Current Uses of Corporal Punishment in American Public Schools.

Rose, Terry L.

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ERIC Number: EJ306018

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Publication Date: 1984

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Current Uses of Corporal Punishment in American Public Schools.

Rose, Terry L.

Journal of Educational Psychology, v76 n3 p427-41 Jun 1984

A school discipline survey form was mailed to 324 principals in 18 randomly selected states representing the nine U.S. Census districts. Results indicated widespread use of corporal punishment with students at every grade level. The use of corporal punishment across demographic, administrative/procedural, and administrative opinion variables in discussed. (Author/BS)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Corporal Punishment, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, National Surveys, Principals, Public Schools, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics

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Language: English

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