Assessing the Effects of Domestic Violence On Academic Performance in Selected Primary Schools in Sembabule District Case Study: Sembabule Church of Uganda Primary School

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DEDICATION .................................................................................................. ii

DECLARATION ............................................................................................... iii

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................... iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..................................................................................... v

TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................... vi

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... ix

CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................ 1

GENERAL INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 1

1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. !

1.2 Back ground to the study .......................................................................... 1

1.3 Statement of the Problem .......................................................................... 3

1.4 Objectives of the Study ............................................................................. 3

1.4.1 Specific objectives: ................................................................................. 3

1.4.2 Research question .................................................................................. 3

1.5 Scope of the Study ................................................................................... .4

1.6 Significance of the study ........................................................................... .4

1. 7 Justification of the study ........................................................................... .4

CHAPTER TW0 ............................................................................................... 5

LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................................................... 5

2.0 Introduction .............................................................................................. 5

2.1 Definition of Domestic Violence .................................................................. 5

2.1.1 The Effect of Domestic Violence .............................................................. 6

2.2 Academic Performance in Primary Schools .................................................. 9

2.3 Relationship between Domestic Violence and Performance of Primary

Students ...................................................................................................... 10

CHAPTER THREE .......................................................................................... 12

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .......................................................................... 12

3.0 Introduction ............................................................................................ 12

3.1 Research Design ..................................................................................... 12

3.2 Area of study .......................................................................................... 12

3.3 Study Population ..................................................................................... 12

3.4 Sample size ............................................................................................ 13

3.5 Sampling procedure ................................................................................ 13

3.6 Data collection Methods .......................................................................... 13

3.6.1 Primary sources of data ........................................................................ 13

3.6.2 Direct Interview ................................................................................... 13

3.6.3 Focus Group Discussion ............................ · ............................................ 14

3.6.4 Observation ......................................................................................... 14

3.6.5 Documentary Analysis .......................................................................... 14

3.7 Data Analysis and Presentation ................................................................ 14

3.8 Limitations of the study ........................................................................... 14

3.9 Ethical Consideration ............................................................................... 15

3.10 Reliability and Validity ............................................................................ 15

CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................................................ 16

DATA PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ....................................................... 16

4.0 Introduction ............................................................................................ 16

4.1 Understanding Domestic Violence ............................................................ 18

4.2 Effects of Domestic Violence .................................................................... 20

4.3 Relationship between Domestic Violence and Academic Performance:-....... 22

4.4 Authorities and Domestic Violence ........................................................... 23

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CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................. 25

CONCLUSION AND RECCOMMANDATIONS ..................................................... 25

5.0 Introduction ............................................................................................ 25

5.1 Conclusion: ............................................................................................. 25

5.2 Recommendations: ................................................................................. 25

REFERENCES ................................................................................................ 27

APPENDIX !,;_INTERVIEW GUIDE FOR KEY INFORMANTS ............................... 31

APPENDIX 11:_FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDE FOR PUPILS ..................... 36

Appendix III:_FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDE FOR PARENTS .................... 38

APPENDIX IV:_OBSERVATION CHECK LIST ..................................................... 40

ABSTRACT Domestic abuse or rather commonly known as domestic violence is best defined by Markwitz (2000) to mean a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, friends or cohabitation. It broadly includes spousal abuse, child abuse, or intimate partner violence. Asking any Ugandan from any corner of the country and they will tell · you they have experienced, seen or been victims of any of the forms advanced by Markwitz. What is preposterous is that the impasse is on the increase affecting families, communities, including children. Children as this study has revealed do not only suffer from physical, emotional, psychological but affects their studies and grossly messing their academic grades. It is against this back ground that the researcher set out to assess the extent of the effect. The specific objectives were, to establish the effects of domestic violence on academic performance, to ascertain the relationship between domestic violence and academic performance, to identify avenues established by authorities to remedy the state of affairs and to identify possible solutions to the problem. The findings of this study are appalling; members of the community seem to have accepted domestic violence as a way of life for mainly married couples. Because of this people can not tell whether most of the fights and squabbles that happen in homes actually amount to domestic violence. Members of the community hence never report such cases to authorities or can , even testify in Court when called upon. In effect children miss school, or at best those who can persist end up failing examinations, not because they are dense but because they are psychologically unbalanced and lack concentration at school. The researcher ends with recommendation to both NGO heads, Ministries of Education, Information and to Cultural heads to harness efforts and save the situation.

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