Victims of Obtrusive Violence: Children and Adolescents in Kenya (SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research)

This volume describes how childrenℓ́ℓs experience with violence may affect and endanger their education, as well as their physical safety and their general well-being. It includes all forms of physical , psychological and sexual abuse, and neglect against children at home, at school, and in public spaces in two different areas of Kenya (rural and urban), while taking into account its environmental and cultural factors. This volume is unique, not only because of its focus on a less researched yet highly acute social problem but also because it provides inside knowledge by giving the children a voice through their direct participation in the data collection This volume describes how childrenĺls experience with violence may affect and endanger their education, as well as their physical safety and their general well-being. It includes all forms of physical , psychological and sexual abuse, and neglect against children at home, at school, and in public spaces in two different areas of Kenya (rural and urban), while taking into account its environmental and cultural factors. This volume is unique, not only because of its focus on a less researched yet highly acute social problem but also because it provides inside knowledge by giving the children a voice through their direct participation in the data collection Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-14 Children in Kenya....Pages 15-30 Peer-Based Research....Pages 31-37 The Impact of Poverty on Education....Pages 39-47 Safety and Well-Being of Children....Pages 49-56 Violence Against Children at Home....Pages 57-71 Violence Against Children at School....Pages 73-84 Violence Against Children in the Public Domain....Pages 85-97 (Non-) Support Seeking....Pages 99-115 Final Conclusions and Recommendations....Pages 117-128