Transformative Pedagogy as a Way of Mitigating School Violence in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi, Kenya
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Date
2020
Authors
Opere, Olivia A.
Kamere, Isabella
Wawire, Violet
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Publisher
Scientific Research Publishing
Abstract
The prevalence of school violence (SV) in public secondary schools in Kenya
has resulted into injuries, loss of property and sometimes death. Penalties meted
out on students ranging from fines on students, suspension or expulsion of
students from school has been introduced in vain. Several commissions of inquiry
have also been put in place to address this issue but not much has been
achieved. Violence negatively affects students hence the need to identify ways
of mitigating school violence. This study argues that to a large extent, school
violence in public secondary schools is due to either the absence or limited use
of transformative pedagogy (TP) which provides the learners with an opportunity
for critical thinking, enables behavioural change and the inculcation of
values hence the attainment of peaceful coexistence amongst students. Using
Mezirow’s Transformative learning theory, the study adopted a Mixed Method
Research methodology in which data was drawn from 426 respondents
comprising 341 students and 85 teachers in 22 public secondary schools in
Nairobi County, 28 Key informants and 7 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs).
Data analysis was done using SPSS and N-vivo analysis techniques. The study
found out that discussion groups and role play were the major learner centred
teaching approaches used in the schools. The paper concluded that effective
use of transformative pedagogical approaches positively influences
behaviour change in students hence the attainment of a non-violent school
community. The study recommended a review of the secondary school curriculum
to adopt transformative teaching approaches as opposed to teacher centred
learning.
Description
A research article published in Open Journal of Social Sciences
Keywords
Transformative Pedagogy, School Violence, Peaceful Coexistence
Citation
Opere, O. A., Kamere, I., & Wawire, V. (2020). Transformative Pedagogy as a Way of Mitigating School Violence in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi, Kenya. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 8, 35-52. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2020.87004