ROLE OF EDUCATION IN PREVENTING SEXUAL ABUSE AND VIOLENCE

Role of Education in Preventing
Sexual Abuse and Violence
Prepared By
R.Karpagalakshmi(19COS052)
I Year B.Ed
Thiagarajar College of Preceptors
Madurai
TCP PRESENTO 2020, THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS. MADURAI.

Introduction
Education is one of the key elements in the
prevention of sexual abuse and violence that
leads to terrorism.
In present , the increasing number of student
who indulge in violence are not only
damaging their future but also future of their
schoolmates.
In India, school violence is most prevalent
among students between 12 to 18 year of age.

The Main three responsible people in
the welfare of students for education
Teacher
Parents
School Administration

Teachers can take the following Steps:
Expressing Love and Affection to
Students

Children who are denied of love and
affection at home, indulge in violent acts.
In schools particularly at the primary level
of education, teachers should treat children
with love and consideration, which in turn
make them realize that they should also
behave similarly with others.
Young children do not develop a disposition
towards violence, it will last throughout their
lives.

Establishing Guidance and Counseling
centre in Schools

Guidance and Counseling Centre should be
established in schools and professionally
trained counsellor could remove the stress and
short temper among students.
Students should be given vocational
guidance and by removing the fear about the
vocational career, positive thinking could be
promoted.
This helps to reduce negative thinking in
students and control them from indulging in
violent acts.

Strictly Enforcing the Rules in
Schools

School administration should not hesitate
to take stern disciplinary action including
dismissals of students who indulge in
violent acts repeatedly.
Stern disciplinary actions will server as
effective deterrent for other who try to indulge
in such violent activities.

Providing for Training in Yoga and
Meditation in Schools

 Trained teachers providing for Training in
Yoga and Meditation to all the students in
Schools, weekly two or three period as per
the time table.
It helps their body and mind relax the
achieve mental poise.
Those with mental poise, think clearly,
understanding the consequences of each act
and act accordingly.

Providing for Training in Yoga and
Basic Psychology to Teachers

 Giving training in yoga and basic children
psychology to all teacher in the school, all of
them could be involved in disciplining the
students psychologically.
All the teachers in the school should take
the responsibility for discipline these students.
Teachers should also get trained in this and
function effectively.

Teacher’s Good Rapport with Students

Teacher should interact with every students
face to face, find out the problem of each one
of them.
The basic causes for the same and try to find
the solution for each one's problem.
Understanding the personal problem of
students and helping students to solve them,
teacher can gain the confidence of students
and guide them along the right path.

Encourage Students in Co-operative
and Collaborative Learning

 Giving assignments suitable for the ability
and capacity of the student, teacher could
avoid unnecessary stress in them.
 Use of collaborative learning method and
co-operative learning at appropriate places,
under suitable topics, maximum adjustment
could be achieved among students.

Removing Students Gender
Stereotypes

Teacher should discuss with his students the
various gender stereotypes prevalent in the
society and help students to get over them.
Students should be nurtured to respect the
abilities and skills in every individual.
Student realize his/her special talent and
utilize it fully, everyone in the society could be
turned into and empowered individual in due
course.

Providing Special School-Based
Programme
Life- skills

Socialization skills

Self- Protection skills

conclusion
An individuals have to accept personal
responsibility for reducing acts of child abuse
and neglect by providing support to each other
and offering protection to all children within
their family and their community.

References
https://www.researchgate.net/publiction/324942495
https://www.ericdigests.org/2001-
3/preventing.htm
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15701666
https://www.gr8mbitionz.com/2016/12/essay-is-
sex-education-necessary-in-school

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