The prevalence of gender-based violence in South African schools has been
identified by the research and the Department of Education has
acknowledged its existence. However, little has been done to alleviate the
problem. Female learners are continually victimized by male learners at
school.
The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that explain gender-based
violence amongst learners from three secondary schools in the Inanda
area. Inanda is a predominantly informal settlement area on the outskirts of
Durban, in South Africa.
This study has largely focussed on female learners as victims of gender-based
violence perpetrated by male learners. Both quantitative and qualitative
methods had been adopted through which data was collected. School records
were reviewed and one perpetrator and the victim were chosen from each
school. The two participants were then, interviewed in order to get both
perspectives.
The data collected revealed that there are other kinds of gender-based
violence besides those that were identified from the records review. The
findings from the interviews outlined the factors that explain gender-based
violence in schools. In conclusion, some recommendations were made in the
light of the findings. / Thesis (M.Ed.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2006.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/3082 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Nkani, Frances Nomvuyo. |
| Contributors | Singh, Suchitra. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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