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Youth violence prevention and peace education programmes in South Africa: a preliminary investigation of programme design and evaluation practices

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In South Africa the scale of violence amounts to a national public health crisis, and there is an urgent need for effective preventive intervention. Exposure to violence has significant consequences for child development. The effects may be evident in two principle domains: emotional functioning and socialization. When the exposure is of a more on-going, everyday nature, socialization effects and anti-social conduct. Unless alternatives are presented to the young person, aggressive behavior can become a normative strategy for the resolution of conflict. These realities lend urgency to the need to prevent the sources of violence and to address its consequences.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/30300250

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Education for Peace and Conflict Resolution

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7085026849

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