The experiences of SA secondary school male educators own aggression

In South-Africa many articles in magazines and
newspapers indicate that aggression has found a
place in society and is experienced daily by
educators in the schools, examples are provided by
newspaper headlines such as: Pupil in hospital
after being belted and Bail for teacher accused of
death beating . Some learners and educators
encounter verbal insults, rough physical contact and
hostile rejection. The analysis of the male
educators experience of own aggression provides
guidelines for educators as a whole which they can
utilize to improve and to cope with their own
conditions as to overcome the challenges that they
face as educators in our diverse cultural education
system. This book is of value to secondary school
male educators, but it can also be of value to all
educators in preventing aggressive behaviour, which
is a destructive element in relationships, not only
with regard to the learners, but potentially to all
stakeholders: educators, educator students, parents,
learners or anyone else who is interested in
building relationships that can bring about highly
effective places of learning namely, our schools.

Autorentext
Dr Albertus J. Botha, studied Psychology of Education at the University of Johannesburg (SA). He is currently a Lecturer in the Faculty of Educational Sciences at North-West University (SA). His field of studies includes Life Orientation, Mental Health, Discipline, Aggression in schools and Psycho-Educational Programme development.

Klappentext
In South-Africa many articles in magazines and newspapers indicate that aggression has found a place in society and is experienced daily by educators in the schools, examples are provided by newspaper headlines such as: "Pupil in hospital after being belted" and "Bail for teacher accused of death beating". Some learners and educators encounter verbal insults, rough physical contact and hostile rejection. The analysis of the male educators' experience of own aggression provides guidelines for educators as a whole which they can utilize to improve and to cope with their own conditions as to overcome the challenges that they face as educators in our diverse cultural education system. This book is of value to secondary school male educators, but it can also be of value to all educators in preventing aggressive behaviour, which is a destructive element in relationships, not only with regard to the learners, but potentially to all stakeholders: educators, educator students, parents, learners or anyone else who is interested in building relationships that can bring about highly effective places of learning - namely, our schools.