PROBLEMS IN ENFORCEMNET OF LAWS/REGULATIONS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PROHIBITION OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OF CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT PESHAWAR (NWFP)
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2012, Vol 1, Issue 8
Abstract
Corporal punishment of children is a sad phenomenon in the school system. It exists in the form of commonly mild nature and rarely in severe nature. Teacher’s community and even parents still believe in the traditional philosophy of “sparing the rod spoils the childâ€. The determinants of corporal punishment are various i-e social, economic, cultural, organizational and most importantly psychological. Children brought up in large families are backward in study. Ill and malnourished children are not attentive, starved children cannot learn. Poor physical facilities, absence of recreational activities, unproductive curriculum, unattractive school environment, over crowded classrooms, absence of teaching aids and innovative methods etc cannot attract children towards school, rather they are kept alienated and suffer their self esteem and recognition. As every body knows those children are not only the source of love and affection, hopes and aspiration of their parents but they are also our precious national assets which need to be promoted and protected. The future of the nation, of course, hings on the tiny shoulder of these children, who are usually neglected. Children of 5years of age constitute 15.0% of the country population and children less than 10years of age, constitutes 30.0% of population. This is a being challenge for the government to provide them quality education at elementary level and the most formidable challenge is to retain them in the school system. We cannot achieve the goal of the convention on the rights of child “CRCâ€1989 and the goal of universal primary education as policy objective of the government until and unless we achieve universal enrolment and universal retention of children in schools which is largely affected by the “Hostile environment of the schoolâ€. The dropout of children from school is a common and serious phenomenon. The “harsh treatment†of children by the teachers including other factors, is the main reason for the drop out of children. The policy makers have one thought to eliminate corporal punishment form school, particularly at elementary level and to make the social environment of the school vibrating with warm love and affection and to create a source of belongingness among children for their schools. The education departments, Government of NWFP in 2004 has issued an executive order strictly prohibiting corporal punishment of children in schools which is a good attempt towards improving the teaching-learning situation in school and particularly discourage the appalling wastage. The issue of this investigation was to ascertain the problems and constitutes in the enforcement of the order, prohibiting corporal punishment of children studying in elementary schools in district Peshawar. The study reveals that corporal punishment is still practiced but usually in mild nature. Most of social and psychological problems of children, unattractive environment of school, negligence of children, unfamiliarity of teachers with innovative approaches in teaching, crowded classrooms, absence of effective supervision and absence of mechanism of getting feedback as how such orders are implemented are such reasons that perpetuate the presence of corporal punishment in school.
Authors and Affiliations
RASHID KHAN| Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, SAREER KHAN| Ph.D Scholar, Department of Sociology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, YOURID AHSAN ZIA| Assistant Professor, Quaid-e-Azam College of Commerce, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
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