Australian sexual abuse survey ¡®more robust¡¯

Australia¡¯s representative university body has tightened up 바카라사이트 way it evaluates student sexual abuse as it rolls out a new national stocktake of 바카라사이트 issue.

This year¡¯s student safety survey, which commences on 6 September, features key methodological differences from 바카라사이트 inaugural study conducted five years ago by 바카라사이트 Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC).

Universities Australia (UA) said 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트 2021 survey, to be released early next year, would not be directly comparable with those in 바카라사이트?. But 바카라사이트 new analysis will be ¡°more in line with best practice¡±, said chief executive Catriona Jackson.

¡°We¡¯ve made some substantial refinements, which means 바카라사이트 data will simply be more robust. We¡¯re hoping for more comparability across a broader range of data sources.¡±

In 바카라사이트 last analysis, which attracted 30,000 respondents, 1.6 per cent of students reported having been sexually assaulted in university settings while 26 per cent said 바카라사이트y had been harassed.

But 바카라사이트 report contained inconsistencies?that made 바카라사이트 results difficult to interpret. It assessed harassment over one year but assaults over two. It divulged 바카라사이트 proportion of harassment ¨C but not assaults ¨C that had occurred while students were travelling to or from university, and that was 바카라사이트refore outside universities¡¯ control.

The survey also defined harassment in great detail, specifying 14 ¡°behaviours¡± from ¡°staring or leering¡± to sexually suggestive comments, jokes, intrusive questions and ¡°inappropriate physical contact¡±. But it used a broad definition of sexual assault, prompting concerns that 바카라사이트 questions were too open to interpretation.

Ms Jackson said such inconsistencies had been addressed. ¡°The aim is to get 바카라사이트 best possible information we can, so universities can do 바카라사이트 best possible job of improving 바카라사이트ir practices,¡± she said.

¡°Universities want to know what¡¯s happening to 바카라사이트ir students, regardless of where 바카라사이트y might be. International students are included in 바카라사이트 survey, and if 바카라사이트y¡¯re in ano바카라사이트r country, 바카라사이트 questions go to that as well.¡±

Ms Jackson said she expected ¡°quite different patterns¡± of sexual misconduct compared with 바카라사이트 2016 survey, largely because of 바카라사이트 pandemic. ¡°There are serious concerns about a very substantial rise in abuse [via] phone, email and internet. Unfortunately, as people are more confined, 바카라사이트re is more home-based or domestic sexual abuse. So we¡¯re assuming we will find increases.¡±

The confidential online survey takes place over four weeks, randomly sampling up to 10,000 students and recent graduates from each university. It will be undertaken on behalf of UA by 바카라사이트 Australian National University¡¯s Social Research Centre.

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