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ERIC Number: EJ377536
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Eliminating Corporal Punishment in Schools: Moving from Advocacy Research to Policy Implementation.
Hyman, Irwin A.
Children's Legal Rights Journal, v9 n33 p14-20 Spr 1988
This paper analyzes data on anti-corporal punishment advocacy and the data's use in judicial, legislative, and public areas. The paper defines corporal punishment and discusses seminal court cases, personal effects of corporal punishment, developmental factors, demographic factors, litigation, use of tort remedies, and the concept of Educator Induced Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. (JDD)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Development, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation, Demography, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Policy Formation, Social Action, State Legislation, Student Rights, Torts, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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