Publication: Relationship Between Corporal Punishment And Students’ Behaviour in Public Schools of Kibwezi East Sub-County, Makueni County, Kenya.
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2015-06
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Mount Kenya University
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The central problem of this research was to determine the relationship
between corporal punishment and students’ behaviour among secondary schools of
Kibwezi East Sub-county. The main objectives of the research were to establish the
forms of corporal punishment practiced within the county, the degree to which the
punishment influence the students behaviour and the reasons why the schools
continue practicing the already outlawed behaviour. The research adopted a
descriptive survey where respondents were selected purposefully. Structured
questionnaire were used to collect data from 20 schools with each school being
represented by 16 students. The principal, deputy principal and the head of guidance
and counselling from each school were also included in the research. Data was
analyzed using the SPSS package. After the analysis, the research established that
corporal punishment is rife in secondary schools. Various forms of corporal
punishment ranging from monetary fines to suspension as well as manual
punishment were established in the research. Despite this fact, the research revealed
that there exist no measures to curb the behaviour. The practice is taking place amid
the law burning corporal punishment in all schools regardless of the level of the
academic ladder. The research also established that students themselves have been
dissatisfied by the practice and have reacted severally. The students reactions have
always been negative; strikes, school discontinuation and other disadvantageous
forms of response. The research therefore recommends the school management and
the government to come up with other strategies of correcting deviant behaviour
among the students since corporal punishment has been proven ineffective and
unethical.
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Bachelor of Education