Combating School-Based Violence Using African Indigenous Knowledge Systems Implications for Educational Safety

An introduction: An overview of combating school-based violence and implications for educational safety

MFUNDO MANDLA MASUKU, NOMAKHOSI NOMATHEMBA SIBISI

1 Exploring school violence from a human rights perspective: A typology for understanding and action

BAWINILE JOYCE MTHANTI

2 The school-community violence nexus: Gang culture among school learners in Osizweni, KwaZulu-Natal

ROBERT CHETTY

3 School-based violence: Dynamics of teaching in a violent educational environment

MANDISA S. MAKHAYE, DELARISE M. MULQUEENY, AND SIMANGELE MKHIZE

4 Gender-based violence in schools: Perceptions of learners’, educators’, and community leaders in South Africa

LUNGELO NGCOBO, NONHLE, TRACY SIBISI, NOMAKHOSI NOMATHEMBA SIBISI, ZANDILE FAITH MPOFU

5 A scoping review on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (questioning) and intersex people school violence in Africa

NDLOVU, A.S RAMALEPE, L.M BRENYA, F.O

6 The scourge of sexual violence against female student teachers in schools in Zimbabwe: Nature, extent, and effects

MEMORY DEREDZAI AND PEDZISAI GORONGA

7 Learners’ concern for safety: Understanding the impact of violence in South African Black township schools

SISANDA MGUZULWA

8 Educators’ insights on youth delinquency in South African Black township schools: A case study of Khayelitsha

SISANDA MGUZULWA

9 Silenced learning outcomes results of violence in South African schools? Self-study of school teachers

MASEROLE C. KGARI-MASONDO, DINEO F. MOSINA, AND ZOLEKA MKHABELA

10 Educating for peace: Exploring the role of curriculum in school violence prevention in South Africa

SHANYA REUBEN, SHAIDA BOBAT, AND NERISHA DEVEDUTHRAS

11 Mitigating school violence through the teaching of Ubuntu/Unhu in education

FRANCIS MUCHENJE, PEDZISAI GORONGA, AND MORINE MATONGO

12 Utilising the school club approach to mitigate school violence: A case study of Africa Unite School Clubs

CRESENCIA NYATHI

13 Exploring strategies to address school violence in Zimbabwe

LIVESON TATIRA AND SHAMISO TATIRA

14 Integrating anti-bullying strategies through a participatory framework: The role of representative governing bodies in school violence prevention

RIKA SWANZEN

15 Role of school governing bodies in curbing school violence in South Africa

THANDANANI HANNSFORD MYENDE

16 Organised labour in the curtailment of school violence

MASHIMANE NJABULO MAPHUMULO AND MFUNDO MANDLA MASUKU

17 Conclusion: Using African epistemologies in the changing landscape of school violence

MFUNDO MANDLA MASUKU, NOMAKHOSI NOMATHEMBA SIBISI

Biography

Mfundo Mandla Masuku is Associate Professor in Development Studies, School of Social Sciences, The University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Nomakhosi Nomathemba Sibisi is Lecturer in Criminology and Forensic Studies, Bio-Psychosocial Perspectives, and Correctional Theory and Practice, The University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.