Child-rights compliant behavior management in a child care center post corporal punishment era
- Authors: Madi, Sibongile Esther
- Date: 2012-08-01
- Subjects: Children's rights , Corporal punishment , Day care centers , Discipline of children , Children - Institutional care
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:8897 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5369
- Description: M.A. , The child and youth care system in South Africa was transformed on recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Transformation of the Child and Youth Care System in 1996. The South African Constitution, The Bill of Rights and the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 and its amendment Children’s Act 41 of 2007 ensure that the best interest of children is paramount in all services to children. Corporal punishment was abolished as a method of disciplining children because of its punitive nature and the negative effects it had on children. The motivation for this study arose from the need of the researcher to find out what has replaced corporal punishment, if anything, in the rights-based post corporal punishment era. The objectives for the study were: to explore what was perceived as challenging behavior by the children and child care workers, to establish what methods were used to manage what was perceived as challenging behavior, to explore what training was received by the child care workers to assist them in managing challenging behavior and to make recommendations on the findings. An exploratory, descriptive qualitative research design approach was found to be suitable for this qualitative study. Focus groups were conducted as a means of collecting data. Findings from the study indicated that not much had changed with regards to the methods used to discipline children in the institution post the corporal punishment era. From the study it could be deduced that there is still a lot to be done in terms of alternatives in managing challenging behaviour of children. The study makes recommendations that will involve all significant role players including children in managing challenging behaviour in places of care.
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- Authors: Madi, Sibongile Esther
- Date: 2012-08-01
- Subjects: Children's rights , Corporal punishment , Day care centers , Discipline of children , Children - Institutional care
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:8897 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5369
- Description: M.A. , The child and youth care system in South Africa was transformed on recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Transformation of the Child and Youth Care System in 1996. The South African Constitution, The Bill of Rights and the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 and its amendment Children’s Act 41 of 2007 ensure that the best interest of children is paramount in all services to children. Corporal punishment was abolished as a method of disciplining children because of its punitive nature and the negative effects it had on children. The motivation for this study arose from the need of the researcher to find out what has replaced corporal punishment, if anything, in the rights-based post corporal punishment era. The objectives for the study were: to explore what was perceived as challenging behavior by the children and child care workers, to establish what methods were used to manage what was perceived as challenging behavior, to explore what training was received by the child care workers to assist them in managing challenging behavior and to make recommendations on the findings. An exploratory, descriptive qualitative research design approach was found to be suitable for this qualitative study. Focus groups were conducted as a means of collecting data. Findings from the study indicated that not much had changed with regards to the methods used to discipline children in the institution post the corporal punishment era. From the study it could be deduced that there is still a lot to be done in terms of alternatives in managing challenging behaviour of children. The study makes recommendations that will involve all significant role players including children in managing challenging behaviour in places of care.
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The role of early childhood development centres in promoting socio-economic development in rural communities
- Authors: Mtshali, Adolphas K.
- Date: 2008-10-20T09:12:55Z
- Subjects: Child development , Early childhood education , Preschool education , Day care centers
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:12770 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1265
- Description: M.A. , Die rol van vroeë kinderontwikkeling in die bevordering van sosio-ekonomiese ontwikkeling in landelike gebiede is ‘n navorsingsprojek wat in Nongoma, Noordelike Kwa Zulu-Natal uitgevoer is. Die doel van die projek was om die rol wat deur vroeë kinderontwikkelingsentra (creches) gespeel is in die bevordering van gemeenskapsontwikkeling in landelike gebiede te verken. ‘n Kwalitatiewe ontwerp is gebruik om data van respondente in te win. Die data is ingewin van deelnemers in die vroeë kinderontwikelingsentra deur middel van ‘n onderhoudskedule. Onderhoude is deur middel van oudiobande opgeneem en later op papier getranskribeer. Temas is uit die data wat deur die respondente verskaf is, ontwikkel. Die steekproef is uit dertien crechebestuurders, twaalf vrouens uit armoedige ontwikkelingsverligtingsprojekte, een raadslid en twee lede van gemeenskapsbaseerde organisasies, saamgestel. Die doelwitte van die ondersoek is: • Om die verskeie rolspelers in vroeë kinderontwikkeling te identifiseer • Om die sosio-ekonomiese belangrikheid van vroeë kinderleidingsentra in Nongoma te ondersoek • Om die uitdagings wat die verskaffers van vroeë kinderleidingsdienste in Nongoma konfronteer, te beskryf • Om die verhouding tussen vroeë kinderleidingsdienste en gemeenskapsontwikkeling te ontleed Die ondersoek het rolspelers (staatsdepartemente, burgerlike samelewing en die private sektor) geidentifiseer en het die rol wat deur elke rolspeler uitgevoer is omskryf. Dit het ook gapings in dienslewering geidentifiseer. Dit het die opvoedkundige, gesondheids-, maatskaplike, ekonomiese en sielkundige belangrikheid van creches uitgelig. Dit het die belangrikheid van vroeë kinderontwikkelingsentra in vrouens se maatskaplike ontwikkeling uitgestip. Dit het ook ‘n begrip van “plaaslike ontwikkeling met ‘n kindersorg fokus” ontwikkel. Aanbevelings ten opsigte van wat maatskaplike werkers kan doen om plaaslike ontwikkeling met ‘n kindersorgfokus te bevorder, is gemaak. , Prof. W. A. Mitchell
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- Authors: Mtshali, Adolphas K.
