Abstract
Poverty, from the result of bad governance, economic recession, misinformed policy actions, poorly informed decision-making and ill-advised strategic social choices, as well as emerging new disease infections, such as HIV/AIDS, have made it more difficult for parents to take care of their children. These issues, which have become prevalent in Africa, have produced the new family system of child-headed households. Children from these households are vulnerable, predisposed to exploitation, poverty, and poor access to education and social amenities, as well as societal marginalisation and stigmatisation. In the absence of their parents or other adults, these children are left to fend for themselves. The situation is even worse for children from child-headed households who live with physical disability. Therefore this research explored the psycho-educational experiences of children living with physical disability from child-headed households in Soweto, and suggested potential support and interventions to alleviate their suffering and incorporate them back into mainstream of society...
M.Ed. (Educational Psychology)