Combating School-Based Violence Using African Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Implications for Educational Safety

Using African epistemologies to understand contributing social and cultural factors around African school violence, this book investigates various kinds of school-based violence suffered by learners and teachers in order to further research into the impact of educational interventions on crime prevention in African schools.

Mfundo Mandla Masuku is Associate Professor and Academic Leader for Teaching and Learning, School of Built Environment and Development Studies, The University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Nomakhosi Nomathemba Sibisi is Lecturer in Criminology and Forensic Studies, Bio-Psychosocial Perspectives, and Correctional Theory and Practice, The University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.