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Fiona Leach and Claudia Mitchell (eds.) (2006)
Combating gender violence in and around schools
London : Trentham Books
Violence in and around schools is a global phenomenon, but the gender
dimension has been largely ignored. This is the first comprehensive
account of the nature and scale of gender violence in school settings
across the world. Its publication coincides with that of a two-year
global study for the United Nations on violence against children.
The
book will raise awareness and increase understanding of gender violence
in school settings. But it also presents innovative strategies to
combat it. Many chapters focus on participatory methodologies for
working with young people on reducing violent and abusive behaviour in
school through curriculum development and educating teachers, trainee
teachers and youth groups to prevent such behaviour. There are also
chapters on gender, youth and sexuality in the context of HIV/AIDS.
As
an emerging area of research, this book will interest academics,
teachers and researchers in both the industrialised and the developing
world, as well as policymakers, staff of NGO's and development agencies.