Violent community protests and their impact on teachers : a case study of Vuwani, Limpopo Province
Year: 2020
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Violent community protests are a common occurrence in South Africa ever since \ndemocracy. The aim of the study was to determine teachers’ views on the impact of \nviolent community protests in a specific high school. Ineffective municipality leadership \nled to violent community protests which disrupted schooling activities. A qualitative \ndesign and one case study was employed in this study, and data were collected using \nindividual interviews, observation and document analysis. Differences in ethnicity \nbetween community members and lack of service delivery were the cause of \ncommunity protests. The study revealed that vandalising and burning down schools \naffect teachers’ ability to work. This study contributes to the body of knowledge to \ncreate safer learning environments in South African schools. Recommendations were \nmade on how the community could work together and strengthen their relationship in \nprotecting their schools’ assets.
Author: Tshililo Mushoma
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3192759004