Product Description
Life Orientation for South African Teachers (3rd edition)
Author: M Nel
Format: Physical Hardcopy
Life Orientation in the Senior and Further Education and Training phases (called Life Skills in the Intermediate Phase) is a compulsory school subject. The purpose of this subject is to empower learners to achieve their full physical, intellectual, personal, emotional and social potential. Life Orientation for South African Teachers will guide educators in helping their learners to become fully functional individuals and responsible citizens of a democratic society, able to cope with life and all the challenges it presents.
Life Orientation for South African Teachers is a comprehensive textbook on the subject of Life Orientation, providing educators with in-depth knowledge as well as teaching skills to deal with the wide variety of themes within the subject. Besides the theoretical foundation, there are case studies, reflective questions and activity boxes to assist with practical application of the topics covered in each chapter.
Contents include the following:
Life orientation for South African teachers is aimed at pre-service teachers as well as those already in service in South African schools.
Features:
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The health promotion model
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Self-care for teachers
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The role of the school-based support team
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South African perspectives on lay counselling
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The impact of Covid-19
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Emotional intelligence
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Gender-based violence
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Developments in religion and worldviews
Contents:
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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SECTION A PEDAGOGICS OF LIFE ORIENTATION
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Chapter 2: Pedagogy of Life Skills/Life Orientation
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Chapter 3: Cooperative learning in the Life Orientation classroom
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Chapter 4: Assessment in Life Orientation
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SECTION B HUMAN RIGHTS/DEMOCRACY/CITIZENSHIP
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Chapter 5: Human rights
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Chapter 6: An introduction to the history and nature of human rights and democracy in the South African curriculum
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Chapter 7: Democratic citizenship education for participatory democracy
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Chapter 8: Teaching–learning for democracy and human rights in the Life Orientation curriculum
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Chapter 9: Teaching–learning for democracy and human rights in the Life Orientation curriculum: experiential and dialogical learning methodologies
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SECTION C DIVERSITY Chapter 10: Religion in education: Life Orientation and Religion Studies Chapter 11: Cultural diversity
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SECTION D HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Chapter 12: Personal life skills
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Chapter 13: Health promotion in South African schools
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Chapter 14: Healthy living
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Chapter 15: Physical education
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Chapter 16: Relationships
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Chapter 17: Sexuality education
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Chapter 18: Promoting wellness through indigenous ways
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Chapter 19: Behavioural issues impacting health and safety: aggression, violence and bullying
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Chapter 20: Child abuse
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Chapter 21: Lay counselling
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Chapter 22: Being a “turnaround teacher”: teacher-learner partnerships towards resilience
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SECTION E CAREERS/STUDY SKILLS Chapter 23: Careers and the world of work Chapter 24: Study skills
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