Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

G. Bhadramani ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, SPW Degree & PG College, Tirupati, IN

Abstract

There is a lot of hue and cry regarding the prevalence of corporal punishment in the countries around the world. Innumerable studies have probed into the width and depth of the problem. Lengthy reports were presented with respect to the kinds and consequences of punishment on the student's academic and personal life. As a consequence most of the countries have banned corporal punishment at school and home. In spite of the presence of strict laws condemning corporal punishment, it is still a regular practice resorted by many a teacher in schools today. The present paper makes an attempt to understand the modalities operating behind the use and abuse of punishment in schools. Why teachers resort to corporal punishment and why students invite it by adopting undesirable behavior in the classroom were discussed in the present paper.

Keywords

Corporal Punishment, Student.

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G. Bhadramani ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, SPW Degree & PG College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Teacher should be caring, nurturing, and developing minds and talents of his students. While imparting knowledge a teacher uses punitive as well as non punitive techniques. The present study made an effort to see the influence of teacher inflicted punishment in students' attitude towards schooling. In order to find out level of teacher inflicted punishment, Intensity of Punishment Scale was used. Attitude toward Schooling Scale was used to asses the students' attitude towards their teacher, school curriculum and school climate. The sample consisted of 132 boys and 118 girls with a mean age of 9 years belonging to lower middle class socio economic status with almost similar back ground. All the 4th and 5th grade children from three randomly selected municipal primary schools of Tirupati (N=250) were included in the sample. The obtained correlation values indicated negative relationship between the intensity of teacher inflicted punishment and children's attitude towards schooling. The present study stresses the need for adopting more humane disciplinary techniques on the part of the teacher while dealing with the children.

Keywords

School Children, Corporal Punishment.

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