TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ................................................................................................................. i
APPROVAL. ....................................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... iii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................................................. iv
LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................... viii
LIST OF ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................... ix
ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................ X
CHAPTER 0 NE •....•....•......•.•...............•..•..•.•.•........•...................•........•.....•...........•....•.... 1
1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1
1.0 Background to the Study ............................................................................................... 1
1.1 Statement Problem ........................................................................................................ 2
1.2 objectives of the study ................................................................................................... 2
1.2.1 General Objective ...................................................................................................... 2
1.2.2 Specific Objectives ..................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Research Questions ....................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Scope of the Study ........................................................................................................ 3
1.4.1 Geographical scope ................................................................................................... 3
1.4.2 Subject Scope ............................................................................................................. 3
1.4.3 Time Scope ................................................................................................................. 3
1.5 Significance of the study ............................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER TWO •........•.........•.•....•........................•......•......................•............................ 4
Review of Related Literature .............................................................................................. 4
2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Main Forms of corporal punishments ........................................................................... 4
2.1.1 Parental or domestic corporal Punishment ............................................................... 5
2.1.2 School corporal punishment ...................................................................................... 5
2.1.3 Judicial Corporal Punishment .................................................................................... 6
2.2 Other Forms of Corporal Punishments ......................................................................... 6
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2.3 Impact of Corporal Punishment on Performance .......................................................... 8
2.4 Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 12
CHAPTER THREE •....•....•..•.•....•.•......•....•.....•............•.......•.........•.•....•..•...............•...•.• 14
Methodology ..................................................................................................................... 14
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 14
3.2 Research Design .......................................................................................................... 14
3.3 Study Area and population of Study ........................................................................... 14
3 .4 Sample Frame work .................................................................................................... 14
3.4.1 Sample Size .............................................................................................................. 14
3.4.2 Sample Technique .................................................................................................... 14
3.4.3 Sample procedure .................................................................................................... 14
3.5 Methods ....................................................................................................................... 15
3.5.11nstruments Used for Data Collection ..................................................................... l5
3.5.2 Sources of data ......................................................................................................... 15
3.6 Data Analysis .............................................................................................................. 15
3.7 Ethical Consideration .................................................................................................. 16
3 .8 Limitations .................................................................................................................. 16
3.9 Delimitations ............................................................................................................... 17
CHAPTER FOUR ...•....•.......•....•.•........•.•.•....•....•......•.........•....•.........•.................•.......... 18
Data Presentation, Analysis and Discussion of the Findings ............................................ 18
4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 18
4.1 Demographic Background of the Respondents ........................................................... 18
4.1.1 Sex of the Respondents ............................................................................................. 18
4.1.1 Age ........................................................................................................................... 18
4.1.3 Education Background of the respondent ................................................................ 19
4.2 Main Forms of Corporal Punishments ........................................................................ 19
4.3 Others Forms of Corporal Punishment ....................................................................... 20
4.4 impact of corporal punishment on pupils' performance ............................................. 21
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CHAPTER FIVE .•.•....•...•.•.•.•.•.•.................•....•....•.•......•..•..................•....•.•....•........•....•. 22
Summary of the Major Findings, Recommendations and Conclusions ............................ 22
5.1 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 22
5.2 Conclusions ................................................................................................................. 22
5.3 Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 23
REFERENCES .................................................................................................................. 27
APPENDICES .................................................................................................................. 29
APPENDIX A: WORK PLAN ......................................................................................... 29
APPENDIX B: BUDGET ................................................................................................. 30
APPENDIX C: QUESTIONNAIRE ................................................................................. 31
ABSTRACT
The study of this report is about the effect of corporal punishment on the pupils' performance. It is directed by three objectives and these include: Forms of corporal punishment, other forms of punishments and impact of corporal Punishment on pupil's performance. The study was descriptive where stratified sampling was used to select population. It employed a total sample of 50 respondents as indicated in chapter four. Data were analyzed and presented using statistical methods of data presentation where percentages were integrated into tables. Among the forms discovered were parental/domestic, school and judicial corporal punishments. Other forms were found to be physical such as labor, kneeling, digging, slashing, toilet cleaning and public shaming. As a result, some of them have decided to drop out of school, becoming adult aggressive, absenteeism, and some are subjected to physical abuse, psychological effect. Among the recommendation include; conduct workshops, abolish corporal punishment, do not prevent students, adopt classroom management techniques, develop in-session programs, review teachers' records, take appropriate and immediate disciplinary actions among others.
