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In loco parentis, corporal punishment and the moral economy of discipline in English schools, 1945–1986

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Burchell, Andrew (2018) In loco parentis, corporal punishment and the moral economy of discipline in English schools, 1945–1986. Cultural and Social History, 15 (4). pp. 551-570. doi:10.1080/14780038.2018.1518562

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Abstract

This article uses debates surrounding teachers’ in loco parentis position to explore the social and cultural responses to school corporal punishment in post-1945 English schools. Analysing materials produced by educators and campaigners, it argues that retentionists conceived of their right to inflict physical chastisement as one based on an imagined and discursive status as a parent. This was challenged by opponents who stressed not only the severity of the practice but sought to directly counter the view that parental rights should be automatically delegated to teachers. Whilst the abolition of corporal punishment was ultimately a consequence of an ECHR ruling, it is suggested that it can also be read as the culmination of a longer shift in the status and forms of parental rights in twentieth-century Britain.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
L Education > LA History of education
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Corporal punishment -- England, Teachers -- Attitudes -- History, Schools -- History -- England, Parenting -- Social aspects -- England
Journal or Publication Title: Cultural and Social History
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1478-0038
Official Date: 11 September 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
11 September 2018Published
15 November 2017Accepted
Volume: 15
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 551-570
DOI: 10.1080/14780038.2018.1518562
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
WT105321MAWellcome Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010269
WT108600AIAWellcome Trusthttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010269

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