Impact of Corporal Punishment On Performance in Schools: A Cases Study of Webuye Division, Bungoma District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ................................................................................................................. i

APPROVAL. ....................................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................................................. iv

LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................... viii

LIST OF ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................... ix

ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................ X

CHAPTER 0 NE •....•....•......•.•...............•..•..•.•.•........•...................•........•.....•...........•....•.... 1

1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1

1.0 Background to the Study ............................................................................................... 1

1.1 Statement Problem ........................................................................................................ 2

1.2 objectives of the study ................................................................................................... 2

1.2.1 General Objective ...................................................................................................... 2

1.2.2 Specific Objectives ..................................................................................................... 2

1.3 Research Questions ....................................................................................................... 2

1.4 Scope of the Study ........................................................................................................ 3

1.4.1 Geographical scope ................................................................................................... 3

1.4.2 Subject Scope ............................................................................................................. 3

1.4.3 Time Scope ................................................................................................................. 3

1.5 Significance of the study ............................................................................................... 3

CHAPTER TWO •........•.........•.•....•........................•......•......................•............................ 4

Review of Related Literature .............................................................................................. 4

2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 4

2.1 Main Forms of corporal punishments ........................................................................... 4

2.1.1 Parental or domestic corporal Punishment ............................................................... 5

2.1.2 School corporal punishment ...................................................................................... 5

2.1.3 Judicial Corporal Punishment .................................................................................... 6

2.2 Other Forms of Corporal Punishments ......................................................................... 6

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2.3 Impact of Corporal Punishment on Performance .......................................................... 8

2.4 Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 12

CHAPTER THREE •....•....•..•.•....•.•......•....•.....•............•.......•.........•.•....•..•...............•...•.• 14

Methodology ..................................................................................................................... 14

3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 14

3.2 Research Design .......................................................................................................... 14

3.3 Study Area and population of Study ........................................................................... 14

3 .4 Sample Frame work .................................................................................................... 14

3.4.1 Sample Size .............................................................................................................. 14

3.4.2 Sample Technique .................................................................................................... 14

3.4.3 Sample procedure .................................................................................................... 14

3.5 Methods ....................................................................................................................... 15

3.5.11nstruments Used for Data Collection ..................................................................... l5

3.5.2 Sources of data ......................................................................................................... 15

3.6 Data Analysis .............................................................................................................. 15

3.7 Ethical Consideration .................................................................................................. 16

3 .8 Limitations .................................................................................................................. 16

3.9 Delimitations ............................................................................................................... 17

CHAPTER FOUR ...•....•.......•....•.•........•.•.•....•....•......•.........•....•.........•.................•.......... 18

Data Presentation, Analysis and Discussion of the Findings ............................................ 18

4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 18

4.1 Demographic Background of the Respondents ........................................................... 18

4.1.1 Sex of the Respondents ............................................................................................. 18

4.1.1 Age ........................................................................................................................... 18

4.1.3 Education Background of the respondent ................................................................ 19

4.2 Main Forms of Corporal Punishments ........................................................................ 19

4.3 Others Forms of Corporal Punishment ....................................................................... 20

4.4 impact of corporal punishment on pupils' performance ............................................. 21

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CHAPTER FIVE .•.•....•...•.•.•.•.•.•.................•....•....•.•......•..•..................•....•.•....•........•....•. 22

Summary of the Major Findings, Recommendations and Conclusions ............................ 22

5.1 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 22

5.2 Conclusions ................................................................................................................. 22

5.3 Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 23

REFERENCES .................................................................................................................. 27

APPENDICES .................................................................................................................. 29

APPENDIX A: WORK PLAN ......................................................................................... 29

APPENDIX B: BUDGET ................................................................................................. 30

APPENDIX C: QUESTIONNAIRE ................................................................................. 31