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Mohangi, Kamleshie – School Psychology International, 2023
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic had a global impact on family social and economic well-being. Individuals and families sought alternative living arrangements as a result of the financial crisis, health implications, and housing insecurity, with many joining multigenerational households. However, it is unknown how multigenerational…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Economic Impact, Well Being
Hugo, Anna J.; Masalesa, Metse J. – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2021
Background: In this article, an analysis is done of the out of school factors of Foundation Phase learners that could influence the proper development of these learners' language abilities. Specific reference is made to the home environment of Foundation Phase learners in rural Mpumalanga. Aim: This article aims to draw attention to the fact that…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Skill Development
Mampane, Motlalepule Ruth – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This article reports on the effect of a community-based social support programme offered through a government-linked centre that works on the resilience of children of families from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Purposive sampling was used to select four parents (mothers) and nine school-going children (N = 13) who all benefit from and attend a…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Social Support Groups, Program Effectiveness, Resilience (Psychology)
Clark, Margaret M., Ed.; Tucker, Stanley, Ed. – Trentham Books Ltd, 2010
This book challenges taken for granted views of early childhood across the globe. It deepens and broadens our understanding of what it means to be a child today and of the challenges children face in different parts of the world. It will be essential reading for all who work with young children or are students of early years education and…
Descriptors: Young Children, Family Characteristics, Poverty, Rural Areas
van Wyk, Noleen; Lemmer, Eleanor – South African Journal of Education, 2007
Estimates suggest that approximately 12% of South Africans are HIV positive. As a result of the rapid increase of infections in the mid-1990s and the concomitant increase in HIV/AIDS-related deaths, it is estimated that 13% of children have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. In this study data were obtained by open-ended written accounts by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family School Relationship, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Educational Policy
Moller, Valerie – 1990
This report discusses findings from a review of a plan of the South African KwaMashu Christian Care Society (KMCCS) for introducing an educare program in which active older women give in-service training to grandmothers and other childminders who look after preschool children at home. Before launching the proposed program, a KMCCS committee…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adult Education, Child Caregivers, Community Attitudes