Abstract
Campus sexual violence is prevalent and consequential. After a climate survey at our university revealed high rates of sexual violence, a semester-long academic course was designed as a curricular intervention for first-year students. This study examines an assignment completed at the beginning and end of the course. Students were asked: “What are the root causes of sexual violence?” Thematic analysis of papers revealed that many students altered or expanded their thinking to more complex, structural factors compared to their initial perceptions. An academic course may broaden students’ understanding of the determinants of sexual violence.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 551-574 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Violence Against Women |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2024 |
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was funded by a Tulane University Carol Lavin Bernick Faculty Grant, a Newcomb Institute of Tulane University Faculty Research Grant, the Donna and Richard Esteves Fund at the Newcomb Institute of Tulane University, the Tulane Gender and Sexuality Studies (GESS) Program Yorn Fund, and the Tulane University COR Research Fellowship. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was funded by a Tulane University Carol Lavin Bernick Faculty Grant, a Newcomb Institute of Tulane University Faculty Research Grant, the Donna and Richard Esteves Fund at the Newcomb Institute of Tulane University, the Tulane Gender and Sexuality Studies (GESS) Program Yorn Fund, and the Tulane University COR Research Fellowship.
| Funders |
|---|
| Tulane University |
Keywords
- college students
- course
- intervention
- perceptions
- sexual violence
