Religion and (Re)negotiation of Belonging among Zimbabwean Migrant Youths in South Africa

Dube, Charles

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“…The role and provision of career guidance and counseling at secondary school level are critical in supporting young adolescents in taking initial steps in formulating post-school study and career goals ( Hartung et al, 2005 ; Jäckel-Visser et al, 2021 ). In low-income settings, external factors such as economic deprivation, high youth unemployment rates, lack of access to career services and resources and absence of parental support severely undermine the career development process ( Dube, 2019 ). Many of these external factors can be viewed as rooted in the historical and socio-political impediments created through apartheid in South Africa ( Naidoo et al, 2017 ), which altered the inclusive nature of successful transitioning from school to the vocational environment ( Spaull, 2012 ; Jonck and Swanepoel, 2019 ).…”

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Teacher Evaluation of a Self-Directed Career Guidance Intervention for South African Secondary School Learners Amidst Severe COVID-19 Restrictions

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The South African government’s COVID-19 pandemic risk mitigation strategies significantly limited social contact, which necessitated a novel approach to existing face-to-face career guidance practices. The Grade 9 Career Guidance Project, originally developed as a group-based career development intervention, required radical adaptation into a self-directed, manualized format to offer career guidance to Grade 9 learners from low-income communities amid a global pandemic. The adaptation and continuation of the project was deemed essential as secondary school learners in low-income communities have limited career guidance support. Furthermore, a close collaboration with the teachers at eight resource-constrained South African secondary schools was vital for successful implementation. To assess the success of the adaptation to a self-directed format, a mixed-methods design was employed, and Life Orientation teachers’ evaluative feedback was solicited (n = 11). Favorable quantitative results were obtained; majority of teachers agreed that learners enjoyed the booklet (manualized format) and that it was deemed an adequate substitute to the previous contact-based format of the Career Guidance Project. This was also confirmed by the qualitative findings revealing teachers’ satisfaction with the booklet’s content, specifically that the booklet is complementary to the Life Orientation curriculum. Qualitative findings identified specific contextual barriers that contributed to some learners struggling to use the booklet optimally. The results suggest that it is feasible and acceptable to implement a self-directed career guidance intervention among secondary school learners amid a global pandemic. Teachers recommended ways to integrate the booklet, resources, and contact sessions as a preferred way forward. These findings have important implications for similar resource-constrained settings that may not have readily access to in-person career guidance and counseling human development.

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Teacher Evaluation of a Self-Directed Career Guidance Intervention for South African Secondary School Learners Amidst Severe COVID-19 Restrictions

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“Faith it, till you make it”: Prosperity Gospel and Spiritual Hustling among Young Pentecostal Christians in Harare

Taru,

McNeill

2024

Afr. Stud. Rev.

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Pentecostal charismatic churches that preach prosperity gospel in Zimbabwe have attracted a youthful membership. In the context of a deeply uncertain economic future, young Pentecostal Christians devise performativity strategies for optimizing their chances of converting prosperity gospel into material prosperity. These strategies include sartorial elegance in adorning counterfeit suits, the performance of obedience, and the use of social media technologies. The picture that emerges is a complex and at times contradictory one in which the potential realization of upward spiritual and social mobility rests, ultimately, on the transformative and volatile nature of value. Data for this project was collected in Harare through ethnographic research and interviews over a year-long period.

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Pentecostalism, ontological (in)security and the everyday lives of international university students in South Africa

Gukurume

2022

African Identities

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Religion and (Re)negotiation of Belonging among Zimbabwean Migrant Youths in South Africa

Cited by 3 publications

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Teacher Evaluation of a Self-Directed Career Guidance Intervention for South African Secondary School Learners Amidst Severe COVID-19 Restrictions

Teacher Evaluation of a Self-Directed Career Guidance Intervention for South African Secondary School Learners Amidst Severe COVID-19 Restrictions

“Faith it, till you make it”: Prosperity Gospel and Spiritual Hustling among Young Pentecostal Christians in Harare

Pentecostalism, ontological (in)security and the everyday lives of international university students in South Africa

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