Corporal Punishment in Preschool and at Home in Tanzania

This book examines educators and parents' practices of corporal punishment of preschool-aged children in school and at home in Tanzania, considering why it is that many children in Tanzania are still subject to corporal punishment. It explores the attitudes of parents, teachers, and educational leaders about corporal punishment, in the context of existing government policies, laws, and regulations, using interviews, questionnaires and observation. Corporal punishment is widely and frequently used by both parents and teachers as a way of maintaining discipline, with most regarding it favourably as a means of behavioural modification. Furthermore, the book shows that the use of corporal punishment in Tanzania is influenced by cultural norms and religious beliefs, teacher qualifications and parents' levels of education, past experiences of corporal punishment, and related beliefs about the practice. Crucially, there has not yet been a societal-level legal framework established to protect children from the harms involved.

Auteur
Reuben Sungwa is Lecturer in the Department of Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies at the College of Education, the University of Dodoma, Tanzania. He teaches early childhood education and psychology courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs. He received his Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education at the University of Hong Kong. Prior to working in higher education, he taught in secondary schools in Tanzania for over five years. Liz Jackson is Professor and Head of Department of International Education at the Education University of Hong Kong and a Fellow and Past President of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia. She is Former Director of the Comparative Education Research Centre at the University of Hong Kong. She has worked previously in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates and has published several articles based in these contexts. She is the author of the book (with Joyce Kahembe), Educational Assessment in Tanzania: A Sociocultural Perspective (2020). Joyce Kahembe is Principal Curriculum Coordinator at the Tanzania Institute of Education. She previously worked under the Ministry of Education and Science and Technology and the National Examinations Council of Tanzania. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum Studies at the University of Hong Kong. She is the author of the book (with Liz Jackson), Educational Assessment in Tanzania: A sociocultural perspective (2020).

Contenu

1. Introduction.- 2. Corporal Punishment in Tanzania.- 3. Corporal Punishment at Preschool and at Home.- 4. Legal and Constitutional Frameworks.- 5. Conclusion.