An Examination of the Effects of Inter-Parental Violence on Pupils’ Learning: A Case of Primary Schools Pupils in Chang’ombe Ward in Dodoma City.

Nkinda, Michael (2021) An Examination of the Effects of Inter-Parental Violence on Pupils’ Learning: A Case of Primary Schools Pupils in Chang’ombe Ward in Dodoma City. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study examined the effects of Inter-Parental Violence (IPV) on primary school pupils’ learning in Dodoma City. Specifically, it explored the types and causes of IPV, the relationship between occupations of parents and causes and types of IPV which pupils experience and lastly how IPV affects pupils’ learning at school and home. The study used the cross-sectional research design to generate data from a sample of 88 participants, which included 70 primary school pupils of Standard 5 and 6 in Chang’ombe Ward, 6 teachers, 10 parents and 2 officers of Gender and Children’s Desk. The study combined qualitative and quantitative approach, data were collected from pupils, teachers, parents and officers of Gender and Children’s Desk through questionnaire and interviews. The quantitative data were analysed with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and content analysis was used for the qualitative information. The analysis revealed that pupils at Chang’ombe Ward experience different types of IPV, namely physical abuse, child neglect, sexual abuse, and psychological abuse. The main causes of IPV are low income, alcoholism, and family responsibilities which all together affected the pupils’ learning. It was revealed that IPV has a bearing on pupils’ learning because pupils fail to attend school regularly lack of necessary school requirements and psychological disturbances. The study recommends the government and different stakeholders to educate parents on the effects of IPV to their children. Furthermore, teachers should identify children who experience IPV to support them both psychologically and academically. Moreover, parents ought to make effort to increase their income and reduce alcoholic consumptions, which are the major sources of IPV. Keywords: Examination of the effects, Inter-Parental Violence, Pupils’ Learning

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