TEACHERS’ PERCEIVED PREVALENCE AND CAUSES OF GENDER BASAD SCHOOL RELATED VIOLENCE IN ILORIN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE

Abstract

This paper explored teachers perceived prevalence and causes of gender based school related violence in 
Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The 
population of this study comprised all private and public primary school teachers in Ilorin West Local 
Government Area of Kwara State. 200 respondents were randomly selected as sample size. The study 
adopted the Krejcie and Morgan sample table, since it was not possible for the researcher to involve all the 
primary school teachers in Ilorin West Local Government area of Kwara State. A researcher self-designed 
questionnaire was used for the purpose of this study. The instrument was tagged: Teachers Perceived 
Prevalence and Causes of Gender Based School Related Violence Questionnaire (TPPCGBSRVQ). The 
instrument was validated and tested for reliability and yielded a reliability index of 0.83. Descriptive 
statistics of percentage and mean were used for demographic data and research questions, while research 
hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics of t-test. Two research questions and two hypotheses were 
used to guide this study. Mean, SD and the test were used to answer and test the hypotheses. The finding 
revealed that the teachers‘ perceived causes of gender based school related violence in Ilorin west local 
government area of Kwara State is unsafe home and family environment, cultural factors, pupils witnessing 
their mothers being beaten, changing economic status, and environmental factors such as peer pressure. The 
teachers‘ perceived that gender based school related violence in Ilorin West Local Government area of 
Kwara state is high. There was no significant difference in the teachers‘ perceived causes of gender based 
school related violence in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara state based on school type (t = 
4.589; df = 139; P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in the teachers‘ perceived prevalence of 
gender based school related violence in Ilorin West Local Government Area Of Kwara State based on school 
type (t = .526; df = 139; P > 0.05). Based on the finding, it was therefore recommended teachers should be 
trained on how to prevent, identify and respond to SRGBV.