Overview
- Explores how we move from discipline as a form of prescribed behavior and punishment to discipline as adherence to a philosophy or spiritual perspective
- Brings the ‘redemptive movement hermeneutic’ to bear on the context of children, families, and schools where corporal punishment is most likely to be used, and on the population that is the most vulnerable
- Provides compelling examples of corporal punishment's injustice and brutality, specifically in the context of public schools
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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This book examines corporal punishment in United States public schools. The practice—which is still legal in nineteen states—affects approximately a quarter million children each year. Justification for the use of physical punishment is often based on religious texts. Rather than simply disregarding the importance of religious commitment, this volume presents an alternative faith-based response. The book suggests the “hermeneutical triad,” of sacred text, tradition, and reason as an acceptable approach for those seeking to be faithful to religious text and tradition.
Reviews
“A visceral and edifying reading experience. This book should be required reading for the nineteen states where corporal punishment is still legal.” (David Barr, Director of Exceptional and Alternative Education, Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services, USA)
“This book effectively takes on the cultural beliefs that bolster and justify corporal punishment. It is vital reading for educators, therapists, clergy, and anyone who works with children and their families.” (JosephRayle, Associate Professor of Foundations of Education and Social Advocacy, State University of New York at Cortland, USA)
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Book Title: Corporal Punishment, Religion, and United States Public Schools
Authors: Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57448-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-57447-9Published: 10 July 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-57448-6Published: 27 June 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 141
Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Religion and Education, Ethics, Schools and Schooling, Educational Philosophy, Early Childhood Education