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Postsecondary Students' Perceptions and Attitudes Regarding Participation as Witnesses in a Gender-Based Violence Adjudication Process
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Morie, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study investigated the perceptions and attitudes students have regarding their decision to participate or not as witnesses in a southwest United States private university gender-based violence adjudication process. The study also investigated whether there was a relationship between students' decisions to participate and their gender, age,…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, College Students, Student Attitudes, Court Litigation
Dear Colleague: The Weaponization of Title IX
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Manning, Teresa R. – National Association of Scholars, 2020
Controversy surrounding sex discrimination and sexual misconduct in higher education has existed now for over 50 years. Title IX is the federal law banning sex discrimination in schools receiving federal funds. This Report examines the evolving understanding of sex discrimination in higher education over the years, as well as the mechanisms that…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Gender Discrimination, Sex Fairness
From "Simply Bad Luck" to "Seeking State Compensation": Recent Progress in Combating Sexual Violations in Taiwanese Schools
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Hsiao, Jau-Jiun – Chinese Education and Society, 2014
This article describes Taiwan's recent progress against sexual violations in schools, using the author's personal experience with case investigation work to observe changes in the sexual violation prevention landscape. Fifteen years ago, schools in Taiwan were either at a loss about how to handle sexual violation cases, or they engaged in passive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prevention, Victims, Legislation
The Role of Alcohol and Victim Sexual Interest in Spanish Students' Perceptions of Sexual Assault
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Romero-Sanchez, Monica; Megias, Jesus L.; Krahe, Barbara – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Two studies investigated the effects of information related to rape myths on Spanish college students' perceptions of sexual assault. In Study 1, 92 participants read a vignette about a nonconsensual sexual encounter and rated whether it was a sexual assault and how much the woman was to blame. In the scenario, the man either used physical force…
Descriptors: Rape, Student Attitudes, Individual Differences, Victims
Loving and Hating Jacob Zuma: Some Implications for Education
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Pattman, Rob – Gender and Education, 2006
Jacob Zuma is the former Deputy President of South Africa who was suspended from office pending a court case on corruption charges but whose name has dominated the South Africa media over the last few months in relation to his prosecution for rape of a much younger woman who was HIV positive. The Jacob Zuma trial has produced powerful feelings for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mass Media, Court Litigation, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Complainant Sexual History Evidence: Its Impact on Mock Jurors' Decisions
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Schuller, Regina A.; Hastings, Patricia A. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2002
The current study examined the impact of complainant sexual history evidence on mock jurors' judgements in a sexual assault trial. One hundred and sixty-nine undergraduates listened to an audiotape of a sexual assault trial in which the sexual history between the complainant and defendant was systematically varied to include either sexual…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Court Litigation, Victims of Crime