NATURE AND EXTENT OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE IN THE GAUTENG
Date
2011-05-05
Authors
Libago, Ndinannyi Justice
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Abstract
Incidents of school violence are frequently reported in the South African media.
Due to these media reports, school violence is increasingly perceived as a major
problem in South Africa. It is hard to evaluate media statements because studies
are dispersed and statistics are fragmented. The media reports can lead to
wrong or misplaced interventions or programmes to reduce school violence. This
research combined the dispersed studies of school violence in order to evaluate,
amongst other things, if the popular view is correct or not. This study found that
school violence accounts for less than 0.01% of deaths of among children aged
18 years and less in the Gauteng province per year. This figure is lower
compared to deaths, which is 1%, of children of the same age in the developed
countries. From the research findings recommendations were made to reduce
school violence in Gauteng schools
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Keywords
Education, School violence, Violence in schools