Striving for Equity: Life Orientation Resources in South African High Schools

Autor/inn/en	van Zyl, André; Webb, Elizabeth M.; Wolvaardt, Jaqueline E.
Titel	Striving for Equity: Life Orientation Resources in South African High Schools
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 41 (2021) 1, Artikel 1830 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (van Zyl, André) ORCID (Webb, Elizabeth M.) ORCID (Wolvaardt, Jaqueline E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; High Schools; Educational Resources; Required Courses; Equal Education; Health Education; Textbooks; Audiovisual Aids; Printed Materials; Physical Education; Public Schools; Private Schools; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; High school; Oberschule; Bildungsmittel; Pflichtkurs; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Audiovisuelles Medium; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Private school; Privatschule; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	As a school subject, life orientation (LO) aims to improve learner well-being, but a lack of classroom resources may be a barrier. We investigated whether classroom resources were equally available for LO educators in fully funded (no-fee) and partially funded (fee-paying) high schools in Tshwane South, South Africa. In this analytical cross-sectional study, LO representatives completed questionnaires about the availability of resources in their schools. Sixty-seven LO representatives completed the questionnaire. No-fee and fee-paying schools had the same availability of government resources and textbooks, but no-fee schools had less access to audio-visual equipment and printed materials. Representatives from both categories of schools were least satisfied with the availability of resources for the topic: Health. In contrast, they thought that the resources for non-health related topics such as career and skills-development were adequate. Representatives from no-fee schools were less satisfied with physical education resources (U (56) = -2.29, p = 0.02). The government's efforts to redress inequity is evident in the availability of basic resources. However, a lack of health resources is a source of concern in a society that has a quadruple burden of disease. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01