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SKorea: Students, parents, teachers consider end of corporal punishment

By Nathan Schwartzman Mon, Oct 17, 2011 9:52AM UTC View Comments

Original article in Korean is at this link. A study has found that after the ban on corporal punishment went into effect in March, teachers feel that “there are now many more students who are difficult to handle” but students and parents say they see “almost no change at all”. Eight out of 10 teachers...

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SKorea: Students, teachers surveyed on corporal punishment

By Nathan Schwartzman Tue, Sep 06, 2011 12:07PM UTC View Comments

Original article in Korean is at this link. Since the government banned corporal punishment, students’ attitudes have become markedly worse, a study has found. On August 31 Yang Song-yi, who received a master’s degree in education from Kunkuk University on the August 22, reported the results of her dissertation, titled “Research on students’ and teachers’...

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Korean teacher supports corporal punishment ban

By Nathan Schwartzman Sat, Jul 02, 2011 9:49AM UTC View Comments

Original article in Korean is at this link. 46-year-old Park Jeong-hwan, director of student development at Chungmu Elementary School in the city of Tongyeong in Gyeongsangnam-do, where he has worked for 21 years and guided students for 17 years, said: “When the students are there, the teacher has to be everywhere… if teachers invest time...

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