Parenting programmes in South Africa: investigating design and evaluation practices

Parenting programmes have been shown to have wide-ranging benefits, including the prevention of behavioural and emotional problems in children as well as child maltreatment. The majority of research conducted on parenting programmes is from high-income countries, with little available knowledge on programmes within low- and middle-income countries, such as South Africa. This study sought to identify, as far as possible, the range of parenting programmes offered in South Africa and investigate their design and evaluation practices in relation to best practices. It also sought to identify high-quality programmes which could be scaled-up successfully. This is particularly important in South Africa due to the country’s high rates of violence and child maltreatment.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Psychology

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Wessels, Inge

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Ward, Catherine
• Dawes, Andrew

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11562

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11562