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Meier, John H. – 1983
Various personal observations and experiences of a former director of the Office of Child Development and chief of the Children's Bureau are recounted in an informal discussion of punishment and child abuse. Several brief arguments focusing on the negative effects of punishment are offered, and contributions of the Children's Bureau to action…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Corporal Punishment, Government Role
Peer reviewedMeier, John H. – Childhood Education, 1982
Criticizes the use of corporal punishment in schools and argues that the schools should instead encourage the most advanced and effective methods of child management. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Corporal Punishment, Discipline, Early Childhood Education
Meier, John H.; Sloan, Michael P. – 1982
A multifactorial model is presented that depicts a representative set of dimensions involved in child abuse and neglect. The model includes parental, ecological, and child factors linked to precipitating situations and/or events that result in child abuse or neglect. An excerpt from the records of an abused child illustrates the model. Also…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biological Influences, Case Studies, Child Abuse
