ERIC Number: EJ1149995
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Publication Date: 2008
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The Appraisal and Enhancement of Resilience Modalities in Middle Adolescents within the School Context
Kruger, Lenette; Prinsloo, Heila
South African Journal of Education, v28 n2 p241-259 2008
Middle adolescents are exposed to environments riddled with potential adversities which pervade their lives, adding to the challenges inherent in their developmental stage. They spend a significant time in school and therefore it is an appropriate context to foster, enhance, and develop emotional, social, and cognitive resilience competencies. There are limited psychological assessment instruments for the South African population that can be used to appraise the level of resilience modalities in middle adolescents. Our aim was to describe and explore the process of appraising, developing, and enhancing the modalities of resilience through the newly developed Resilience Enhancement Kit and the Resiliency Scale. The research was conducted from a combined qualitative and quantitative approach. The results indicated that there was an increase in the level of resilient functioning after administration of the Resilience Enhancement Kit and it therefore appeared to be successful in enhancing resilience modalities. The Resilience Enhancement Kit and Resiliency Scale could be administered by educational psychologists and teachers to assess and enhance resilience modalities and could be incorporated into the school curriculum.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Resilience (Psychology), Adolescent Development, Emotional Development, Social Development, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Urban Schools, Secondary School Students, Developmental Tasks, Likert Scales, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Tel: +27-12-420-5798; Fax: +27-12-420-5511; Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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