Secondary school teachers’ experiences of teaching pregnant learners in Limpopo province, South Africa

Matlala, Sogo F.; Nolte, Anna; Temane, Annie

doi:10.15700/201412052112

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“…(TM School 1, 2018) Therefore, support from parents and peers is significant for the re-entry of the teenage mothers and their subsequent school completion. Other scholars made similar observations (Cassell 2002;Matlala et al 2014). Without parental support learners are likely to drop out of school (McLelland and Archer 2013).…”

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Re-entry Policy Implementation Challenges and Support Systems for Teenage Mothers in Zambian Secondary Schools

Chiyota

Marishane

2020

The Education Systems of Africa

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This chapter explores the implementation of the re-entry policy for teenage mothers in secondary schools in Zambia. Research indicate that girls getting pregnant in schools are not re-entering school despite the re-entry policy having been in place since 1997. The objectives of this chapter are to explore the challenges faced by teenage mothers and the current support systems in secondary schools. The chapter is based on teenage mother's pregnancy stories at school and how they influence the implementation of the re-entry policy. Through teenage mothers' perspectives, the chapter explores the uncertain relationship between policies, decisions, and implemented programs in secondary schools Zambia. The argument is that the teenage mothers that re-enter schools in Zambia

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Section: Parental and Pupil Supportmentioning

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Re-entry Policy Implementation Challenges and Support Systems for Teenage Mothers in Zambian Secondary Schools

Chiyota

Marishane

2020

The Education Systems of Africa

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“…The rules allow pregnant students to continue attending school, but they do not get collaborative social support from teachers, parents and professional nurses. 5 , 7 , 8…”

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“…17 Facilitation refers to an empowering process of enabling, furthering, promoting and easing actions by paving the way and oiling the wheels to speed up things, while providing supportive efforts by showing ways to overcome barriers. 18 . Social support is the help and encouragement given to people facing difficulties by those in the social network, so that individuals facing challenges can succeed in achieving their goals.…”

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A model to facilitate collaborative social support for pregnant students in secondary schools

Matlala¹

2017

JMDH

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Pregnancy among secondary school students remains a public health problem and is associated with school dropout as well as poor maternal and child health outcomes. Schools in South Africa no longer expel pregnant students as was the case before 2000. Instead, the government encourages them to remain in class to complete their education, but pregnant students often face stigma, and some drop out of school as a result. To remain in class and access antenatal care, pregnant students require social support from teachers, parents and professional nurses. Unfortunately, teachers, parents and professional nurses support pregnant students on an ad hoc basis, and this calls for a model to facilitate collaborative social support. The purpose of this paper is to present and describe a model to facilitate collaborative social support for pregnant students attending secondary schools in South Africa, using the model description steps of Chinn and Kramer. The model is designed as a tool to enable pregnant students to remain in school, attend antenatal care and in the end, deliver healthy babies. The professional nurse, as a member and leader of the school health team which visits secondary schools to provide a package of school health services, is the agent or facilitator of the model.

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“…In South Africa, much like many countries, providing reproductive health services in schools remains a challenge (Nkosi & Pretorius 2019 :109). However, Matlala, Nolte and Temane ( 2014 :85) suggested that the current school curriculum makes an effort to address reproductive health in schools although this has not had an impact in reducing the rise in teenage pregnancies.…”

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The role of community health nurses in promoting school learners’ reproductive health in North West province

Ramalepa

2023

Health SA Gesondheid

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Background: Reproductive health education is a major component in schools, which is delivered through Life Orientation and Life Science subjects. Providing sexual and reproductive health education and services remains a challenge in schools of many countries, as well as South Africa. Community health nurses have the responsibility to initiate and participate in reproductive health promotion initiatives in schools.Aim: To explore the roles of community health nurses in the promotion of school learners’ reproductive health in schools.Setting: This study was conducted in the clinics of Madibeng municipality in North West province, South Africa.Methods: An exploratory qualitative research study was conducted using in-depth interviews for data collection. The population included community health nurses who were sampled purposively.Results: Community health nurses revealed that their primary role was to provide health education to learners, particularly in clinics. Furthermore, they revealed that they did not visit schools and had no communication with teachers regarding learners’ reproductive health issues.Conclusion: The Department of Education has opened a platform for the provision of reproductive health education in schools through various teacher-led initiatives. However, this has posed a significant challenge to teachers as they may not be willing to deliver sensitive and sexually themed information to learners. To ensure effective delivery of reproductive health education in schools, community health nurses, teachers and other relevant stakeholders must collaborate in schools.Contribution: This article highlights the importance of community health nurses visiting schools to promote the reproductive health of school learners.

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Secondary school teachers’ experiences of teaching pregnant learners in Limpopo province, South Africa

Cited by 14 publications

References 28 publications

Re-entry Policy Implementation Challenges and Support Systems for Teenage Mothers in Zambian Secondary Schools

Re-entry Policy Implementation Challenges and Support Systems for Teenage Mothers in Zambian Secondary Schools

A model to facilitate collaborative social support for pregnant students in secondary schools

The role of community health nurses in promoting school learners’ reproductive health in North West province

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