Undergraduate’s Perception toward Corporal Punishment

Nurhidayat , Danarti , Habib Al Fattah

Abstract. This study is conducted to find out the undergraduate’s perception toward the corporal punishment that may happens in the school. The subjects of the research are sixth semester students of English Department of Teacher Training and Education of Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. The data were collected through close and open questionnaire and analysed using content analysis. Based on the analysis of the data, it is concluded that most undergraduates experienced corporal punishment in the previous education before studying in the university. The experience of suffering corporal punishment leads the undergraduate’s perception toward the corporal punishment.

1Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia 2SMP N 6 Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia 3MTs AL Kahfi, Surakarta, Indonesia