Managing Classroom Behaviour

Informationen zum Autor David Fontana has an international reputation as an educationist and psychologist with extensive first-hand experience as a teacher in primary and secondary schools and as a teacher trainer. Klappentext This book is concerned with how teachers can best go about the task of handling a class of children and managing their learning environment. The author appreciates that all teachers and children are not the same, so instead of laying down strict dos and don'ts the book provides guidelines which are closely related to the realities of classroom life. Zusammenfassung What can be done about disruptive behaviour in school? It is a problem which concerns everyone interested in children's education. This book studies different methods of controlling and changing this problem behaviour without recourse to difficult techniques. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The nature of class control and management problems. 2. Causes of problems I: the children. 3. Causes of problems II: the school and teachers. 4. Strategies I: the behavioural approach. 5. Strategies II: the cognitive approach. 6. Strategies III: management techniques. 7. Teacher behaviours and classroom control. 8. Teacher self-perceptions and self-management.

Product details

• Authors: Fontana, D Fontana, David Fontana, David (University of Wales Fontana, Fontana David
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.1994
• EAN: 9781854331236
• ISBN: 978-1-85433-123-6
• No. of pages: 196
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education