Learners’ everyday experiences of violence in English medium secondary education in Uganda
Lizzi O. Milligan,
Bebwa Isingoma,
Tina Aciro
et al.
Abstract:This paper explores how Ugandan secondary school learners experience schooling in English-medium schools where the use of English only is strictly enforced. We conceptualise the ways that the learners sit at the intersection of direct, systemic and cultural violence that in turn impacts their educational experiences. We particularly focus on instances of direct violence through corporal punishment, and the ways that such violence, and associated fear, are part of many learners’ everyday schooling experiences. … Show more
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