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dc.contributor.advisorMukeredzi, Tabitha Grace-
dc.contributor.advisorPreece, Julia-
dc.contributor.authorParadzai, Angelineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-27T07:30:52Z-
dc.date.available2024-03-27T07:30:52Z-
dc.date.issued2023-08-09-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10321/5218-
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.en_US
dc.description.abstractRecent studies (Kidman and Thurman 2014; Zvinavashe et al. 2015) have established caregiving in an HIV/AIDS context as a burden; however, the caring practices, coping mechanisms and learning experiences of the elderly caregivers of adolescent AIDS orphans have not been well documented. Being an elderly caregiver in this situation brings difficulties as far as the whole caring for an adolescent is concerned (Omotoso 2007; Zaky 2016). This phenomenology research, whose dictates derive from the interpretivist paradigm and the qualitative approach, drew on a sample of twenty elderly caregivers. Snowball sampling, a subdivision of the purposive sampling method, within the non-probability type of sampling, was adopted. The study implemented a qualitative approach, where in-depth one-on-one interviews, observations of the home environments and focus group discussions were used for data generation. Data analysis utilised the six steps of Creswell (2014). Transformative Learning Theory (TLT) (Mezirow 2009), as well as the three models of the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping (TMSC) (Lazarus and Folkman 1984) were the theoretical lenses embraced for the study. With regard to the nature of caring practice what emerged was that the process involved nurturing character development of the orphans. Approaches for character development were modelling adolescent behaviour, talking to and working with them, task delegation, and encouraging church attendance, among others. Provision of basic needs such as food, shelter, school fees and assistance from extended families were also evident as additional caring practices. Challenges faced in the caring practices were of a social, financial and psychological nature. In terms of coping, the more pronounced approaches were problem-centred and emotion-centred coping, with maladaptive coping having been minimally utilised. Coping strategies involved seeking counselling, cutting meal sizes and frequencies of eating the meals, and assistance from their extended families. The elderly carers indicated deficiencies in knowledge of how to look after adolescent AIDS orphans and, also, the resources to use during their care. The new insights emerging from the study were that caring was age-sensitive and collaborative, bringing caregiver, clinic, school, community and extended family together. Elderly caregivers are now bound by the legal orientation in orphan care. Ways of knowing about these insights by the participants were primarily experiential – that is, learning as the processes unfolded. Nevertheless, print and electronic media, and observation also emerged. Educational implications are drawn on a number of issues, such as the need to conscientise caregivers on legal requirements, modern ways of child rearing, imparting entrepreneurial skills as the caregivers had no regular incomes and caregiving in a traditional thoughtful manner. The elderly caregivers went through eight of the ten stages of the Mezirow theory in their learning, leaving out stages three and four which deal with a sense of alienation and relating discontent to others respectively. Not experiencing these two stages may be attributed to stigma and discrimination often associated with HIV/AIDS issues, so they were less likely to disclose their concerns as a means of further learning. Elderly caregivers seemed to lack information on caring for the young in view of AIDS, as well as material resources. Failures of caregivers to join relevant groups like support groups seem to suggest denial of the HIV/AIDS situation they find themselves in. It is recommended that adult educational programmes be designed to reduce stigma and discrimination among the elderly living in HIV/AIDS circumstancesen_US
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dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectAdult educationen_US
dc.subjectCaregiversen_US
dc.subjectAids ophansen_US
dc.subjectLearning experiencesen_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subject.lcshOlder caregivers--Zimbabwe--Harareen_US
dc.subject.lcshExperiential learningen_US
dc.subject.lcshOrphansen_US
dc.subject.lcshTeenagersen_US
dc.subject.lcshChildren of AIDS patients--Zimbabwe--Harareen_US
dc.titleThe caring practices, coping mechanisms and learning experiences of elderly caregivers of adolescent AIDS orphans in one residential area in Harare : implications for adult education in Zimbabween_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/5218-
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