Ear abuse in school children

Exploring Perspectives: Implementation of the UNCRC in Primary Education in Saudi Arabia from the Viewpoints of Principals, Teachers, and Students

“…According to Imoh (2016), physical punishment against children is the most common type of child abuse worldwide. Rathore, Raj, Mandal, Meher and Girhotra (2006), while researching child abuse in India, found that every child in their study had experienced abuse of some kind. Agbenyega (2006) and Imoh (2013) also found that physical punishment is still commonly practised in Ghana.…”

“…Ju and Lee (2010) found that, in Korea, however, most child abusers were parents who were poor or who had problems with alcohol. In India (Rathore et al, 2006) and Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Kiribati (Smith & Haslett, 2017) teachers were the most likely group of people to abuse children. The differences between studies in determining the most likely groups of people to abuse children might be a result of the study aims.…”

“…The differences between studies in determining the most likely groups of people to abuse children might be a result of the study aims. For instance, in the case of Smith and Haslett's study (2017), along with the study of Rathore et al, (2006) the focus was on child abuse at school. Agbenyega ( 2006) studied the use of corporal punishment at Ghanaian schools and found that it is not legally prohibited and is still practised by educators.…”