Teachers' and pupils' attitudes and practices regarding the abolishment of corporal punishment in schools in the Gauteng area.

dc.contributor.authorCohen, Sheryl
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-13T13:56:35Z
dc.date.available2017-06-13T13:56:35Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.descriptionA research report submitted to the Faculty of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Education degree.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractEducationalists throughout the ages have supported the belief that corporal punishment creates harmful effects and should be avoided at all costs. Furthermore, corporal punishment has been found to be neither effective nor permanent in stopping undesirable behaviour in the classroom. Despite the evidence however, South Africa frequently used corporal punishment for the sake of discipline, social control and even 'moral education'. In the not too distant past, it was sanctioned by law, by parents and by teachers (Rice, 1987). However, in 1994 judicial corporal punishment was outlawed and corporal punishment at schools became unconstitutional (clause 3(n) of the National Education Policy Bill, 1995; clause 22 of the Gauteng Schools Education Bill). While policy and legislatlon must play their role, this is not enough to bring about a change in the practices and perceptions of teacher's at the grass roots. An understanding of its harmful effects, and recognition of alternatives is necessary in order to bring about its complete abolishment. This study investigates teachers' and pupils attitudes to corporal punishment as well as what discipline strategies are being used and are considered effective. A sample of teachers and pupils were randomly selected from private, oommunity and public high school types. A total of 602 subjects participated in this study (240 teachers and 362 pupils). Responses to an anonymous questionnaire were tabulated and analysed. Findings demonstrated that teachers are ambivalent towards corporal, punishment, while pupils are clearly anti-corporal punishment; and support its abolishment. Teachers do report Key Words: corporal punishment , classroom discipline. alternative discipline strategies used in the classroom.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianAC2017en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (95 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationCohen, Sheryl (1996) Teachers' and pupils' attitudes and practices regarding the abolishment of corporal punishment in schools in the Gauteng area, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://hdl.handle.net/10539/22852>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/22852
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subjectCorporal punishment -- South Africa.en_ZA
dc.subjectSchool discipline -- South Africa.en_ZA
dc.subject.lcshCorporal punishment--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshSchool discipline--South Africa
dc.titleTeachers' and pupils' attitudes and practices regarding the abolishment of corporal punishment in schools in the Gauteng area.en_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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