Abstract
Violence against children is a global issue; one form of child victimization is school corporal punishment. This qualitative study examines the mental health and educational effects corporal punishment has on learners. Data was collected by means of semi-structured interviews with purposively selected learners in two junior secondary schools in the Pinetown District in the KwaZulu-Natal province. Findings suggests that corporal punishment has multidimensional effects on students’ psychological, personality development, and academic performance. Schools are meant to be safe places where learners can fulfil their educational needs and the problems that emanate from the persistent use of corporal punishment not only perpetuate the cycle of child abuse, but they impact negatively on academic performance and perpetuate a culture of violence in our vulnerable societies.
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Corporal punishment, Effects, Education, Learners, Mental health
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