Abstract
This research study has explored peer pressure regarding drug abuse amongst adolescent learners in previously disadvantaged township secondary schools. The study was executed in a previously disadvantaged township in Gauteng. The idea for the study started when parents in this previously disadvantaged township in Gauteng implored the then President of the country, Mr. Jacob Zuma, to intervene to stop the rampant use of drugs by people residing in the township. The study followed a phenomenological research paradigm that allowed me to gain greater understanding of the experiences of adolescent learners about peer pressure regarding drug abuse amongst adolescent learners in previously disadvantaged township secondary schools. I could understand their worlds from their points of view and how they make sense of the world around them. I employed an inductive research approach to generate data and develop emerging themes from the data collected. Conclusions about the experiences of peer pressure among adolescent learners regarding drug abuse were drawn from the sample population involved in the study. Thus, I could rely on qualitative data to explore these experiences in previously disadvantaged township secondary schools. A qualitative research design allowed me to develop theories from the information gathered from the population observed...
D.Phil. (Career and Life Orientation)