Gendering corporal punishment
Beyond the discourse of human rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12232182 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sara Humphreys (0000-0001-6337-5828, University of Sussex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 527-540 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0253 • E-ISSN: 1360-0516 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540250701797150 |
| OpenAlex | W1995068482 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 23 |
In the last few years the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children has been gathering momentum, with a submission to The United Nations Secretary General’s study on violence against children the most recent addition to the cause. Nevertheless, corporal punishment in schools is still condoned in many countries and its practice persists even where it is now illegal. However, it is usually discussed within a gender‐‘neutral’ human rights framework rather than being more usefully considered as a gendered practice, pivotal in sustaining the gender regimes of schools. Drawing primarily on an ethnographic study in four junior secondary schools in Botswana, in conjunction with other related studies in Sub‐Saharan Africa, it is argued that corporal punishment is gendered at the level of both policy and practice. Female and male students and teachers understand and experience the ‘giving’ and ‘receiving’ of corporal punishment differently as gender interacts with, and often takes precedence over, age and authority relations. Understanding corporal punishment as a gendered practice has important implications for how its persistence in schools might be more successfully addressed as part of the current drive to achieve the Millennium Development and Education for All Goals in relation to universal primary education and gender equality
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| Citations per year | 1.07 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |