Corporal Punishment and Alternative Methods of Disciplining Students
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This chapter discusses about corporal punishment (CP) which is considered to be a cultural practice in India wherein parents and teachers widely believe that CP is an useful way of disciplining children/students. Corporal punishment is a global public health problem. Evidence indicates that CP is negatively correlated to the mental health of students. Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children ( 2013 ) is a wonderful initiative calling all nations to join hands together to save children from harmful punishments. This has led to the initiation of new relevant legislation in several countries. The chapter presents the latest data concerning CP which hints that CP is widely practiced in Puducherry as it is prevalent in other states of India. More than 60% of the teachers in Puducherry schools admitted applying CP in schools and tried to justify it. Teacher’s knowledge about child rights and government policies concerning CP are highlighted in the chapter based on the latest evidence. Finally, the chapter suggests certain alternative methods for disciplining students based on positive experiences of some teachers who are able to manage the students without applying CP.
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Corporal Punishment In Schools: Theoretical Discussion And Personal Experience
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This paper ponders the lasting effects of corporal punishment on students. The paper first considers the benefits and faults of corporal punishment by comparing the experiences of two generations of students and teachers. Starting with the definition of corporal punishment as applied locally and globally, the paper analyzes the reasons for its use, and the rationale of those who defend its legitimacy. The paper concludes with a discussion of the impact of the decision to ban corporal punishment in Saudi Arabian schools on Saudi students and its consequences from the students perspective.
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Gersho (2008) de nes corporal punishment as ph ysical. punishment which uses physical for ce intending to cause bodily. pain for the purpose of correc ng or punishing a child for their. behavior ...
In fact, some countries, all 5 Nordic countries for example (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) have laws that protect children from all types of physical abuse and
three reasons: (1) to produce people that would conform to accepted societal norms; (2) to "beat out the obstinacy" that was viewed as a syndrome of "original sin," and (3) to. ensure that learning occurs. (p. 244) The Bible played a major role in the administration of corporal punishment in the 18th century.
Corporal punishment in schools is a form of institutionalized violence against children that is prevalent around the world (Devries et al., 2014; Devries et al., 2015; Gershoff, 2017; Owen, 2005).This human rights violation marks the failure of states to uphold Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (the right of the child to be protected from "all forms of physical or ...
Corporal punishment remains the most common form of violence against young children, across all regions of the world. In low- and- middle-income countries, where more than 90% of young children live, 220.4 million (or three out of four) children aged 2-4 had experienced corporal punishment in the home.2 Corporal
1 Committee on the Rights of the Child (2006), General Comment No. 8: The right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment (arts. 19; 28, para. 2; and 37, inter alia) (CRC/C/GC/8) Committee, corporal punishment is invariably degrading. In addition, there are other non-physical forms of ...
Corporal punishment has been associated with a variety of psychological and behavioral disorders in children and adults, including anxiety, depression, withdrawal, low self-esteem, impulsiveness, delinquency and substance abuse (McCord, 1991). In Pakistan, steps have been initiated to discourage the teacher against the use of corporal punishment.
The prevalence of corporal punishment Enormous numbers of children experience corporal punishment in their homes, schools, care and work settings and the penal system in all world regions. The Know Violence in Childhood 2017 study estimated that 1.3 billion boys and girls aged 1-14 years experience corporal punishment at home.* UNICEF statistics
This essay will investigate the issue of corporal punishment against children as a method of discipline. Studied through the perspective of human and children‟s rights, corporal ... corporal punishment at home, while some of them suffer death or serious injuries (GIEACPC). In many countries, teachers are still authorized to beat pupils with
Based on student reports, lifetime prevalence of school corporal punishment was above 70% in two regions (Africa and Central America), past-year prevalence was above 60% in two regions (Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia), and past-week prevalence was above 40% in two regions (Africa and Southeast Asia) although this was lower for. Table2.
corporal punishment, the effects of which could impair their adult life forever" (ibid., p. 367). Therefore, Wilson cannot predict the consequences of violence and whether they will disappear in the long term or not, because "the difficulty in clearly determining the effect of corporal punishment is related to the manner of its investigation"
Commented [A3]: The author begins her essay by clearly addressing the opposing views. She knows her audience may question the validity of psychological research, as corporal punishment is certainly a divisive issue. By acknowledging that other side in an argument, an author can build his or her
Attitudes Toward Corporal Punishment. Corporal punishment, as an institutional practice to manage. behavior, appears to be supported by parents and teachers in. several regions of the United States. A survey conducted by. Parents Magazine revealed. that 55% of. parents questioned disapproved of paddling in schools, 38% approved and 6% were not ...
and schools to use corporal punishment until the 1960's. This changed when the civil rights 1 Lenta, P. 2018. Corporal Punishment: A Philosophical Assessment Routledge, ISBN 9781138079991 2 Dupper, D. R., Dingus, A. M. 2008. Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools 3 The Use of Corporal Punishment in Schools Philosophy Essay.
Corporal punishment is defined as bodily pain imposed on a kid's body as a punishment for. unacceptable performance (NCACPS, 2006). Straus (1994) defined " Corporal punishment is the use of ...
Corporal Punishment and Alternative Methods of Disciplining Students. Abstract This chapter discusses about corporal punishment (CP) which is con-sidered to be a cultural practice in India wherein parents and teachers widely believe that CP is an useful way of disciplining children/students. Corporal punishment is a global public health problem.
Corporal punishment is "the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purpose of correction or control of the child's behavior" (Straus, 1994, p. 4), such as patting, hitting, punching, and spanking "or other forms of physical punishment wherein school personnel actually ...
Corporal punishment refers to intentional application of physical pain as a method of changing behavior [1]. It includes a wide variety of methods such as hitting, slapping, spanking, punching, kicking, pinching, shaking, shoving, choking, use of various objects (wooden paddles, belts, sticks, pins, or others), painful body postures (as placing in closed spaces), use of electric shock, use of ...
Parents who use physical discipline may be teaching their child to resolve conflicts with physical aggression. Researchers found that spanking can elevate a child's aggression levels as well as diminish the quality of the parent-child relationship. Other studies have documented that physical discipline can escalate into abuse.
Corporal punishment is a violation of children's rights to respect for physical integrity and human dignity, health, development, education and freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The elimination of violence against children is called for in several targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable ...