Skollies in my skool - menings wat saak maak/Skollies in my school - opinions that matter
Dr Glynnis Dykes, Ms Fairoza Brey, Dr Shernaaz Carelse, Dr Ronel Davids, Dr Anja Human-There is considerable concern about the increasing phenomenon of school gangs on the Cape Flats. This article emanatedfrom a larger research study undertaken over a three-year period (2016-2018) by Social Work students from the University of the Western Cape. The objective was to explore and describe the experiences of school learners about youth in gangs, and to develop appropriate interventions. This article presents the findings of the 2016 study. A qualitative approach, utilising an exploratory and descriptive design, was used. Individual interviews were conducted with 400 learners from eight schools on the Cape Flats using purposive and convenient sampling. Six main themes are presented that emerged from thematic data analysis. These include poverty and unemployment, unsafe spaces in townships, substance abuse, the power of gangs, peer pressure and bullies as well as family relationships andfamily dynamics. Ethics approval to conduct the study was obtained from the research ethics committee of the University.
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | Afrikaans |
Published: |
Department of Social Work, Stellenbosch University/ Universiteit Stellenbosch
2021
|
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-80542021000200007 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
oai:scielo:S0037-80542021000200007 |
---|---|
record_format |
ojs |
spelling |
oai:scielo:S0037-805420210002000072022-02-01Skollies in my skool - menings wat saak maak/Skollies in my school - opinions that matterDykes,GlynnisBrey,FairozaCarelse,ShernaazDavids,RonelHuman-Hendricks,AnjaLukelelo,Nomvuyo apartheid bendebedrywighede jeug Kaapse Vlakte skoolbendes townships Dr Glynnis Dykes, Ms Fairoza Brey, Dr Shernaaz Carelse, Dr Ronel Davids, Dr Anja Human-There is considerable concern about the increasing phenomenon of school gangs on the Cape Flats. This article emanatedfrom a larger research study undertaken over a three-year period (2016-2018) by Social Work students from the University of the Western Cape. The objective was to explore and describe the experiences of school learners about youth in gangs, and to develop appropriate interventions. This article presents the findings of the 2016 study. A qualitative approach, utilising an exploratory and descriptive design, was used. Individual interviews were conducted with 400 learners from eight schools on the Cape Flats using purposive and convenient sampling. Six main themes are presented that emerged from thematic data analysis. These include poverty and unemployment, unsafe spaces in townships, substance abuse, the power of gangs, peer pressure and bullies as well as family relationships andfamily dynamics. Ethics approval to conduct the study was obtained from the research ethics committee of the University.Department of Social Work, Stellenbosch University/ Universiteit StellenboschSocial Work v.57 n.2 20212021-01-01journal articletext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-80542021000200007af |
institution |
SCIELO |
collection |
OJS |
country |
Sudáfrica |
countrycode |
ZA |
component |
Revista |
access |
En linea |
databasecode |
rev-scielo-za |
tag |
revista |
region |
África del Sur |
libraryname |
SciELO |
language |
Afrikaans |
format |
Digital |
author |
Dykes,Glynnis Brey,Fairoza Carelse,Shernaaz Davids,Ronel Human-Hendricks,Anja Lukelelo,Nomvuyo |
spellingShingle |
Dykes,Glynnis Brey,Fairoza Carelse,Shernaaz Davids,Ronel Human-Hendricks,Anja Lukelelo,Nomvuyo Skollies in my skool - menings wat saak maak/Skollies in my school - opinions that matter |
author_facet |
Dykes,Glynnis Brey,Fairoza Carelse,Shernaaz Davids,Ronel Human-Hendricks,Anja Lukelelo,Nomvuyo |
author_sort |
Dykes,Glynnis |
title |
Skollies in my skool - menings wat saak maak/Skollies in my school - opinions that matter |
title_short |
Skollies in my skool - menings wat saak maak/Skollies in my school - opinions that matter |
title_full |
Skollies in my skool - menings wat saak maak/Skollies in my school - opinions that matter |
title_fullStr |
Skollies in my skool - menings wat saak maak/Skollies in my school - opinions that matter |
title_full_unstemmed |
Skollies in my skool - menings wat saak maak/Skollies in my school - opinions that matter |
title_sort |
skollies in my skool - menings wat saak maak/skollies in my school - opinions that matter |
description |
Dr Glynnis Dykes, Ms Fairoza Brey, Dr Shernaaz Carelse, Dr Ronel Davids, Dr Anja Human-There is considerable concern about the increasing phenomenon of school gangs on the Cape Flats. This article emanatedfrom a larger research study undertaken over a three-year period (2016-2018) by Social Work students from the University of the Western Cape. The objective was to explore and describe the experiences of school learners about youth in gangs, and to develop appropriate interventions. This article presents the findings of the 2016 study. A qualitative approach, utilising an exploratory and descriptive design, was used. Individual interviews were conducted with 400 learners from eight schools on the Cape Flats using purposive and convenient sampling. Six main themes are presented that emerged from thematic data analysis. These include poverty and unemployment, unsafe spaces in townships, substance abuse, the power of gangs, peer pressure and bullies as well as family relationships andfamily dynamics. Ethics approval to conduct the study was obtained from the research ethics committee of the University. |
publisher |
Department of Social Work, Stellenbosch University/ Universiteit Stellenbosch |
publishDate |
2021 |
url |
http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-80542021000200007 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT dykesglynnis skolliesinmyskoolmeningswatsaakmaakskolliesinmyschoolopinionsthatmatter AT breyfairoza skolliesinmyskoolmeningswatsaakmaakskolliesinmyschoolopinionsthatmatter AT carelseshernaaz skolliesinmyskoolmeningswatsaakmaakskolliesinmyschoolopinionsthatmatter AT davidsronel skolliesinmyskoolmeningswatsaakmaakskolliesinmyschoolopinionsthatmatter AT humanhendricksanja skolliesinmyskoolmeningswatsaakmaakskolliesinmyschoolopinionsthatmatter AT lukelelonomvuyo skolliesinmyskoolmeningswatsaakmaakskolliesinmyschoolopinionsthatmatter |
_version_ |
1756004671244206080 |