Kebogile Elizabeth Mokwena

Department of Public Health, Sefako Magkatho Health Sciences University, South Africa

Publications

• Research Article   
  Management of Substance Abuse in the School Environment of a School District in North West Province of South Africa
  Author(s): Kebogile Elizabeth Mokwena* and Anthony Velaphi Mokwena
  
  Background: South Africa experiences rife substance abuse among school children, which causes disruption in the school environment, and results in ineffective learning for the affected learners. Although school authorities are expected to manage the situation of substance abuse in the school environment, there is no formal training for the teachers on how to manage this aspect of social life that impacts on academic outcomes. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore how schools manage substance abuse at a school environment. Methodology: A qualitative design was used to collect data using indepth interviews from 21 members of School management teams in a school district in North West Province, South Africa. Results: The 3 themes that emerged are contradictory views regarding the e.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4303/JDAR/236251

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