Corporal punishment in Tanzania's schools

International Review of Education

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-410

  Feinstein, Sheryl ^a,b   Mwahombela, Lucas ^b  

^a Tumaini University ^*  (United States)

^b TUMAINI UNIVERSITY   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Classroom management; Corporal punishment; Discipline; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

IRINGA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

EID: 78649325140     PISSN: 00208566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11159-010-9169-5     Document Type: Article

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