Abstract

Resilience can be viewed as successful adaptation despite challenging or threatening circumstances (e.g. poverty). This article reports on an investigation of which the primary aim was to establish how additional educational support enhances adolescents’ resilience and academic performance. A quantitative approach was followed using two schools. One was a poverty-stricken school where additional educational support was officially offered, while the other school offered normal required tuition and was located in a middle class suburb. In total, 117 Grade 9 and 10 learners participated in the research. The results indicated that resilience related positively to academic performance and to other factors which are associated with academic performance such as teacher-learner relationships, parental involvement and study methods. Additional educational support to poverty-stricken learners resulted in higher resilience and academic achievement. Amongst the variables used in the investigation, additional educational support explained the largest proportion of the variance in academic achievement, followed by resilience and cognitive development.

摘要

尽管面临挑战或威胁的情况（例如贫困），韧性仍可以视为成功的适应。本文报告了一项调查，该调查的主要目的是确定额外的教育支持如何增强青少年的适应能力和学习成绩。采用了两所学校的定量方法。一所是贫困学校，官方提供了额外的教育支持，而另一所学校则提供正常的学费，并且位于中产阶级郊区。共有117位9年级和10位学习者参加了研究。结果表明，韧性与学业成绩以及与学业成绩相关的其他因素（如师生关系，父母参与和学习方法）呈正相关。对贫困学生的额外教育支持提高了抵御能力和学习成绩。在调查中使用的变量中，额外的教育支持解释了学习成绩差异最大的部分，其次是韧性和认知能力发展。