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Adolescents' perceptions of family resilience in an absent father family
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/67773 Adolescents' perceptions of family resilience in an absent father family Mampane, Motlalepule Ruth johan.louw.777@gmail.com Louw, Johan Andries Unrestricted UCTD Family resilience Father absence Adolescents Protective factors Family functioning Grandparent support Social support Township Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018. The literature reveals a vast gap in the functionality of South African families due to the absence of fathers. This study intended to identify adolescents’ perception of family resilience, which may help them to overcome being part of an absent-father family. The current study used an interpretivist paradigm and qualitative research methodology. A case study research design was adopted as it helped to explore the phenomenon of family resilience as seen from the perspective of four male adolescents living in an absent-father family. The participants were selected purposively from a partner organisation in Mamelodi East, called Stanza Bopape Community Development Centre. Data collection involved two separate visits wherein four individual interviews, visual data, and a reflective journal were used. A third visit to the site included a group session, which included member checking. Following the thematic analysis of data, the participants revealed that they strongly relied on grandparents for financial, social, cultural, and moral support, which contributed to their perception of family resilience. This study also indicates that grandparents, more often than not, took responsibility for raising the participants. The participants also indicated the school and surrounding community as being contributors to family resilience due to positive teacher influence, friendships at school, extramural activities, and other male figures. Furthermore, some fathers also seemed to further family resilience, even though they were removed from the participants’ family. Based on the findings of the study, I can determine that family resilience in and around adolescents’ family will have a positive effect on their development amidst the adversity of being in an absent-father family. es2026 Educational Psychology MEd Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2018-12-05T08:04:53Z 2018-12-05T08:04:53Z 2009/07/18 2018 Dissertation Louw, JA 2018, Adolescents' perceptions of family resilience in an absent father family, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67773> S2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67773 en © 2018 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 | Unrestricted UCTD Family resilience Father absence Adolescents Protective factors Family functioning Grandparent support Social support Township Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Adolescents' perceptions of family resilience in an absent father family |
| title | Adolescents' perceptions of family resilience in an absent father family |
| title_full | Adolescents' perceptions of family resilience in an absent father family |
| title_fullStr | Adolescents' perceptions of family resilience in an absent father family |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adolescents' perceptions of family resilience in an absent father family |
| title_short | Adolescents' perceptions of family resilience in an absent father family |
| title_sort | adolescents perceptions of family resilience in an absent father family |
| topic | Unrestricted UCTD Family resilience Father absence Adolescents Protective factors Family functioning Grandparent support Social support Township Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67773 |