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Name: Cj. J. E. Bonadie Registration Number: Territory: St.Vincent School: St.Vincent Grammar School School Code: 150015 Subject: Social Studies
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Name: Cj. J. E. Bonadie Registration Number: Territory: St.Vincent School: St.Vincent Grammar School School Code: 150015 Subject: Social Studies
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements... Task 1: Statement of Problem .. Task 2: Reasons for Selecting Area of Research.. Task 3: Method of Investigation... Task 4: Data Collection Instrument.. Questionnaire.... Task 5: Procedures of Collecting Data.. Task 6: Presentation of Data. Task 7: Analysis and Interpretation.. Task 8: Findings Task 9: Recommendations and Implementation Strategy. Appendix... Bibliography..
Acknowledgements
As with everything I do, Id be remiss if I didnt thank my one and only Saviour Jesus Christ, who makes it possible for me to do everything that I do. Id also like to say thank you to everyone else who made it possible to the completion of this SBA.
Dear Respondent, My name is Cj Bonadie and I am a fifth form student of the St. Vincent Grammar School. As part of my School Based Assessment (S.B.A) for Social Studies, I have chosen the problems faced by single parents in my community (Redemption Sharpes) as my topic. I would really appreciate it if you will fill out this questionnaire thereby helping me to gather the necessary information.
Questionnaire
Sex: Male [ ]
Female [ ]
Age: 13-17 [ ] 14-18 [ ] 19-23 [ ] 24+ [ ] 1. Have you ever been in a case where you were abused by an adult? Yes [ ] No [ ] 2. Is child abuse common in your village? Yes [ ] No [ ] 3. Give reasons for your answer._________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________ 4. Do you know anyone who was abused by their parents? Yes [ ] No [ ] 5. Was it more than once? Yes [ ] No [ ] 6. Do you know think people abuse children because they are under pressure? Yes [ ] No [ ] 7. How often have you observed child abuse in your village? [ ] Rarely [ ] Often [ ] Occasionally [ ] Very Often 8. Do you consider child abuse a major problem in your village? Yes [ ] No [ ] 9. Give reasons for your answer._________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
10. Give one cause that makes child abuse common in my village.________________ ___________________________________________________________________
11. Do you think laws should be enforced to prevent child abuse? Yes [ ] No [ ] 12. What do you think should happen to perpetrators of child abuse? They should be: [ ] Fined [ ] Counseled [ ] Jailed [ ] All of the above 13. What do you think should be done for children who are victims of child abuse? They should be: [ ] Removed from their home [ ] Counseled [ ] Place in foster homes [ ] All of the above 14. As an individual what can you do to prevent/stop child abuse in your community? __________________________________________________________________ 15. Identify ways in which children should be disciplined. ______________________
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Where The gathering of this data was conducted in the vicinity of the Redemption Sharpes.
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No 20%
Yes No
Yes 80%
This chart shows the percentage of how much people said Yes or No to the question Do you think laws should be enforced to prevent child abuse? 80 percent said Yes while the remaining 20 said No.
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Figure two: Column graph showing the responses to the question Do you consider child Abuse a major problem in your village?
Responses 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Males Who Said Yes 2 Males Who Said No 9 Females Who Said Yes 1 Females Who Said No 8 Responses
Responses
This column graph shows the responses made by both male and female to the question, Do you consider child abuse a major problem in your village?
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Figure three: Table showing the responses to the question What do you think should be
Responses
Number of people
Male Female 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2
Percentage of people
25% 20% 25% 30%
Remove from their homes Counseled Placed in foster homes All of the above
This table shows the amount of males and females that selected these choices on the questionnaire.
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majority of the villagers are aware that child abuse is taking place and sees it has a major problem. Do you think laws should be enforced to prevent child abuse? was asked , 7/20 persons stated that perpetrators should be fined and counseled, 1/5 said they should be jailed while 1/10 said all of the above. For the victims 1/4 said they should be removed from their homes, 1/5 said they should be counseled, 1/4 said they should be placed in foster homes while 3/10 said all of the above. This would indicate that most of the villagers are willing and are trying to stop child abuse
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Task 8: Findings
Child abuse is widespread and prevalent especially amongst women. Persons in my village are being abuse or was abused Child abuse was and is still prevalent in my village Villagers are aware that child abuse is present in the village and children are getting abused.
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Implementations:
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Appendix
Dear Respondent, My name is Cj Bonadie and I am a fifth form student of the St. Vincent Grammar School. As part of my School Based Assessment (S.B.A) for Social Studies, I have chosen the problems faced by single parents in my community (Redemption Sharpes) as my topic. I would really appreciate it if you will fill out this questionnaire thereby helping me to gather the necessary information.
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Questionnaire
Sex: Male [ ]
Female [ ]
Age: 13-17 [ ] 14-18 [ ] 19-23 [ ] 24+ [ ] 1. Have you ever been in a case where you were abused by an adult? Yes [ ] No [ ] 2. Is child abuse common in your village? Yes [ ] No [ ] 3. Give reasons for your answer._________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________ 4. Do you know anyone who was abused by their parents? Yes [ ] No [ ] 5. Was it more than once? Yes [ ] No [ ] 6. Do you know think people abuse children because they are under pressure? Yes [ ] No [ ] 7. How often have you observed child abuse in your village? [ ] Rarely [ ] Often [ ] Occasionally [ ] Very Often 8. Do you consider child abuse a major problem in your village? Yes [ ] No [ ] 9. Give reasons for your answer._________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
10. Give one cause that makes child abuse common in my village.________________ ___________________________________________________________________
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11. Do you think laws should be enforced to prevent child abuse? Yes [ ] No [ ] 12. What do you think should happen to perpetrators of child abuse? They should be: [ ] Fined [ ] Counseled [ ] Jailed [ ] All of the above 13. What do you think should be done for children who are victims of child abuse? They should be: [ ] Removed from their home [ ] Counseled [ ] Place in foster homes [ ] All of the above 14. As an individual what can you do to prevent/stop child abuse in your community? __________________________________________________________________ 15. Identify ways in which children should be disciplined. ______________________
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Bibliography
1. Ramsawak, Rampersad. Uraw, Ralph R., Modules in Social Studies with SBA Guide & CXC Questions,3rd Edition, Caribbean Education Publishers. 2. Sandy, Mervin C. Grayson, Stephenson C. Social Studies Essential with SBA, Study Guide & Exercises CXC New Edition, Carlong Publishers. 3. Beddoe, I. B., Bernard L., Rohlehr, B. A., Seepersad, K., Social Studies for the Caribbean CXC Core Units and Options with School-BasedAssessment New Edition, Heinemann for CXC.
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