Attitudes of educators towards teenage pregnancy
SOURCE: Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2010
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.D.Mpanza, D.R.Nzima
KEYWORDS: KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE, SECONDARY EDUCATION, TEACHERS, TEENAGE PREGNANCY
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9935
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/11255
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/11255
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2010
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.D.Mpanza, D.R.Nzima
KEYWORDS: KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE, SECONDARY EDUCATION, TEACHERS, TEENAGE PREGNANCY
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9935
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/11255
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/11255
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of educators' attitudes towards teenage pregnancy in secondary schools of the Province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. This was in response to the KZN circular 116 of 2000, which seemed to give more rights to pregnant learners. Subjects were educators (n=97) from twenty secondary schools. The study further investigated the relationship (if any) that existed between the educators??? attitudes towards teenage pregnancy and various educators' characteristics such as age, gender, religious affiliation, educational level and their teaching experience. A questionnaire was developed and administered to the selected sample. The findings indicated that educators had positive attitudes and were sympathetic towards pregnant teenagers, but displayed reservations about the level of skills they possessed with regard to helping teenagers in times of emergency (like delivery) in the classroom. The study formulated some recommendations that the researchers thought would strengthen the relationship between educators and pregnant teenagers in schools.-
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