In 1998 the Faculty of Community and Development Disciplines (CADD) embarked on a project to
prevent and reduce crime involving school children. A needs assessment was conducted in the
three schools where the project was to have its main focus. One of the problems that came out
of the Rossburgh High School was the conflict that appeared to exist between male and female
learners at the school. Male learners were observed to 'bully' their female counterparts. Given
the high statistic of violence against women in South Africa, this seemingly 'small' problem
could have relevance later on in the lives of these adolescents. In order to intervene
successfully it was first necessary to understand the problem that existed. By means of focus
groups male and female adolescents provided information around the phenomenon. From data
obtained, it appeared that fighting was predominantly due to boyfriend/girlfriend
relationships. The problem was explored in depth and recommendations were made with regards to
intervention programmes and future research. / Thesis (M.Cur.)-University of Natal, 2000.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/2985 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Creators | Chetty, Ravani. |
| Contributors | Uys, Leana R. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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