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ArticleBMJ open2021

Can the 'Learn in peace, educate without violence' intervention in Cote d'Ivoire reduce teacher violence? Development of a theory of change and formative evaluation results.

Karen Devries, Manuela Balliet, Kerrie Thornhill, Louise Knight, Fanny Procureur, Yah Ariane Bernadette N'Djoré, Dedou Gruzshca Ferrand N'Guessan, Katherine G Merrill, Mustapha Dally, Elizabeth Allen and 4 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Karen DevriesDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK karen.devries@lshtm.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-8935-2181
Manuela BallietDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Kerrie ThornhillDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Louise KnightDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Fanny ProcureurDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Yah Ariane Bernadette N'DjoréUniversité Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Lagunes, Côte d'Ivoire.
Dedou Gruzshca Ferrand N'GuessanUniversité Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Lagunes, Côte d'Ivoire.
Katherine G MerrillBloomburg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Mustapha DallyGraines de Paix, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Elizabeth AllenDepartment of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Mazeda HossainDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1878-8145
Beniamino CislaghiDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Clare TantonDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4612-1858
Lucia QuinteroGraines de Paix, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBSociété de Développement des Forêts · CIUniversité Félix Houphouët-Boigny · CIJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Violence Victimization and HIV Care and Treatment Practices among Youth Living with HIV in ZambiaF31MH116821 · NIMH · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MERRILL, KATHERINE GANNETT · 2018 to 2019
$70k
NIMH NIH HHS F31 MH116821
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo gather evidence on whether a brief intervention (Apprendre en paix et éduquer sans violence, developed by the Ivorian Ministry of Education and Graines de Paix) to promote peace in primary schools by reducing teacher violence perpetration and improving pedagogical techniques was acceptable to teachers and affected change in intermediate outcomes.

designMixed-methods formative research.

settingPrimary schools in Tonkpi region, Cote d'Ivoire.

participants160 teachers participating in the peace training, surveyed three times during implementation; qualitative in-depth interviews with 19 teachers and teacher-counsellors.

interventionsLearn in peace, educate without violence-a brief intervention with primary school teachers designed to promote peace in primary schools. OUTCOMES: For survey data, we generated composite measures of intermediate outcomes (teachers' awareness of consequences of violence, self-efficacy in applying positive classroom management methods, acceptance of physical discipline practices in school) and used random intercept linear mixed-effects models to compare responses over time. Qualitative research included open-ended questions about acceptability and perceived need for such an intervention. A framework analysis was undertaken.

resultsFour-months post-training (vs pretraining), teachers had higher self-efficacy in applying positive classroom management methods (pre-mean=26.1; post-mean=27.5; p<0.001) and borderline lower acceptance of physical discipline practices (premean=4.2; postmean=3.6; p=0.10). We found no change in teacher awareness of the consequences of violence. Qualitatively, teachers found the intervention acceptable and understandable, perceiving it as useful because it provided methods for non-violent discipline. Teachers had mixed views about whether the techniques improved classroom dynamics.

conclusionsData suggest that the intervention is acceptable and leads to change in intermediate outcomes for teachers. Further evaluation in a randomised controlled trial is warranted.

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School TeachersViolenceCote d'IvoireHumansLearningSchoolschild protectionnon-accidental injurypublic healthqualitative research

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