dolescents in a rural community’s perceptions, experiences and challenges concerning parental involvement during late adolescence
Abstract
Parental involvement during late adolescence has been confirmed by scholars as a major
determinant in fostering the educational and psychosocial outcomes in the life trajectory of an
individual. Certain bodies of literature, however, argue that parental involvement declines
dramatically during adolescence, while others insist that parents merely employ more
developmentally appropriate forms of involvement. Western-based parental involvement
frameworks – while useful – have not sufficiently captured the contextualised perceptions,
experiences and challenges of late adolescents in rural South Africa.