School discipline - Article Index

Encyclopedia - School Discipline: Encyclopedia Ii - School Discipline - Historical Attitudes To School Discipline
Throughout the history of education the most common form of school discipline was corporal punishment. Whilst a child was in school a tea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Discipline: Encyclopedia - Discipline
Discipline is any training intended to produce a specific character or pattern of behaviour, especially training that produces moral or m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zero Tolerance: Encyclopedia - Zero Tolerance
Zero Tolerance is a term used to describe a non-discretionary rules enforcement policy. Under a system of zero tolerance, persons in posi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corporal Punishment: Encyclopedia - Corporal Punishment
Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain intended as correction or punishment. Historically speaking most punishments, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Physical Punishment: Encyclopedia Ii - Physical Punishment - Types And Means
While it is possible to classify corporal punishments by the categories of its scope of application (e.g. educational including parental ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corporal Punishment: Encyclopedia Ii - Corporal Punishment - Modern Usage
In the modern world, corporal punishment remains a common way of disciplining children. Although it has been outlawed in some European co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corporal Punishment: Encyclopedia Ii - Corporal Punishment - Corporal Punishment In History
Whilst the early history of corporal punishment is unclear, the practice was certainly present in classical civilisations, being used in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zero Tolerance: Encyclopedia Ii - Zero Tolerance - Controversy
Supporters of zero tolerance policies claim that such policies are required to create an appropriate environment. They also point to exam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corporal Punishment: Encyclopedia Ii - Corporal Punishment - Administration Of Punishment
In formal punishment medical supervision is often considered necessary to assess whether the target of punishment is in a fit condition t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Physical Punishment: Encyclopedia Ii - Physical Punishment - Corporal Punishment In History
Whilst the early history of corporal punishment is unclear, the practice was certainly present in classical civilizations, being used in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corporal Punishment: Encyclopedia Ii - Corporal Punishment - Ritual And Punishment
Corporal punishment in formal settings, such as schools and prisons, is often highly ritualised, sometimes even staged in a highly theatr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Physical Punishment: Encyclopedia Ii - Physical Punishment - Modern Usage
Although the corporal punishment of adults has now been abandoned by many countries, it is still retained as a judicial sanction in some ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - School Discipline: Encyclopedia Ii - School Discipline - Modern Concepts Of Good Discipline
The modern concept of good discipline in North America and Western Europe relies upon the idea of an assertive teacher who is prepared to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - School Discipline: Encyclopedia Ii - School Discipline - Problems In School Discipline
Methods of maintaining discipline in schools are not always successful. The misbehaviour of children is common in all schools, although m...   » Read the article