The Relationship between School-Related Gender-Based Violence and Absenteeism: Evidence from 14 Southern and Eastern African Countries

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Sora; Rudolf, Robert
Titel	The Relationship between School-Related Gender-Based Violence and Absenteeism: Evidence from 14 Southern and Eastern African Countries
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 42 (2022) 4, Artikel 1981 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rudolf, Robert)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Gender Bias; Educational Environment; Access to Education; Equal Education; Elementary School Students; Attendance; Sexual Harassment; Teacher Behavior; Peer Relationship; Teacher Student Relationship; School Safety; Grade 6; Student Characteristics; Family Characteristics; Teacher Characteristics; Institutional Characteristics; Africa; Botswana; Kenya; Lesotho; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Seychelles; South Africa; Swaziland; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Geschlechterstereotyp; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Anwesenheit; Sexuelle Belästigung; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten; Peer-Beziehungen; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Afrika; Kenia; Mosambik; Seychellen; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Tansania; Sambia; Simbabwe
Abstract	Children in sub-Saharan African countries face higher exposure to gender-based violence (GBV) compared to their counterparts in other world regions (United Nations Children's Fund [UNICEF], 2014). When GBV occurs in schools, it severely endangers access to education. Using the third round of data of the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) from over 60,000 Grade 6 learners across 14 countries, we examined the relationship between GBV in primary schools and learners' absenteeism. Findings indicate that sexual harassment perpetrated by teachers significantly increases learners' absenteeism. In contrast, effects were less clear when the perpetrator was a fellow learner. Effects found are similar in magnitude for girls and boys. Violence prevention education programmes and stricter punishment for offenders are needed to establish a safer school environment and overcome harassment-related barriers to learning. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01