标题：Educators’ Perceptions of the Effects of Teenage Pregnancy on the Behaviour of the Learners in South African Secondary Schools: Implications for Teacher Training
摘要：The aim of this study wa s to investigate educa tors' perceptions of the effects of teenage pregnancy on the beh aviou r of the lea rne rs in some South A frica n sec onda ry schools. Four teen e duc ator s from se ve n secondary sc hools were purposively sampled for the study. D ata were collected using in-depth interviews to a llow the re sea rcher s a pla tform to a sk open-response questions a nd to explore the educa tors' perspective s a bout the effects of teenage pregna ncy. The data were analysed thematically by carefully identifying and expanding significant themes tha t emerged from the informants' per ceptions about the effe cts of teena ge pregna nc y. The stu dy revealed that tee nage pre gna ncy has a nega tive or de tr imenta l effec t on the sc hool attenda nc e, a cademic perfo rma nce, emotional beha viour and relationships betwee n pregna nt teena gers, their peer s and e du cator s. I mplic a tions for te acher tr aining to mana ge the se e ffec ts wer e give n.
关键词：Tee nage Pr egnancy. Tea cher Educa tion. School A ttendanc e. Sec onda ry School Le arne rs. School ; Performance. School D ropout. South A fr ica
