STIGMATIZATION AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS IN NATURAL SCIENCE RELATED COURSES: A CASE OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN TANZANIA
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Stigmatization in science courses in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions affects female student’s performance and can lead to severe consequences such as poor academic performance, enxiety, depression, truancy just to mention a few. However, in spite of numerous research on stigmatization of girls in education, there is relatively little research done on the nature of stigmatization among the female students, their ability to cope and coping strategies. The objective of the paper is to explore the nature of stigma experienced by female students and determine the coping strategies for the same.The study employed a qualitative strategy, drawing from 20 female students in-depth interviews from three TVETs. The study reveals that female students are stigmatised in the following ways; discrimination and use of abusive language by both male lecturers and male students or colleaques, female negative attitude towards science subjects, sexually, stereotyping and institutionally through rigid timetables and infrustructure.
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