Approaches to behavior and classroom management
Subtitle: integrating discipline and care
By: W. George Scarlett, Iris Chin Ponte, Jay P. Singh ; with contributions by Laura Beals and Yibing Li.
Contributors: Ponte, Iris Chin.; Singh, Jay P.
Publisher: Sage Publications; Sage Publications, Inc
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781412937443
Subjects: Classroom management; Behavioral assessment
Description: This book focuses on helping teachers use a variety of behavior and classroom management approaches to make good decisions when faced with challenge of creating positive classroom communities. This text provides educators with the frameworks necessary for understanding different approaches to behavior and classroom management, a deep understanding of each approach, and a toolkit of methods to meet the needs of various situations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Introduction to approaches and methods; title: A historical perspective on behavior and classroom managementy; title: Relationship building; title: Building positive teacher-student relationships; title: Community approaches; title: Learning and development; title: Learning approaches; title: Developmental approaches; title: Organization; title: Organizational approaches; title: The classroom systems approach; title: Accommodating diversity; title: Cultural approaches; title: The medical model and organic approaches to behavior management.