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Sexual Violence and Harassment in South African Schools: Findings from a Media Study
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Corene de Wet – Perspectives in Education, 2024
This qualitative media study, undertaken within an interpretative research paradigm, aims to expand our knowledge of sexual violence perpetrated against learners in South African public and private schools. Due to ethical, normative and methodological barriers surrounding research on sexual violence in schools, South African English language…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Abuse, School Safety, Foreign Countries
Herder Identity in Lesotho: Implications for Non-Formal Education
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Pitikoe, Selloane; Preece, Julia – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2016
This paper reports on selective findings from a larger qualitative PhD study of 30 adult herders in Lesotho. It uses theories of identity and social capital to examine their life histories and educational needs in order to inform the national Non-Formal Education (NFE) policy. The key findings of the study were that the herders demonstrated two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations, Adults, Social Capital
Gender, Values, and Occupational Interests among Children, Adolescents, and Adults
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Weisgram, Erica S.; Bigler, Rebecca S.; Liben, Lynn S. – Child Development, 2010
Work fulfills personal values, perhaps differently for males and females. Explored here was the role values play in shaping occupational interests. Study 1 examined children's, adolescents', and adults' (N = 313) occupational values (regarding money, power, family, altruism), occupational interests, and perceptions of values afforded by…
Descriptors: Altruism, Career Education, Adolescents, Values
"Race" and Early Childhood Education: An International Approach to Identity, Politics, and Pedagogy. Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood
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Mac Naughton, Glenda, Ed.; Davis, Karina, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
This book explores the prominence of "race" in the lives of young children and their early childhood educators. It critiques the often presumed racial innocence of young children and shows instead how young children actively engage with the politics of race as they form their own identities. It challenges early childhood educators to engage with…
Descriptors: Race, Popular Culture, Early Childhood Education, Fantasy
Violence in Street Culture: Cross-Cultural Comparison of Youth Groups and Criminal Gangs
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Zdun, Steffen – New Directions for Youth Development, 2008
Violence is a widespread phenomenon in juvenile street culture. But the questions of whether this relationship is a deterministic one, and if not, which are the contributing factors, are largely unanswered. This article focuses on the role of public space, starting with a comparison of the meaning of deviant behavior and crime in street culture in…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Cross Cultural Studies, Aggression, Correctional Institutions
The Relevance of Cultural Factors in Predicting Condom-Use Intentions among Immigrants from the Netherlands Antilles
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Kocken, P. L.; van Dorst, A. G.; Schaalma, H. – Health Education Research, 2006
A study into the relevance of cultural factors in predicting condom-use intentions among Antillean migrants in the Netherlands is described in this article. The association between the intention to use condoms with a new sexual partner and a perceived taboo on discussing sex, beliefs about sex education and machismo beliefs on gender and power…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Measurement, Foreign Countries