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The perceptions of adolescents towards different discipline programmes in Singapore schools
Citation
Huan, V. (2000). The perceptions of adolescents towards different discipline programmes in Singapore schools. In J. Ee, B. Kaur, N. H. Lee, & B. H. Yeap (Eds.), New ‘literacies’: Educational response to a knowledge-based society: Education (Vol. 1, pp. 468-475). Educational Research Association of Singapore.
Abstract
This paper presents findings of a preliminary pilot study that was undertaken to examine what the perceptions of adolescents are, with regards to 3 different methods of disciplinary measures, namely peer mediation, responsible thinking, and corporal punishment, that are being carried out presently, in Singapore schools. This study intends to find out whether these discipline measures are being perceived to be effective approaches in addressing discipline problems by the adolescents. Using 3 short vignettes and a survey with rating scales, the subjects of this study, which comprised 30 secondary three girls and 35 secondary three boys, responded to the statements in the survey. Their perceptions towards each disciplinary measure were analysed.
Findings of the study revealed only significant differences between the mean score for the corporal punishment disciplinary measure and that of the other 2 disciplinary measures namely peer mediation and responsible thinking. However, no significant difference was found between the mean scores of the peer mediation disciplinary measure and that of the responsible thinking disciplinary measure.
Date Issued
September 2000
Description
This paper was published in the Proceedings of the ERA-AME-AMIC Joint Conference held at Singapore from 4-6 September 2000