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Corporal punishment: Its effect on school attendance among pupils in primary schools in Temeke Municipality, Tanzania

Violeth Alistides , Prospery M. Mwila

International Journal of Language, Literature and Culture (IJLLC), Vol-1,Issue-3, November - December 2021, Pages 47-54, 10.22161/ijllc.1.3.5

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Article Info: Received: 22 Nov 2021, Received in revised form: 13 Dec 2021, Accepted: 22 Dec 2021, Available online: 30 Dec 2021

Abstract:

For the purpose of changing students' social conduct and behaviours and focusing their attention on academic school-related activities and performance, teachers may employ corporal punishment as a manner or mechanism to manage student performance in primary schools. Public concern over whether the corporal punishment of students affects their attendance at school has been raised. This study assessed the effect of corporal punishment on Pupils’ school attendance in Public Primary Schools in Temeke Municipality. Specifically, the study was guided by the following research objectives: to identify the kind of corporal punishment used in public primary schools and to describe the effects of corporal punishment on pupils’ attendance in public primary school. The study used a mixed research approach and a descriptive survey design. It used a sample size of 300 participants, including head teachers, teachers and pupils. Both probability and nonprobability sampling techniques were used. The study used questionnaires, interviews, and focus group discussions as the methods of data collection. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics, including the mean and frequencies, using the SPSS computer application. Qualitative data were analysed thematically. The study reviewed that corporal punishment causes undesired behavior such as absenteeism, truancy, and dropout and instils fear, anger, anxiety, physical harm or injury and humiliation to the pupils concerned. There is a need to revisit regulations that permit the addimist demonstration of corporal punishment in schools and, where possible, abolish its administration in primary schools in the country.

Keywords:

Corporal punishment, effect, school attendance, pupils, primary schools, Temeke Municipality, Tanzania.

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