Problem Behaviour in the Secondary School - A Systems Approach

List of contents

Prefatory Note; 1. Rethinking the Problem Bill Gillham 2. Systems Theory and its Relevance to Schools Robert Burden 3. The Effects of School: A Radical Faith Re-stated David Reynolds and Michael Sullivan 4. Differences Between Schools: The Implications for School Practice Janet Ouston 5. The Range of Solutions: A Critical Analysis Arno Rabinowitz 6. Treatment Under Attack Norman Tutt 7. Withdrawal Units and the Psychology of Problem Behaviour Robert Daines 8. One School’s Experience John Hastings 9. Confrontation Situations and Teacher-support Systems Robert Pik 10. Analysing a School System: A Practical Exercise Joan Figg and Andrew Ross 11. Institutional Change or Individual Change? An Overview David Galloway; References; Notes on Contributors; Index

About the author

Bill Gillham is a psychology professor at Southeastern OSU.

Summary

First published in 1981. Drawing together a wide range of theory, evidence and practice, the present book makes out a case for a school-centred, interactionist, approach to dealing with problem behaviour.

Product details

• Authors: Bill Gillham
• Assisted by: Bill Gillham (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138587724
• ISBN: 978-1-138-58772-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Special Educational Needs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, teacher training, Secondary Schools, Teaching of students with learning difficulties