THE RELEVANCE OF PLATO'S CONCEPT OF PUNISHMENT TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU STATE

NWOBODO, Rev. Fr. Donatus (2015) THE RELEVANCE OF PLATO'S CONCEPT OF PUNISHMENT TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU STATE. The Nigerian Journal of Education, 4. pp. 202-225. ISSN 978-2376-34-5

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Abstract

The study was undertaken to explore Plato's concept of punishment and its implications for using punishment in secondary schools in Enugu State. Three research questions were posed to guide the study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 60 teachers randomly selected from three local government areas in Enugu State. The major findings of the study revealed that a well-applied punishment will obviously reform the individual and enhance learning, as already suggested by Plato. Moreover, school administrators do not administer punishment in a way to reform the student as Plato suggested. Based on the findings, recommendations were made to educational administrators, guidance counselors, curriculum developers and educational planners, as well as well as teachers to fully adopt Plato's theory of punishment in the educational system and ensure that punishment is administered with the view of reforming the disciplinary system in the state's secondary schools.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
L Education > L Education (General)
Depositing User: GOUNI ICT
Date Deposited: 05 Jul 2018 06:20
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2019 14:20
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/305

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