street children are marginalised with limited access to appropriate resources for the purposes of learning and self development (Hatting, Poggenpoel&Myburgh, 1998). They are often vulnerable to abuse and neglect with restricted opportunities to overcome the adverse conditions they reside in (Ensign, 2006). This research study considers Tshwane street children’s experiences of learning life skills through the medium of sport. It followed a qualitative, narrative research inquiry, whereby six street children residing in a Tshwane-based shelter, were interviewed on their experience(s) of a sports programme run by the Masters Counselling Psychology students of Pretoria University in 2006. Findings of this study indicate that despite these children’s life circumstances, fuelled by the dominant societal narrative of irreparability and hopelessness, the message of experiencing happiness and hope is sent through their narratives. The alternative narrative of Fridays emerged. Fridays being the day we played sport with them. Further narratives of liking, helpfulness, change, learning, and niceness developed from the interviews, which they constructed through storylines of learning, respect, talking, and self improvement through play. Additionally, reference was made to the transference of these life skills to the context of the shelter. Limitations, applicability and the relevance of these findings are discussed. Psychology Restricted Humanities 2013-09-09T12:11:11Z 2008-10-16 2013-09-09T12:11:11Z 2008-04-14 2008-10-16 2008-09-30 Dissertation a 2008E1112/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31320 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-113450/ en © University of Pretoria 2008E1112/ application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Life skills Sport Experiential learning Street children Tshwane street children’s experiences of learning life skills through the medium of sport |
| title | Tshwane street children’s experiences of learning life skills through the medium of sport |
| title_full | Tshwane street children’s experiences of learning life skills through the medium of sport |
| title_fullStr | Tshwane street children’s experiences of learning life skills through the medium of sport |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tshwane street children’s experiences of learning life skills through the medium of sport |
| title_short | Tshwane street children’s experiences of learning life skills through the medium of sport |
| title_sort | tshwane street children s experiences of learning life skills through the medium of sport |
| topic | UCTD Life skills Sport Experiential learning Street children |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31320 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09302008-113450/ |