Corporal Punishment in the Schools

Corporal Punishment in Private Schools: The Case of Kathmandu, Nepal

The purpose of this study was to elaborate the situation of corporal punishment which is being practiced in Nepalese schools going against new policies that promote the non-violence teaching. It was based on original qualitative study of one private school of Kathmandu (the capital city of Nepal) having more than 2000 students and 100 teachers. Results from FGD, observation of the classroom pra...

Corporal Punishment

juvenile offenders who prior to 1948 might have been liable to corporal punishment, and would be so again were it re-introduced. Members of the working party are in a position to study these young people and have experience of helping children who show disturbed behaviour which may or may not result in committing offences, as also of the effect on them of different forms of punishment and treat...

The Effects of Corporal Punishment

This study tesled Ihe h.vpothesis Ihat the use (~lC011)oralpunishment (ep), such as slapping a child \ hand or ".\pankiJz/5," is a5'socialed lu;th reslricted development (!! cognitive abi!i/.1'. Cognitive abili/.v was measured al the start of the sluc"1' and 4 yean, !ater for 806 children alW 2-4 and 704 children age 5-9 in Ihe Nationa! Lonp,i~ ttic/ina! Study of Youth. The ana~vses controlled ...

Corporal punishment of children: changing the culture.

Demystifying the Defenses of Corporal Punishment *

A. DEFENSES BASED ON THE PRESUMED GREATER EFFICACY OF CP.................................. 3 A1. If My Dad Hadn't Taken Me Over His Knee, I Would Be In Big Trouble Now ......................... 3 A2. Spanking Is Needed As A Back-Up Or Last Resort ................................................................. 4 A3. The "Eight Strongest Studies" Demonstrate "Beneficial Outcomes" Of CP ...........