Teenage Pregnancies in Bapong Schools, Madibeng Local Municipality: Teachers' Views

Autor/inn/en	Ramalepa, Tshiamo N.; Ramukumba, Tendani S.; Masala-Chokwe, Mmajapi E.
Titel	Teenage Pregnancies in Bapong Schools, Madibeng Local Municipality: Teachers' Views
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 41 (2021) 2, Artikel 1646 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ramalepa, Tshiamo N.) ORCID (Ramukumba, Tendani S.) ORCID (Masala-Chokwe, Mmajapi E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attitudes; Pregnancy; Educational Legislation; Prevention; Teacher Role; Foreign Countries; Educational Environment; Elementary Secondary Education; Municipalities; Content Analysis; Academic Achievement; Teacher Student Relationship; Teacher Education; School Nurses; Obstetrics; Partnerships in Education; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; Schwangerschaft; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Lehrerrolle; Ausland; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Magistrat; Inhaltsanalyse; Schulleistung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Geburtshilfe; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 forbids discrimination against learners based on pregnancy, while the 2007 guideline document, "Measures for Prevention and Management of Learner Pregnancy," stipulates teachers' role in preventing and managing learner pregnancy. Teachers are, therefore, responsible for pregnant learners in the school environment. In the study, which was conducted in primary and secondary schools in Bapong, we aimed to explore and describe the perceptions of teachers regarding pregnancy of school learners. A qualitative exploratory and descriptive approach with purposive sampling was used. In-depth interviews were used for data collection and content analysis was done through Tesch's approach using open coding. The findings suggest that, despite being against learner pregnancy, teachers are more concerned with the educational success of pregnant learners. They view learner pregnancy as a threat to teachers, other learners and the school environment because they are not trained to deal with pregnancy-related problems. The findings also indicate that the Departments of Health and Education should collaborate in order to initiate a partnership between teachers, school health nurses, and midwives regarding learner pregnancy in schools. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	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. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01