The Rights of the Child and `the Good of the Learners'

Payet, Jean-Paul; Franchi, Vijé

doi:10.1177/0907568207088420

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“…This, however, has not been the case in Kenya. The situation seems similar to that in some other African countries; for example, Morrell (2001) and Payet and Franchi (2008) have also found the continued use of corporal punishment in South African schools despite its abolition. Pansiri (2008) in Botswana also found teachers' unauthorised use of corporal punishment in schools.…”

Section: 'The Use Of Corporal Punishment Is Open To Abuse and Misuse supporting

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Why are Kenyan teachers still using corporal punishment eight years after a ban on corporal punishment?

Mweru

2010

Child Abuse Review

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The Kenyan government banned corporal punishment in Kenyan schools in 2001 and enacted the Children's Act (Government of Kenya, 2001) which entitles children to protection from all forms of abuse and violence. Kenya is also a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (United Nations, 1990) which states that discipline involving violence is unacceptable. In spite of this, the use of corporal punishment continues in Kenyan schools. This study therefore sought to identify the reasons behind the use of corporal punishment by Kenyan teachers and teachers' awareness of existing laws on the use of violence on children. Data collected through focus group discussions showed that teachers were aware of existing laws prohibiting the use of corporal punishment in schools. Their reasons for using corporal punishment included the belief that it was the most effective way to discipline children and that parents had authorised its use. This study has shown that, although the Kenyan government has introduced laws to protect children, teachers will readily break them if they believe it is for the children's good. This paper therefore recommends the involvement of the Kenyan government in training teachers on non‐violent ways of disciplining children. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Why are Kenyan teachers still using corporal punishment eight years after a ban on corporal punishment?

Mweru

2010

Child Abuse Review

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“…South Africa banned school corporal punishment when it transitioned to a new government and a new Constitution that valued the rights of children in 1996. However, students have reported that corporal punishment continues to be a regular part of education in South Africa (Payet & Franchi, 2008). …”

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School corporal punishment in global perspective: prevalence, outcomes, and efforts at intervention

Gershoff

2017

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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School corporal punishment continues to be a legal means of disciplining children in a third of the world's countries. Although much is known about parents' use of corporal punishment, little is known about school corporal punishment. This article summarizes what is known about the legality and prevalence of school corporal punishment, about the outcomes linked to it, and about interventions to reduce and eliminate school corporal punishment around the world.

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“…Similarly, South Africa banned school corporal punishment when it transitioned to a new government and a new Constitution that valued the rights of children in 1996. However, students have reported that corporal punishment continues to be a regular part of education in South Africa (Payet and Franchi 2008).…”

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