- Date: 2008-10-20T09:12:55Z
- Subjects: Child development , Early childhood education , Preschool education , Day care centers
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:12770 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1265
- Description: M.A. , Die rol van vroeë kinderontwikkeling in die bevordering van sosio-ekonomiese ontwikkeling in landelike gebiede is ‘n navorsingsprojek wat in Nongoma, Noordelike Kwa Zulu-Natal uitgevoer is. Die doel van die projek was om die rol wat deur vroeë kinderontwikkelingsentra (creches) gespeel is in die bevordering van gemeenskapsontwikkeling in landelike gebiede te verken. ‘n Kwalitatiewe ontwerp is gebruik om data van respondente in te win. Die data is ingewin van deelnemers in die vroeë kinderontwikelingsentra deur middel van ‘n onderhoudskedule. Onderhoude is deur middel van oudiobande opgeneem en later op papier getranskribeer. Temas is uit die data wat deur die respondente verskaf is, ontwikkel. Die steekproef is uit dertien crechebestuurders, twaalf vrouens uit armoedige ontwikkelingsverligtingsprojekte, een raadslid en twee lede van gemeenskapsbaseerde organisasies, saamgestel. Die doelwitte van die ondersoek is: • Om die verskeie rolspelers in vroeë kinderontwikkeling te identifiseer • Om die sosio-ekonomiese belangrikheid van vroeë kinderleidingsentra in Nongoma te ondersoek • Om die uitdagings wat die verskaffers van vroeë kinderleidingsdienste in Nongoma konfronteer, te beskryf • Om die verhouding tussen vroeë kinderleidingsdienste en gemeenskapsontwikkeling te ontleed Die ondersoek het rolspelers (staatsdepartemente, burgerlike samelewing en die private sektor) geidentifiseer en het die rol wat deur elke rolspeler uitgevoer is omskryf. Dit het ook gapings in dienslewering geidentifiseer. Dit het die opvoedkundige, gesondheids-, maatskaplike, ekonomiese en sielkundige belangrikheid van creches uitgelig. Dit het die belangrikheid van vroeë kinderontwikkelingsentra in vrouens se maatskaplike ontwikkeling uitgestip. Dit het ook ‘n begrip van “plaaslike ontwikkeling met ‘n kindersorg fokus” ontwikkel. Aanbevelings ten opsigte van wat maatskaplike werkers kan doen om plaaslike ontwikkeling met ‘n kindersorgfokus te bevorder, is gemaak. , Prof. W. A. Mitchell
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Parents’ experiences of aggression by their children when they are on leave of absence from a child and youth care centre
- Authors: Sibeko, Thabang William
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Parent and child , Aggressiveness in children , Behavior disorders in children , Day care centers
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/485007 , uj:44071
- Description: Abstract: The aim of the study is to describe parents’ experiences of aggressive misbehaviour presented by their children when they are at home during leave of absence (LOA) from a child and youth care centre (CYCC). The study used an interpretative phenomenological design to explore and describe parents’ experiences of their children’s aggressive misbehaviour. The population of the study consisted of parents of children at the child and youth care centre school of industry. The purposive sampling consisted of ten selected parents of children who are placed at the child and youth care centre, school of industry in Gauteng. The research data was analysed using Pietkiewicz & Smith’s (2012) four steps in the interpretative phenomenological data analysis process. The findings of the study revealed that children manifest violent acts towards their parents, which include being shoved, pushed down to the floor, hit and kicked. Parents tolerate abusive verbal behaviour to avoid experiencing further physical beating from their children. When children are feeling down, their anger, anxiety and hurt build up to the point where it leads them to present disobedience and emotional outbursts. Children verbally abuse their parents when they are angry. It has been discovered that the violent behaviour towards parents can also be directed to other people or things in the home, including being violent towards other children, hitting walls and slamming or smashing doors. Some children target other valuable household items such as cars and electronic equipment. Recommendations include referring parents who are victimised by their children to appropriate therapists, empowering parents with parenting skills to be able to deal with aggressive misbehaviour by their children and referral of children who present aggressive misbehaviour to child protection non-government organisations such as Alpha Trauma Centre or Child line South Africa were made to all stakeholders in the field of social service to improve service delivery. , M.A. (Clinical Social Work)
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- Authors: Sibeko, Thabang William
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Parent and child , Aggressiveness in children , Behavior disorders in children , Day care centers
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/485007 , uj:44071
- Description: Abstract: The aim of the study is to describe parents’ experiences of aggressive misbehaviour presented by their children when they are at home during leave of absence (LOA) from a child and youth care centre (CYCC). The study used an interpretative phenomenological design to explore and describe parents’ experiences of their children’s aggressive misbehaviour. The population of the study consisted of parents of children at the child and youth care centre school of industry. The purposive sampling consisted of ten selected parents of children who are placed at the child and youth care centre, school of industry in Gauteng. The research data was analysed using Pietkiewicz & Smith’s (2012) four steps in the interpretative phenomenological data analysis process. The findings of the study revealed that children manifest violent acts towards their parents, which include being shoved, pushed down to the floor, hit and kicked. Parents tolerate abusive verbal behaviour to avoid experiencing further physical beating from their children. When children are feeling down, their anger, anxiety and hurt build up to the point where it leads them to present disobedience and emotional outbursts. Children verbally abuse their parents when they are angry. It has been discovered that the violent behaviour towards parents can also be directed to other people or things in the home, including being violent towards other children, hitting walls and slamming or smashing doors. Some children target other valuable household items such as cars and electronic equipment. Recommendations include referring parents who are victimised by their children to appropriate therapists, empowering parents with parenting skills to be able to deal with aggressive misbehaviour by their children and referral of children who present aggressive misbehaviour to child protection non-government organisations such as Alpha Trauma Centre or Child line South Africa were made to all stakeholders in the field of social service to improve service delivery. , M.A. (Clinical Social Work)
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