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Supporting Foundation Phase children experiencing disenfranchised grief
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/60948 Supporting Foundation Phase children experiencing disenfranchised grief Steyn, Miemsie G. fatima606@hotmail.com Aboobaker, Fatima UCTD Experience Disenfranchised grief Foundation Phase Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Education theses SDG-16 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2016. A cultural belief held that young children lack the ability to experience grief, based on the assumption that children have not yet developed to understand, or to be emotionally affected, by the concept of death. 'Disenfranchised grief', a term first coined in 1989, refers to grief that escapes notice due to emotions not finding expressive outlets. Disenfranchised grief afflicts young children in particular. The aim of this study was to provide guidelines and identify support structures that teachers can use to help a child that is experiencing grief in the Foundation Phase classroom due to loss of a parent, sibling or grandparent. Multiple case studies were utilised to investigate children's experiences with disenfranchised grief within different contexts, and existing support systems for children who suffered the loss of a loved family member. Three Grade 3 learners experiencing grief were purposively selected from a state school to participate in semi-structured individual interviews, drawings activities and verbal narratives. Three themes emerged from the data: experiences of grief, emotional experience and support. The findings indicate that children do experience grief, but need support in giving expression to their emotions, and to process their losses. Recommendation is made to teacher-training institutions to incorporate counselling as part of their teacher-training curriculum. dzm2026 Early Childhood Education MEd Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2017-06-08T13:07:01Z 2017-06-08T13:07:01Z 2017-05-04 2016 Dissertation Aboobaker, F 2016, Supporting Foundation Phase children experiencing disenfranchised grief, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60948> A2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60948 en © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Experience Disenfranchised grief Foundation Phase Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Education theses SDG-16 Supporting Foundation Phase children experiencing disenfranchised grief |
| title | Supporting Foundation Phase children experiencing disenfranchised grief |
| title_full | Supporting Foundation Phase children experiencing disenfranchised grief |
| title_fullStr | Supporting Foundation Phase children experiencing disenfranchised grief |
| title_full_unstemmed | Supporting Foundation Phase children experiencing disenfranchised grief |
| title_short | Supporting Foundation Phase children experiencing disenfranchised grief |
| title_sort | supporting foundation phase children experiencing disenfranchised grief |
| topic | UCTD Experience Disenfranchised grief Foundation Phase Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Education theses SDG-16 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60948 |