A Study of Elementary School Teachers’ Disciplinary Behaviors before and after the Enforcement of Zero Corporal Punishment Legislation in Chiayi County

• Main Authors: Yu-Hsien Tu, 涂玉仙
• Other Authors: Sheng-Ju Chan
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/28327920501005923000

碩士 === 國立嘉義大學 === 教育行政與政策發展研究所 === 100 === The purpose of this study is to investigate the disciplinary behaviors of elementary school teachers before and after zero corporal punishment legislation, and the differences in the disciplinary behaviors of elementary school teachers before and after zero corporal punishment legislation by analyzing different attribute variables. This study adopts the questionnaire survey, the study objects are the elementary school teachers in Chiayi County, including 400 teachers from 35 schools by stratified random sampling, and a total of 346 effective questionnaires were returned; besides, 6 teachers are sampled for further interviews by purposive sampling. The research tool is “Questionnaire for the Disciplinary Behaviors of Elementary School Teachers before and after Zero Corporal Punishment Legislation”. The collected data is processed by SSPS statistical software, and analyzed with statistical methods such as average, standard deviation, independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance (one-way ANOVA), Scheffe's method, and correlated samples t-test. Research conclusions included: The conclusions of this study are listed as below: 1. The elementary school teachers are good at discipline before zero corporal punishment legislation, and they have the highest perception on “discipline procedures”. 2. The elementary school teachers are good at discipline after zero corporal punishment legislation, and they have the highest perception on “discipline procedures”. 3. The differences in age, concurrent post, and school scale show variations in the disciplinary behaviors of elementary school teachers before zero corporal punishment legislation. 4. The differences in sex, age, post, year of service, and school scale show variations in the disciplinary behaviors of elementary school teachers after zero corporal punishment legislation. 5. There is significant difference in the disciplinary behaviors of elementary school teachers before and after zero corporal punishment legislation. 6. In spite of significant reduction in the use of corporal punishment by elementary school teachers after zero corporal punishment legislation, they adopt a negative attitude to disciplining, and still they are not in favor of total abolition of corporal punishment. Finally, based on the above conclusions, this study makes some concrete suggestions for the reference of the teachers in service and future researchers.