Open Access Library Journal 2024, Volume 11, e11825 ISSN Online: 2333-9721 ISSN Print: 2333-9705 DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1111825 Jul. 22, 2024 1 Open Access Library Journal Challenges with the Use of Alternative Strategies to Corporal Punishment in Ghanaian Basic Schools Kwadwo Oteng Akyina 1 , Prem Jotham Heeralal Heeralal 2 1 Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education and General Studies, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Mampong, Ghana 2 Department of Psychology of Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Abstract Despite the documented benefits of the use of alternative strategies to corpor- al punishment, Ghana continues to grapple with indiscipline in schools since the abolition of corporal punishment and the subsequent introduction of al- ternative strategies to corporal punishment. This study sought to find out teachers’ lived experiences of the challenges with the use of these alternative strategies to corporal punishment in Ghanaian Basic schools. The qualitative research approach and the phenomenological research design were adopted for in-depth interviews with fifteen basic school teachers and focused on group discussions with fifteen basic school headteachers, who were purpo- sively selected for the study because of their experience in the use of alterna- tive strategies. Two themes namely the non-fearful nature of the alternative strategies and implementation challenges with their use emerged as the main challenges with the use of the alternative strategies. It was recommended that these identified challenges should be addressed by educational stakeholders to prevent the revert to the use of corporal punishment in Ghanaian schools. Subject Areas Educational Psychology Keywords Challenges, Corporal Punishment, Alternative Strategies, Phenomenology, Teachers Behaviour Modification, Positive Discipline, Basic Schools 1. Introduction Corporal punishment is a popular means of behaviour modification in most How to cite this paper: Akyina, K.O. and Heeralal, P.J.H. (2024) Challenges with the Use of Alternative Strategies to Corporal Punishment in Ghanaian Basic Schools. Open Access Library Journal, 11: e11825. https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1111825 Received: June 13, 2024 Accepted: July 19, 2024 Published: July 22, 2024 Copyright © 2024 by author(s) and Open Access Library Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access