Category: Corporal Punishment

Corporal Punishment as an Obstacle to Developmental Assets and In Support of Children – Co-Authored with Karen A. Polonko, 2014

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This invited presentation (POWER POINT) in Arlington Virginia for teachers and administrators was part of a SEARCH INSTITUTE program on Developmental Assets. The presentation describes how corporal punishment interferes with developmental assets making ‘children’s work’ more difficult even when supports are present. It also discusses IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN a student group at Old Dominion University founder in the early… Read more →

Human Dignity and Childhood: Operationalizing a Human Rights Concept (Co-Authored with Karen A. Polonko) 2005

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This is an exploratory study of perceptions of human dignity in childhood as recalled by young adults. Our goal is to discover the range of dimensions, sources and experiences, both those that supported and violated, of the concept of human dignity. This research, drawing on responses from over two hundred university students, may help to develop a language with which… Read more →