出版社：Australian Institutes for Educational Research
摘要：This study surveyed teachers’ perceptions of corporal punishment and the ban on caningin basic and high school sectors of Ghana’s education system. It also investigatedwhether there were gender differences in teachers’ views about the ban on caning inGhanaian schools. Data were collected using a five point Likert-style questionnaireadministered online to a convenience sample of teachers (N=60) in public basic andsenior high schools. The convenience sampling technique was used. Responses werecoded and analysed using descriptive statistics and an independent samples t-test. Theresults revealed that most teachers disagreed with the abolition of caning in Ghanaianschools, and there was no statistically significant difference between the views of maleand female teachers. Recommendations about corporal punishment are made withreference to in-service professional development, curriculum development for preserviceteachers, and priorities for further research.
