Classroom Discipline And Management

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Wiley
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: Second Edition

Description: 386 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Classroom discipline remains the single most common problem educators face in their day-to-day teaching. Because discipline problems are so prevalent and difficult to solve, many educators and specialists in related fields have attempted to provide help for teachers. Their suggestions come from a variety of perspectives and are based on different assumptions about the purposes of schooling and the capabilities of students. Teachers often fail to scrutinise the assumptions on which these discipline approaches are based or to measure them against their own values and educational philosophy. This text is designed to help teachers explore various approaches to classroom discipline along with their own personal philosophy. The text emphasizes informed decision-making. The teacher must have an understanding of the assumptions behind a disciplinary approach, as well as the theory and practical applications of that approach. NEW TO THIS EDITION * New! Coverage of Linda Alberts Cooperative Discipline model. Linda Albert grounds her model firmly in the philosophy and psychology of Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs, synthesizes it with the theories of William Glasser, Albert Ellis and Eric Berne, and then includes strategies and ideas from her own experience as a classroom teacher. * New Chapter! Special considerations in relation to indigenous students and those from other cultures and students with disabilities. * New supplement! A test bank is now available to lecturers, providing multiple-choice and essay questions categorised by page number and type of question. Ideal for class tests and tutorial exercises. FEATURES * Includes chapters outlining discipline models used in schools throughout Australasia, * Ed Fords responsible thinking process model * Bill Rogerss positive behaviour leadership model * Patrick Connors pain model * While other textbooks provide an overview of a range of behaviour management models, this book is the only one to place an emph

ISBN: 9780470814499