@article{ref1,
title="Unreported and unaddressed: students with disabilities experience of school violence in Zambia",
journal="African journal of disability",
year="2022",
author="Njelesani, Janet and Si, Jessica and Swarm, Drake",
volume="11",
number="",
pages="e849-e849",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Violence against school children is a prevalent global issue. Despite the high prevalence of school violence in Zambia, there is limited research on students with disabilities' experiences of school violence. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: Guided by the socio-ecological model for bullying, the aim of this study was to understand students with disabilities' experiences of school violence in the Lusaka and Southern provinces of Zambia. <br><br>METHODS: A qualitative descriptive study was conducted with 14 purposively sampled boys (n = 6) and girls (n = 8) with disabilities. Data were generated using semi-structured interviews and child-friendly methods. Child-friendly methods were co-constructed with Zambian youth with disabilities in order to ensure cultural appropriateness and included vignettes, cartoon captioning, photograph elicitation, drawings, and sentence starters. Qualitative data were analysed by thematic analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: The themes illuminated that violence against students with disabilities occurs frequently but goes unaddressed. Moreover, students with disabilities were being blamed for causing the violence, and therefore, considered a risk to others. Participants reported that they turn to trusted teachers for support. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study illuminates the violence students with disabilities experience within the Zambian education system, with implications for school policies and programmes, peer education, and teacher training to create a safer education environment for students with disabilities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2223-9170",
doi="10.4102/ajod.v11i0.849",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.849"
}