title: Perspective reports of corporal punishment by pupils in Lesotho schools.
abstract: This study surveyed reports of practices of corporal punishment at secondary schools in Lesotho by 60 randomly selected pupils. There were 34 males and 26 females, whose mean age was 21 years, with a range between 14 and 29 years. Responses to a questionnaire confirmed that punishment was associated with pupils' reports of academic impairment, psychological damage, and physical injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Foundations, University of Transkei, Southern Africa.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Monyooe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007927:Lesotho / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011678:Punishment; D012931:Social Environment; D014754:Violence