Perception of deputy principals and board of governors on corporal punishment in secondary schools in Bondo District, Kenya

Abstract

In Kenya, corporal punishment has been a mode of punishment until it was banned by the Ministry of Education in the year 2001. Before its ban, it was being used in nearly all the schools in Bondo District. Reports from Bondo District Education office indicate that corporal punishment is still in use in over 50% of the schools in the district, despite its ban. In more than 50% of the PTA meetings, parents and the school management committees wanted re-introduction of corporal punishment in effecting change in students’ behavior. However, some of the stakeholders felt that corporal punishment was not useful in effecting behavior change among the students. Based on that, this study set out to investigate perception of stakeholders on corporal punishment in secondary schools in Bondo District. The objectives of the study were to: find out the perception of Deputy Principals and Board of Governors on corporal …