The Effects of Campus Violence on Students' Academic Performance at the University of Venda

Abstract

The study seeks to find out how campus violence affects students’ academic performance and the factors that lead to such engagements, with knowledge of the cause of the problem it becomes possible to develop solutions to the problem. The study was conducted in a qualitative nature to gain an informed view of the problem at hand, the open-ended information provided enabled the study to explore the effects, the cause of the problem, and possible preventative measures. The study undertook ethical considerations to ensure the satisfaction and comfort of participants and to ensure that no line was overstepped in terms of invasion of privacy, confidentiality, anonymity, deception, and informed consent. Careful practice of ethical considerations during the conduction of the research was carefully maintained for the success of the study.