Educational support for orphaned children: what can we learn from the African extended family structure?
SOURCE: Children & Society
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2017
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.C.Motha
KEYWORDS: CARE OF HIV/AIDS ORPHANS, EDUCATION, HIV/AIDS
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9860
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/11065
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/11065
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2017
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.C.Motha
KEYWORDS: CARE OF HIV/AIDS ORPHANS, EDUCATION, HIV/AIDS
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9860
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/11065
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/11065
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Abstract
This paper challenges the view that, in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the African extended family is no longer able to care for and support orphaned children. The paper is based on a qualitative case study conducted in a South African urban area on the lived experiences of orphaned children aged 9???14. Data were collected from the children, their teachers as well as their main caregivers. The study found that, despite the poverty facing the extended family, emotional support, family cohesion and support for learning can serve to meet the educational needs of orphaned children.-
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