edited by Stuart N. Hart; with Joan Durrant, Peter Newell and F. Clark Power; preface by Jaap E. Doek.
Paris
UNESC
2005
162 pages ; 24 cm.
Education on the move.
Human rights imperative for ending all corporal punishment of children / Peter Newell --Corporal punishment : prevalence, predictors and implications for child behaviour and development / Joan Durrant --Way forward to constructive child discipline / F. Clark Power and Stuart N. Hart. Appendices. Convention on the Rights of the Child --Internet resources for parents and teachers on discipline without corporal punishment.
In at least 60 states, beating children with sticks, belts and other implements is still authorized in schools. This publication is a tool for those who want to prevent the widespread practice of corporal punishment by educating parents, teachers and other professionals in the alternatives for disciplining children. Based on studies undertaken in different parts of the world, it clarifies the human rights imperative and logical dictates regarding the elimination of corporal punishment. The full text of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is also included. The book details practical steps for more constructive and effective child discipline and ongoing support material for long-term change.--Publisher's description.
Discipline of children.
Enfants -- Discipline.
Punitions corporelles -- 1990- ...
edited by Stuart N. Hart; with Joan Durrant, Peter Newell and F. Clark Power; preface by Jaap E. Doek.