Evaluating a Grief Programme Offered in Primary Schools: An Appreciative Inquiry

Autor/inn/en	Horn, Jacqueline; Govender, Sumeshni
Titel	Evaluating a Grief Programme Offered in Primary Schools: An Appreciative Inquiry
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Childhood Education, 9 (2019) 1, Artikel 726 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Horn, Jacqueline) ORCID (Govender, Sumeshni)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2223-7674
Schlagwörter	Grief; Death; Children; Facilitators (Individuals); Foreign Countries; Mental Health; School Community Programs; Rural Schools; Parent Child Relationship; Elementary School Students; Emotional Development; Group Therapy; Nongovernmental Organizations; Elementary School Teachers; Program Effectiveness; Student Welfare; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trauer; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Child; Kind; Kinder; Ausland; Psychohygiene; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Gefühlsbildung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Studentenseelsorge; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Background: Death and loss are inevitable, and life changes profoundly for those left behind. A General Household Survey by Statistics South Africa indicated that 94.2% of orphans aged 7-18 years were still attending school. With no parental and often familial support, learners often had to turn to their teachers for support. Vukuzakhe, a non-governmental organisation, saw the need for a grief programme in schools. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate how the school-based grief programme is perceived by different stakeholders (grieving children, educators and programme facilitators). Setting: The grief programme is being implemented in four primary schools in Underberg and Himeville, rural KwaZulu-Natal, and this study will conduct an evaluation at all four sites. Methods: Appreciative Inquiry, based on a four-dimensional cycle, was used to evaluate a grief programme offered in selected primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Three stakeholder groups (grief support programme facilitators [n = 4], grieving children [n = 6] and educators [n = 2]) from four schools were asked three open-ended questions to ascertain the programme's value. Results: Nine key themes were identified: healing, insight, relationships, growth, skills, support, enjoyment, collaboration and value of the programme. All stakeholders noted positive outcomes resulting from participation in the programme and held it in high regard. Conclusion: Improvements for its future development were suggested and recommendations made for its further implementation at schools throughout South Africa. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01