• Resilience to structural violence: an exploration of the multisystemic resources that enable youth hope 

  Ncube, Bongiwe; Theron, Linda C.; Haffejee, Sadiyya (Sage, 2024-09)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Resilience to depression among emerging adults in South Africa : insights from digital diaries 

  Levine, Diane T.; Theron, Linda C.; Haffejee, Sadiyya; Ungar, Michael (Sage, 2024-10)

  Emerging adults facing chronic socioeconomic stress, especially depression, lack comprehensive research on resilience factors. This study analyzed digital diary entries (n = 338) from 57 individuals aged 18–24 in a South ...
• Assessing the professionalism of teacher educators in relation to sustainability : developing the Teacher Education and Sustainability Scale (TESS) 

  Dittrich, Ann-Kathrin; Eloff, Irma; Boon, Wietske; Weinberg, Lucas; Rabani Nia, Maryam; Mathabathe, Kgadi Clarrie; Agostini, Evi (MDPI, 2024-09-11)

  This study focuses on the design and implementation of the Teacher Education and Sustainability Scale (TESS), an instrument to assess the professionalism of teacher educators in relation to sustainability in the context ...
• Editorial : Scrutinising educational responses to migration : critical perspectives on changes in educational practice, policy and research 

  Szelei, Nikolett; Wagner, Josefine; Eloff, Irma; Acquah, Emmanuel (Frontiers Media, 2024-03)

  No abstract available.
• The role of mentoring in developing leaders' emotional intelligence : exploring mentoring types, emotional intelligence, organizational factors, and gender 

  Prummer, Katharina; Human-Vogel, Salome; Graham, Marien Alet; Pittich, Daniel (Frontiers Media, 2024-06)

  Emotional awareness, emotional regulation, empathy, and resilience are key components of emotional intelligence. Twenty-first-century leaders require such competencies, and prior research establishes a positive impact of ...
• Together or separate? Tracing classroom pedagogies of (un)belonging for newcomer migrant pupils in two Austrian schools 

  Wagner, Josefine; Szelei, Nikolett; Eloff, Irma; Acquah, Emmanuel (Frontiers Media, 2024-02)

  Even though receiving newcomer pupils in schools is not a new phenomenon, many education systems grapple with finding adequate schooling arrangements that foster belonging and inclusion. Over the years, policy-makers and ...
• Challenges of learning in second language among South African school learners with developmental language disorder 

  Ndou, Nettie Nobukosi; Adewoye, Segun Emmanuel (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Slaskiego, 2024)

  Language in education plays a critical role in effective teaching and learning worldwide. This study aimed to explore the challenges of learning in a second language among secondary school learners with developmental ...
• An exploration of the relational well-being of African international students at a South African university 

  Letsoalo, Tshireletso Shawnell; Chigeza, Shingairai; Fadiji, Angelina Wilson (Stellenbosch University, 2024-08)

  International students are susceptible to threats to their well-being, as their immigrant status in host societies exposes them to unique challenges such as language difficulties, cultural differences, social isolation, ...
• Online career construction for a trauma survivor with career choice ambivalence 

  Maree, J.G. (Kobus) (Stellenbosch University, 2024-04)

  This article reports on the online administration of career construction counselling for a trauma survivor who sought help in resolving her career-choice ambivalence (uncertainty). The participant was purposively selected ...
• Ethnic affiliation and protective sexual behaviours among youth in Nigeria 

  Somefun, Oluwasey; Fayehun, Funke (Cambridge University Press, 2024-07)

  Investing in the sexual and reproductive health of young adults can directly and indirectly contribute to accelerated economic growth. Looking beyond individual determinants of sexual behaviours and focusing on cultural ...
• The proof of the Wordwise-pudding : independent reading strategies in English acquired by Gr.4-learners from historically African schools in South Africa 

  Bouwer, Cecilia, 1946-; Guldenpfennig, Thea (South African Association for Language Teaching, 1999-07)

  The learning experiences of most African learners in South Africa could be considerably enhanced by means of cognitive education, including a timeous focus on the development of their reading skills and strategies to access ...
• The role of early childhood development and education (ECDE) in supporting learning and well-being in rural early childhood and primary schools in South Africa 

  Ang, L.; Du Preez, Hannelie; Du Plessis, Anna-Barbara; Basson, Liz; Ebersohn, Liesel; Gu, Qing (Routledge, 2024)

  This paper examines how early childhood and primary schools can be constructed as enabling spaces to improve the learning and well-being of children aged six to nine who live in multidimensionally poor, low-resourced rural ...
• The Covid-19 resilience journey of vulnerable young South Africans 

  Fouche, Ansie; Cockcroft, Kate; Theron, Linda C. (Springer, 2024-08)

  Resilience, the ability to adapt well to adversity, is a critical factor in the well-being and success of young individuals. This study explored the multifaceted nature of resilience among South African youth challenged ...
• COVID-19 experience and student wellbeing amongst publicly funded higher education students in South Africa after the first, and second waves 

  Wildschut, Angelique; Wilson-Fadiji, Angelina (Springer, 2024-08)

  Although higher education students have been identified as one of the social groups most affected by the impact of COVID-19, higher education literature appears to focus more on documenting implications for teaching and ...
• Measuring dimensions of teacher resilience in Africa : self-efficacy and teacher efficacy 

  Jonker, Carine; Graham, Marien Alet; Ebersohn, L. (Liesel) (Education Association of South Africa, 2024-08)

  With this article we aimed to contribute evidence on reliable and valid measurement of teacher resilience in an under researched African context and population. Scales from an existing instrument, ENTREEi, were used to ...
• Performing artists’ career trajectory from a career construction perspective 

  Kleynhans, Ronel; Nel, Petrus; Maree, J.G. (Kobus) (Routledge, 2024)

  The field of performing arts presents an often unpredictable area for career development. Yet many people are drawn to this field as their chosen career trajectory. This study examines the life-career experiences that shape ...
• Fun, flirtation and fear : selfies in teenage girls digital exchange cultures 

  Janak, Raksha; Bhana, Deevia; Reddy, Valerie (Wiley, 2024)

  This paper explores teenage girls' engagement with digital images on social media. Using new feminist materialism, we foreground digital images as an assemblage of materialities (human and more-than-human) filled with ...
• Universal primary school interventions to improve child social–emotional and mental health outcomes : a systematic review of economic evaluations 

  Abou Jaoude, Gerard Joseph; Leiva-Granados, Rolando; Mcgranahan, Rose; Callaghan, Patrick; Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan; Basson, Liz; Ebersohn, L. (Liesel); Gu, Qing; Skordis, Jolene (Springer, 2024-06)

  Primary schools are key settings for social–emotional and mental health promotion. Reviews have assessed the effectiveness of primary school interventions delivered universally to all pupils for improving child social–emotional ...
• Critical reflections on the usefulness of eConnect to a sample of child and youth care workers in South Africa 

  Haffejee, Sadiyya; Theron, Linda C.; Moretti, Marlene (Routledge, 2024)

  In South Africa, most children in care have been removed from homes characterized by violence, abuse, poverty, and neglect, with many of these children often exposed to multiple traumatic events. Research points to a strong ...
• Girls’ experiences of cellphone porn use in South Africa and their accounts of sexual risk in the classroom 

  Mayeza, Emmanuel; Ngidi, Ndumiso Daluxolo; Bhana, Deevia; Janak, Raksha (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  Violence remains a persistent challenge in South African schools, prompting investigations into underlying risk factors and mitigation strategies. However, an under-explored aspect of this violence is the potential link ...

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