Corporal Punishment in Schools. In Thesis

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We must analyze any new study or article. Each article or study provides new information or a new angle of looking at the issue in case, or new opinions that we have not yet taken into consideration.

Analyzing multiple points-of-view

There are several parties affected by corporal punishment in schools whose points-of-view must be taken into consideration in this analysis. These points-of-view are:

Experts in the field

Teachers

Students

Parents

Authorities

The opinions of most of the experts in the field are divided. Some of them have concluded that corporal punishment is an old practice that has proved to be efficient in building solid, long-term discipline among students. However, there are many experts, psychologists in particular, that state that such type of disciplinary measures have long-term negative effects on students.

Teachers have similar opinions with those of the experts described above. Some of them approve and practice corporal punishment, others approve it but do not practice it, but most teachers seem to completely disapprove to such humiliating practices of punishment.

Students' opinion is probably the most important of all these points-of-view. This is because students are the party that suffers from corporal punishment. Obviously, students disagree with this disciplinary method.

Parents' opinions are also divided. Some of them agree of this practice in school, because they practice corporal punishment themselves at home. Other parents approve of this method in school, but do not practice it at home. Others completely disagree with this method.

Regarding the authorities, most of them disapprove of corporal punishment and try to diminish and to eliminate it. However, there are countries where corporal punishment is legal in schools and everywhere else, countries where it is only legal at home, and countries where it is forbidden by law in any circumstances.


Work strategies that can be improved

Determining appropriate information sources

Apparently, there are no scientific studies that analyze corporal punishment in schools. Therefore, there are no objective studies, articles, or opinions, even if they belong to experts in the field. All opinions and studies of corporal punishment in schools are biased, they cannot be considered objective, because they are based on personal experience and perceptions.

Evaluating information

This is another strategy where our work needs improvement. However, this is because of external factors, like: ethics, credibility, recognizability, verifiability, critical thinking, and tests of evidence.

As mentioned above, all studies, articles, and works in the field are not scientific and are not objective. Therefore, they cannot be considered completely credible and cannot be verified.

Tests of evidence are also very difficult to obtain on the subject of corporal punishment in schools. This is why strategies regarding these aspects must be improved. We are aware of the fact that such sources cannot be completely credible. Also, they cannot always be verified.

Reference List

Randall, Dennis (2009). States with Corporal Punishment in School. Pearson Education, Inc. Retrieved February 25, 2009 at http://school.familyeducation.com/classroom-discipline/resource/38377.html.

Corporal punishment (2009). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved February 25, 2009 at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal_punishment.

Ending legalized violence against children (2008). Global Report. Retrieved February 25, 2009 at http://www.endcorporalpunishment.org/pages/pdfs/reports/GlobalReport2008.pdf.

Effective discipline for children (2009). Psychosocial Pediatrics Committee. Retrieved February 25, 2009 at http://www.cps.ca/english/statements/pp/pp04-01.htm#Forms%20of%20discipline......

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