出版社：Australian Institutes for Educational Research
摘要：This qualitative research study explored the psycho-educational and social factors thatcontribute to anxiety in orphaned adolescent students in a secondary school in Welkom,Free State, South Africa. A multiple case-study design was used to collect data from eightadolescents (4 males and 4 females) aged between 11 and 14 years. The participants werepurposefully selected from a mainstream secondary school in a suburban area inWelkom. Data collection through individual and semi-structured interviews wassupplemented with collages and a focus group discussion with the participants. Thepsychological findings indicated that the orphaned adolescents experienced anxietyconcerning their own death as well as that of their significant others. From aneducational perspective, their anxiety was due to the negative attitudes of their teachers.Furthermore, the social factors that contributed to their anxiety included economicsurvival, grieving according to cultural beliefs, and the isolation they experienced.Adopting a social ontogenetic theoretical perspective, the authors provide guidelines foreducational psychologists on what psycho-educational and social support interventionscould be provided for orphaned adolescents.
