![]() ![]() ![]() Foucault tends to see schooling as one side of "corriger", which is to punish or to teach. It was Foucault who reminded us that the modern school is based on Prussian military ideals of punctuality, discipline, neatness and submissiveness to authority. ![]() It deconstructs the pre-occupation with discipline, power and punishment in South African schools in terms of the theoretical framework provided by Michel Foucault in his work entitled "Surveiller et punir: naissance de la prison" (1975) which was translated as "Discipline and punish: the birth of the prison" (1977). This article examines the role of discipline and punishment in South African schools and seeks to interrogate the underlying power relations that guide teaching and learning in South Africa. Reconsidering the role of power, punishment and discipline in South African schools. ![]()
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