Runhare, T.Mudau, T. J.Maswuba, Mukosi Enoch2017-10-202017-10-202017-09-18Maswuba, M.E. 2017. A longitudinal study of the academic performance of teen mothers at schools in the Luvuvhu Circuit, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province. . . http://hdl.handle.net/11602/865http://hdl.handle.net/11602/865MEd (Educational Management)Department of Educational ManagementThis longitudinal research study investigated the attendance and academic performance of teen mothers enrolled at two schools in the Luvuvhu Circuit, Vhembe District, of the Limpopo Province over a period of two years, 2014 and 2015. Apart from this, it also sought out to examine factors in the school and home that influenced the schooling of teen mother learners (TMLs) and the available support that were provided to teen mothers with the aim of improving their poor performance in schools. The study used a qualitative approach and data were collected by means of school documents such as mark schedules and attendance registers and focus group interviews from a total of 40 participants from the two sampled schools. Purposive sampling was used to select 10 teen mother learners, 10 teachers and 20 other learners who were in the same school with the teen mother learners. Tables were used to present data on teen mother learners’ school performance and attendance in 2014 and 2015 in order to find out how their performance changed before, during and after pregnancy. Data from interviews was analysed using the thematic approach according to four themes. The main findings from the study were that both schools had over 20 teen mother learners, teen mother learners performance was good to fair in Tshivenda but poor in English and extremely poor in Mathematics and Science and most of them did not have marks in the last two subjects. Every month, teen mothers did not come to school for some days due to home problems such as baby being ill, taking baby to clinic for immunisation, collecting grant money and household duties. The general picture that actually emerged relationship-wise, within the school between teachers and non-mother or ordinary learners could generally be referred to as differing depending mostly on the pregnancy stages. This study revealed that teen mothers had some causes for being absent from school and for not being able to perform well at school. The factors were found both in the home and the school, such as illness during pregnancy, baby sitting and taking baby to clinic for immunisation, home duties, having to collect monthly government child grants, being ridiculed by other learners at school. With respect to support given to teen mothers by the school and the family or in the home, most teen mothers and teachers indicated in the interviews that not much was given to them. Based on little support for teen mother learners from the school and the home, the study recommended that there should be nurses and counsellors or social workers at schools, extra lessons to be organised by principals, religious leaders to be invited to pray for them and rules to be formulated by the school so that they are not ridiculed by other learners and teachers!online resource (xiii, 156 leaves : illustrtions)enUniversity of VendaLongitudinal studyUCTDTeen motherhoodTeen mother learnersAcademic performanceSchool attendance371.280968257Academic achievement -- South Africa -- LimpopoSuccess -- South Africa -- LimpopoEducation, Higher -- South Africa -- LimpopoMothers -- South Africa -- LimpopoMotivation in education -- South Africa -- LimpopoPerformance contracts in education -- South Africa -- LimpopoCompetency based education -- South Africa -- LimpopoEducational accountability -- South Africa -- LimpopoTeenage parents -- South Africa -- LimpopoDissertationMaswuba ME. A longitudinal study of the academic performance of teen mothers at schools in the Luvuvhu Circuit, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province. []. , 2017 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/865Maswuba, M. E. (2017). <i>A longitudinal study of the academic performance of teen mothers at schools in the Luvuvhu Circuit, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/865Maswuba, Mukosi Enoch. <i>"A longitudinal study of the academic performance of teen mothers at schools in the Luvuvhu Circuit, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province."</i> ., , 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/865TY - Dissertation AU - Maswuba, Mukosi Enoch AB - This longitudinal research study investigated the attendance and academic performance of teen mothers enrolled at two schools in the Luvuvhu Circuit, Vhembe District, of the Limpopo Province over a period of two years, 2014 and 2015. Apart from this, it also sought out to examine factors in the school and home that influenced the schooling of teen mother learners (TMLs) and the available support that were provided to teen mothers with the aim of improving their poor performance in schools. The study used a qualitative approach and data were collected by means of school documents such as mark schedules and attendance registers and focus group interviews from a total of 40 participants from the two sampled schools. Purposive sampling was used to select 10 teen mother learners, 10 teachers and 20 other learners who were in the same school with the teen mother learners. Tables were used to present data on teen mother learners’ school performance and attendance in 2014 and 2015 in order to find out how their performance changed before, during and after pregnancy. Data from interviews was analysed using the thematic approach according to four themes. The main findings from the study were that both schools had over 20 teen mother learners, teen mother learners performance was good to fair in Tshivenda but poor in English and extremely poor in Mathematics and Science and most of them did not have marks in the last two subjects. Every month, teen mothers did not come to school for some days due to home problems such as baby being ill, taking baby to clinic for immunisation, collecting grant money and household duties. The general picture that actually emerged relationship-wise, within the school between teachers and non-mother or ordinary learners could generally be referred to as differing depending mostly on the pregnancy stages. This study revealed that teen mothers had some causes for being absent from school and for not being able to perform well at school. The factors were found both in the home and the school, such as illness during pregnancy, baby sitting and taking baby to clinic for immunisation, home duties, having to collect monthly government child grants, being ridiculed by other learners at school. With respect to support given to teen mothers by the school and the family or in the home, most teen mothers and teachers indicated in the interviews that not much was given to them. Based on little support for teen mother learners from the school and the home, the study recommended that there should be nurses and counsellors or social workers at schools, extra lessons to be organised by principals, religious leaders to be invited to pray for them and rules to be formulated by the school so that they are not ridiculed by other learners and teachers DA - 2017-09-18 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Longitudinal study KW - Teen motherhood KW - Teen mother learners KW - Academic performance KW - School attendance LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2017 T1 - A longitudinal study of the academic performance of teen mothers at schools in the Luvuvhu Circuit, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province TI - A longitudinal study of the academic performance of teen mothers at schools in the Luvuvhu Circuit, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/865 ER -