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Views and controversies on physical punishments in education
Abstract
Being a review of a previous work, the present article attempts to demonstrate the extent to which a range of educators express their views on physical punishments, a practice that is increasingly contested and forbidden by many education stakeholders since the previous decades. Through analysis of different declarations and findings from different researchers, the paper reveals and points to the views of parents and teachers to the use of physical punishments, and their vehement opposition to national laws forbidding it. Findings presented in this article indicate that children have also supported the use of physical punishments. The aim of this article is to find out whether Rwandan education stakeholders share or not the same views as corrective measures in home and schools.
Key words: Physical punishment, education stakeholders, punishment regulations (codes)
