Exploring the Sri Lankan Teacher Attitudes Pertaining To Corporal Punishment against Their Knowledge and Perceived Skills Pertaining To Child Protection | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

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| Published: March 23, 2017

Exploring the Sri Lankan Teacher Attitudes Pertaining To Corporal Punishment against Their Knowledge and Perceived Skills Pertaining To Child Protection

Buddhiprabha D. D. Pathirana

Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Department of Philosophy & Psychology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.141/20170402

DOI: 10.25215/0402.141

ABSTRACT

The present study explored the Sri Lankan pre/school teachers’ (n = 365) knowledge, and perceived skills of child protection against their general attitudes pertaining to violence/ abuse as well as their specific attitudes pertaining corporal punishment using a four point rating scale. Results conveyed that while teachers’ knowledge and perceived skills of child protection was high, teacher who favored corporal punishment as an acceptable mode of disciplinary strategy had higher knowledge (M = 32.1, S.D = 3.02) than those who did not (M = 31.29; S.D = 2.97), t(363) = 2.634, p = .009. Based on its findings, the study offers recommendation for teacher trainers and child protection practitioners.

Keywords

Sri Lanka, Teachers, Attitudes, Corporal Punishment, Child Protection

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How to cite this article: Buddhiprabha D (2017), Exploring the Sri Lankan Teacher Attitudes Pertaining To Corporal Punishment, International Journal of Indian Psychology, Volume 4 (2) DIP: 18.01.141/20170402 , DOI: 10.25215/0402.141