A Study on the Prevalence and Nature of Ragging Practices in Selected Educational Institutions in India

Autor/inn/en	Rao, Mohan; Sonpar, Shobna; Sen, Amit; Seshadri, Shekhar P.; Agarwal, Harsh; Padalia, Divya
Titel	A Study on the Prevalence and Nature of Ragging Practices in Selected Educational Institutions in India
Quelle	In: Contemporary Education Dialogue, 15 (2018) 2, S.187-202 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0973-1849
DOI	10.1177/0973184918781213
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Bullying; Victims; Incidence; School Role; Gender Differences; Place of Residence; Violence; Mixed Methods Research; College Students; Student Surveys; Focus Groups; Interviews; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Mobbing; Victim; Opfer; Vorkommen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Wohnort; Gewalt; Collegestudent; Schülerbefragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Indien
Abstract	Ragging has claimed hundreds of innocent lives and has ruined the careers of thousands of students. A total of 717 cases of ragging were reported in the English print media alone across the country from January 2007 to September 2013. However, the media reports tend to focus on extreme cases and do not reveal the true extent of ragging. Moreover, in the absence of empirical data, it is difficult to understand the processes involved in, and the ramifications of, ragging. This study examines the prevalence and types of ragging practices in educational institutions. The study covered 10,632 students from 37 educational institutions spread across 12 states in India. Findings show that almost 40 per cent students admitted to having experienced some kind of ragging. College-wise analysis of the results showed marked variations in the prevalence of ragging among colleges, thus pointing to the role of institutional factors in the occurrence of ragging. Variations in responses are also seen based on the kind of course pursued, gender, and place of residence of student, thus indicating that these are critical factors in influencing the prevalence, severity and kinds of ragging practices. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01