Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Subject "Teachers"
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A comparison of the knowledge and attitudes of school counselors trained in the prevention and awareness in schools of HIV/AIDS project and untrained counselors in Tanga Region, Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)In secondary schools in Tanzania, teachers are selected to take on the role of guidance and counselling in addition to their teaching duties. They are expected to be key players in supporting school youth to develop ... -
Child abuse: an assessment of recognition capabilities, attitudes and reporting practices of primary school teachers in Pietermaritzburg
(2013)Background: Child abuse is a global public health problem with serious consequences for the victims and society. Most studies on child maltreatment in South Africa have focused on the role of teachers as perpetrators and ... -
Establishing reliability and construct validity for the revised emotional social screening tool for school readiness (teacher’s form)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)School readiness assessments in South Africa are still predominantly focused on the assessment of cognitive skills, to the detriment of socio-emotional skills. In an attempt to bridge this gap, the Emotional Social ... -
The exploration of preschool teachers' understanding and classroom experience of socio-emotional development in early childhood and the role it plays in school readiness
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The socio-emotional development of children has an extremely important impact on the overall development of children. Globally, extensive research has been dedicated to the socio-emotional development of children with ... -
An exploration of school strategies enabling teachers in mainstream schools to support learners with Asperger’s Syndrome
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Having good educational policies that are in-line with international inclusive standards is a positive step in addressing previous educational inequalities in South Africa. The Department of Education’s White Paper 6 policy ... -
An exploratory study investigating the views and perceptions of learners with regard to health and hygiene
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)Health is related to social, cultural, economic, biological and environmental factors, which include the availability of resources such as potable water and sanitary facilities. According to the WHO (1993) communities stays ... -
A qualitative study exploring the perceptions of teachers from low-resourced schools on a resilience oriented burns intervention
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Burn injuries are one of the most severe injuries a child can experience and are a frequent cause of emergency room visits. In South Africa, paediatric burn injuries are common, especially in informal settlements where the ... -
The relationship between job satisfaction and organisational commitment amongst high school teachers in disadvantaged areas in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Job satisfaction and organisational commitment have been found to both be inversely related to such withdrawal behaviours as tardiness, absenteeism and turnover (Yousef, 2000). Moreover, they have also been linked to ...