This study examines the attitudes and perceptions of students who are beaten or
physically punished at Amaqadi C.P. School. The response of the school to the South
African Schools Act no 27 of 1996 ruling against the exercising of corporal punishment
of students is assessed.
Observations, interviews, questionnaires and the school record books were the research
tools used in this thesis.
Most students and teachers favour the continued use of corporal punishment. Even the
provincial education minister has shown support for its retention. Various reasons are
given by the teachers and students for their support of corporal punishment. Evidence
suggests that students are beaten because of the lack of alternative ways of discipline
and because corporal punishment is still routinely used in the home.
There are many reasons for the retention of corporal punishment in this school but most
of these rest on parents, teachers and students. / Thesis (M.Ed.) - University of Natal, Durban, 1999.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/3674 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Mkhize, Zimisele Eugene. |
| Contributors | Morrell, Robert Graham. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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