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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Life Orientation"”.
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An investigation of the attitudes of high school learners towards life orientation
… the attitude of High School learners towards Life Orientation. Life Orientation is a new learning area that is being introduced into South African schools as part of curriculum transformation in our democracy. It is intended to equip learners with the skills to live meaningful lives in a …
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An appreciative enquiry into the life orientation program offered in high schools
… study was to enquire the effectiveness of the Life Orientation program offered in high schools; i.e. its benefits to its participants. The benefits could be students being able to understand, and accept themselves as unique and worthwhile beings, using skills learnt from the program and display …
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A survey of the specific life orientation needs of grade 9 learners
… of adolescent developmental change is critical. Life Skills Education promotes the acquisition of appropriate non-academic skills and behaviour that will empower the adolescent to lead a meaningful life. Life Orientation is South Africa's interpretation of Life Skills Education. This learning …
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The impact of in–service educator professional development programmes on grade 10 life orientation educators
… levels in order to increase educator reorientation and competency in educating learners in the new education system. The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of educator professional development programmes (pre- and in-service) on Grade 10 Life Orientation educators with …
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Evaluation of the life orientation programme in Eastern Cape schools with a focus on sexuality education
… envisioned to understand the evaluation of the Life Orientation (LO) Programme in Eastern Cape schools. The main motivation for the study was to evaluate the Life Orientation Programme in Eastern Cape schools through an Appreciative Inquiry (AI) into the experiences and perceptions of learners, …
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The grade 11 life orientation curriculum: towards preparation for active citizenship in a democratic South Africa
The general aim of this study was to explore the extent to which the Grade 11 LO curriculum prepares learners for active citizenship in a democratic South Africa. The main research question that the study addresses is: To what extent does the Grade 11 LO curriculum prepare learners for active …
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Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Life Orientation Teaching of Life Skills Among Learners in the Vhembe East District
Life Orientation teaching in the General Education and Training (GET henceforth) band in the Vhembe East District has been a challenge. The aim of this study was to investigate the pedagogical content knowledge of Life Orientation in the teaching of life skills among learners in the GET band in the …
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Strategies to facilitate the implementation of existing life orientation curriculum in secondary schools of Limpopo Province, South Africa
… are considered to be related to inadequate Life Orientation Education which should equip the learners with psychosocial competencies, but the ability to make informed decision, solve problems, think creatively and critically, communicate effectively, build healthy interpersonal relationships …
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The role of life orientation teachers in preparing further education and training phase learners for post school education in the Bhekuzulu Circuit
This study aimed at determining the role that Life Orientation teachers (LO) play in preparing Further Education and Training (FET) phase learners for Post schooling education (PSE) in Bhekuzulu circuit, Zululand District. The objectives of the study were to (a) establish the role that LO teachers …
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Exploring the intended and achieved outcomes of the Life Orientation curriculum: A Case study of TVET college graduates in the Western Cape
… Certificate Vocational (NCV) programmes is Life Orientation (LO), which forms part of the compulsory fundamental component of the qualification at levels 2, 3 and 4. The LO curriculum intends to support learners in addressing personal and social issues relevant to their lives as South …
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Perspectives on a mediating role for effective teaching and learning of Life Orientation in the Further Education and Training (FET) Band in schools under the Pinetown District of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
The inclusion of the subject, Life Orientation, in the school curriculum for a democratic education dispensation was the realisation of the recommendation of the National Education Crisis Committee or NECC (1992) in its research for a curriculum model for a post-apartheid society (CUMSA) and …
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Evaluating the implementation of HIV and AIDS education in schools in the uMhlathuze District
… the positivism and interpretivism paradigms. Life-Skills and Life Orientation teaching teachers from both primary and secondary schools were selected using a systematic procedure of selecting every fifth school from an alphabetical list of schools in the Umhlathuze district. Teachers completed …
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REds: bemagtiging van lewensoriëteringonderwysers in Sasolburg wat deur MIV
… affected by the pandemic. Teachers, specifically life orientation teachers, are also affected by this phenomenon. All teachers, but specifically Life orientation teachers, are faced on a daily basis with various personal and professional challenges related to the HIV/Aids pandemic. These …
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Guidance and counseling programmes: An imperative for adolescent learners in Malamulele Circuit in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… parents and educators. Restructuring and re-orientation has fortuitously caused casualties along the way. One such casualty was the redeployment of guidance counsellors and consequent marginalization of school guidance and counselling programmes. In the light of the above, the main aim of …
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The role of physical education in South African primary schools
… of the primary school learning areas, namely, Life Orientation. Simultaneously, Physical Education finds itself in a situation in which it is generally being taught by a class teacher and no longer by a specialist Physical Education teacher. Possible reasons for this marginalisation are …
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Coping Style As A Mediator Of Stress Perception For Caregivers Of Children With Developmental Disabilities
… (social support, severity of child disability, life orientation) and the perception of stress for caregivers of children with developmental disabilities. Parents or primary caregivers (N = 127) whose children received mental health services from a large Community Mental Health agency in …
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Does mentoring cause a person to have learned optimism?
… and learned optimism was examined through the Life Orientation Test Revised (LOT-R) and a demographic survey. The Life Orientation Test- Revised has been used in numerous studies done to measure optimism in people and to test whether a person is optimistic in their life expectancies. There were …
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It's all in the mind : an integrative approach to teaching and learning
… sciences, technology, arts and culture and life orientation within the South African Outcomes-based Education curriculum.
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An Exploratory Study of Crime Among High School Learners in Nzhelele East Circuit, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
… adopted. Focus groups were conducted among the Life Orientation teachers in the selected schools to collect qualitative data, and questionnaires were administered to learners to collect quantitative data. Purposive sampling was used to sample Life Orientation teachers for the focus groups. …
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Perceptions of learners and education officials on the provisioning of career education in schools in the King Cetshwayo District in Kwazulu-Natal
… South African public schools through the subject Life Orientation. Literature reveals that not much attention is given to the provisioning of career education in schools. Therefore, this study aimed at determining the perceptions of education officials, school principals, LO educators and learners …
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