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Vaillancourt, Kourtney T.; Romero Marin, Merranda – NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 2018
Sexual assault on college campuses has become an epidemic requiring institutions to respond. Through Title IX, all educational institutions receiving federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education must have a Title IX coordinator and must respond to allegations of sexual assault. Little specific guidance for how to…
Descriptors: Models, Caring, Rape, College Students
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Horsman, Melissa Rae; Cormack, Patricia – Gender and Education, 2018
Recent Canadian university student misbehaviour (rape chants, harassment, sexual assault, and anti-social media posts) has garnered much attention in the media and from university administrations. Most research concerned to address these issues focuses on sexual attitudes, gender, and party culture. In this study, we analyse student interviews…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Alienation, Rape
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Lay, Margaret; Papadopoulos, Irena – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objectives: The study described in this paper sought to identify the social, cultural, and political factors that effect African unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors' (UASM) vulnerability to sexual maltreatment in England. It aimed to illuminate how child protection measures could be strengthened for this highly marginalized group. Methods: A mixed…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Sexual Harassment, Child Abuse, Foreign Countries
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Lumadi, Mutendwahothe Walter – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2008
In 2004 South Africa embarked on a mission of reforming its higher education system, merging and incorporating small universities into larger institutions, and renaming all higher education institutions university. The democratic country's universities and technikons, which were incorporated with others and thus no longer exist, will be mentioned…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, College Students, Student Behavior
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Testa, Maria; VanZile-Tamsen, Carol; Livingston, Jennifer A.; Koss, Mary P. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2004
In this study we examined the ability of a modified Sexual Experiences Survey (SES; Koss, Gidycz, & Wisniewski, 1987) to assess sexual victimization among a local community sample of women (n= 1,014). Women who reported sexual victimization were interviewed regarding the most recent incident. Those who responded negatively to all SES items…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Females, Rape, Experience
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Fawole, Olufunmilayo I.; Ajuwon, Ademola J.; Osungbade, Kayode O. – Health Education, 2005
Purpose: This intervention project targeted one vulnerable group, female apprentices in Ibadan, Nigeria, to evaluate the effectiveness of multiple interventions aimed at preventing violence against women (VAW). Design/methodology/approach: A baseline survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews with 350 young women recruited from…
Descriptors: Intervention, Violence, Sexual Harassment, Females