How Insecurity impacts on school attendance and school drop out among urban slum children in Nairobi
This paper discusses how perceptions of personal security can impact on school enrolment and attendance. It mainly focuses on threats of physical harm, crime, and community and domestic violence. These security fears can include insecurity that children suffer from as they go to school, maybe throug...
Main Authors: | Chimaraoke Izugbara, Netsayi N. Mudege, Eliya M. Zulu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Bielefeld
2008-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Conflict and Violence |
Online Access: | http://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/29 |
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