ISSN: 2360-7866

 International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review
 

International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 7(4), pp. 53-62. September, 2019.

ISSN: 2360-7866

DOI: 10.14662/IJARER2019.110

Full Length Research

The Impact of Gender Based Violence on the Academic Achievement of Female Students in Case of Biruh Tesfa Primary School

Dawit Dibekulu Alem

Mekdela Ameba University, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of English Language and Literature. E-mail:dawitdibekulu7@gmail.com

Accepted 28 September 2019

The term gender based violence on women can interchangeable be used as violence against women as it refers any acts of gender based violence that results in or is likely to result in harm of suffer to the female students including threat, of such act coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty whether its occurring publicity or private. This study aimed to find out the impact of the gender based violence on academic achievement of female students in Biruh Tesfa primary School. GBV is violence involving both sexes which arise from unequal relation between man and women where usually women are the victim. The practice of early marriage is one of the most harmful and violent from of the problem of violence’s against women. To collect the required data from one school, the researcher used non-probability sampling technique that is snow ball sampling technique. Female student of Biruh Tesfa primary School, who becomes victim of gender based violence (GBV), is the target population. Most of the problem that affects a female education is gender based violence in both inside and outside the school; especially that of outside the school is the barrier to the female students. Generally the school and qualification are very important for current and future work but GBV is the major obstacles for female students. As majority of female students fell that they were inferior to male students, because of the problem faced from GBV both in home and in the school. Emphasis should be placed on behavioral change on the part gender based violence in relation to school achievement.

Key Words: Gender, Violence, Academic achievement

Cite This Article As: Dawit, D.A (2019). The Impact of Gender Based Violence on the Academic Achievement of Female Students in Case of Biruh Tesfa Primary School. Inter. J. Acad. Res. Educ. Rev. 7(4): 53-62