Jill Swart-Kruger
Biographic Data
| ID | 166477 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jill Swart-Kruger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jill |
| FAMILY NAME | Swart-Kruger |
| SIGNATURE | SWART-KRUGER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Introduction: Homes, Places and Spaces in the Construction of Street Children and Street Youth
Children, Youth and Environments Vol 13, No.1 (Spring 2003) ISSN 1546-2250 Introduction: Homes, Places and Spaces in the Construction of Street Children and Street Youth Judith Ennew Centre for Family Research University of Cambridge Jill Swart-Kruger Department of Anthropology University of South Africa Citation: Ennew, Judith and Jill Swart-Kruger. “Introduction: Homes, Places and Spaces in the Construction of Street Children and Street Youth.”…
Children in South Africa Can Make a Difference: An Assessment of `Growing Up in Cities' in Johannesburg
The article presents the evaluation of two Johannesburg sites of `Growing Up in Cities', a project that involves children in documenting and improving their urban environments, with respect to the effect of project participation. Participating children and their parents were surveyed or interviewed regarding the project's value and effect on the children. In addition, the children were measured on scales of self-esteem, locus of control and self-…
Children in South Africa Can Make a Difference: An assessment of 'Growing Up in Cities' in Johannesburg
Isikhathi sokulala: How boys and girls in a south African urban squatter camp experience bedtime
This paper focuses on the content of everyday practice of African girls and boys aged ten to fourteen years, within a squatter camp in the Johannesburg inner city, at a time of day when adult and youth interests have to be reconciled within a small physical, private space. It shows how certain long-standing indigenous African tenets regarding child rearing continue to underpin the rationale for adult decisions yet have to be stretched to accommod…
Aids-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour among South African street youth: Reflections on power, sexuality and the autonomous self
Aids-Risk among Street Children and Youth: Implications for Intervention
With the co-operation of staff and volunteers from non-governmental programmes in nine South African cities, focus group discussions were held with 141 street children and youth, 79 of whom were enrolled in shelter programmes while 62 were still living independently on the streets. The group discussions focused on knowledge about transmission and prevention, attitudes towards AIDS and people with AIDS, and sexual and other behaviours related to A…
The South African Street Child: Developmental Implications
Given the nature and the extent of the problem, the psychological and developmental implications of the street child phenomenon in South Africa needs to be more closely examined. Current research on street children presents us with a paradox — with evidence of developmental risk and vulnerability on the one hand and of resourcefulness, adaptability and coping on the other. This paradoxical evidence is reviewed from the perspective of physical, em…
Aids-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour among South African street youth: Reflections on power, sexuality and the autonomous self
The South African Street Child: Developmental Implications
Given the nature and the extent of the problem, the psychological and developmental implications of the street child phenomenon in South Africa needs to be more closely examined. Current research on street children presents us with a paradox — with evidence of developmental risk and vulnerability on the one hand and of resourcefulness, adaptability and coping on the other. This paradoxical evidence is reviewed from the perspective of physical, em…
Aids-Risk among Street Children and Youth: Implications for Intervention
With the co-operation of staff and volunteers from non-governmental programmes in nine South African cities, focus group discussions were held with 141 street children and youth, 79 of whom were enrolled in shelter programmes while 62 were still living independently on the streets. The group discussions focused on knowledge about transmission and prevention, attitudes towards AIDS and people with AIDS, and sexual and other behaviours related to A…
Isikhathi sokulala: How boys and girls in a south African urban squatter camp experience bedtime
This paper focuses on the content of everyday practice of African girls and boys aged ten to fourteen years, within a squatter camp in the Johannesburg inner city, at a time of day when adult and youth interests have to be reconciled within a small physical, private space. It shows how certain long-standing indigenous African tenets regarding child rearing continue to underpin the rationale for adult decisions yet have to be stretched to accommod…
The South African Street Child: Developmental Implications
Given the nature and the extent of the problem, the psychological and developmental implications of the street child phenomenon in South Africa needs to be more closely examined. Current research on street children presents us with a paradox — with evidence of developmental risk and vulnerability on the one hand and of resourcefulness, adaptability and coping on the other. This paradoxical evidence is reviewed from the perspective of physical, em…
Aids-Risk among Street Children and Youth: Implications for Intervention
With the co-operation of staff and volunteers from non-governmental programmes in nine South African cities, focus group discussions were held with 141 street children and youth, 79 of whom were enrolled in shelter programmes while 62 were still living independently on the streets. The group discussions focused on knowledge about transmission and prevention, attitudes towards AIDS and people with AIDS, and sexual and other behaviours related to A…
Aids-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour among South African street youth: Reflections on power, sexuality and the autonomous self
Isikhathi sokulala: How boys and girls in a south African urban squatter camp experience bedtime
This paper focuses on the content of everyday practice of African girls and boys aged ten to fourteen years, within a squatter camp in the Johannesburg inner city, at a time of day when adult and youth interests have to be reconciled within a small physical, private space. It shows how certain long-standing indigenous African tenets regarding child rearing continue to underpin the rationale for adult decisions yet have to be stretched to accommod…
Children in South Africa Can Make a Difference: An Assessment of `Growing Up in Cities' in Johannesburg
The article presents the evaluation of two Johannesburg sites of `Growing Up in Cities', a project that involves children in documenting and improving their urban environments, with respect to the effect of project participation. Participating children and their parents were surveyed or interviewed regarding the project's value and effect on the children. In addition, the children were measured on scales of self-esteem, locus of control and self-…
Children in South Africa Can Make a Difference: An assessment of 'Growing Up in Cities' in Johannesburg
Introduction: Homes, Places and Spaces in the Construction of Street Children and Street Youth
Children, Youth and Environments Vol 13, No.1 (Spring 2003) ISSN 1546-2250 Introduction: Homes, Places and Spaces in the Construction of Street Children and Street Youth Judith Ennew Centre for Family Research University of Cambridge Jill Swart-Kruger Department of Anthropology University of South Africa Citation: Ennew, Judith and Jill Swart-Kruger. “Introduction: Homes, Places and Spaces in the Construction of Street Children and Street Youth.”…
Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Casual (2 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (2 works)