Principles of Classroom Management: A Professional Decision-Making Model - Couverture souple

Levin, James; Nolan, James F.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0205381235 ISBN 13 : 9780205381234

Editeur : Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

The Fourth Edition of Principles of Classroom Management provides a theoretically-based but practical system for helping teachers prevent disruptive behavior and influence appropriate behavior while continuing to provide a positive learning environment for their students. This concise text presents an array of decision-making options that guides teachers in thinking about how to approach particular classroom management situations and choose from a range of options designed to prevent, cope with, and solve a variety of problems. A variety of theoretical perspectives, each fleshed out with cases taken from actual classrooms, gives students many choices in how to handle issues that may arise in their own classrooms.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

“Principles of Classroom Management offers inexperienced teachers a framework to approach problems successfully. It offers insight, yet avoids being overly prescriptive.” Dr. Charles E Jenks
Augusta State University

“This textbook provides a powerful means for reaching prospective and practicing teachers and encouraging them to rethink classroom management.“ Jennifer L. Snow-Gerono Penn State University

The Fourth Edition of Principles of Classroom Management provides a theoretically-based yet practical system for helping teachers prevent disruptive behavior and influence appropriate behavior while continuing to provide a positive learning environment for their students. This concise text presents an array of decision-making options that guides teachers in thinking about how to approach particular classroom management situations and choose from a range of options designed to prevent, cope with, and solve a variety of problems. A variety of theoretical perspectives, each fleshed out with cases taken from actual classrooms, gives students many choices in how to handle issues that may arise in their own classrooms.

New to this Edition:

• Throughout the text, emphasis is placed on a teacher's influence on students stemming from his/her own teaching behavior. This illustrates the stated philosophy that the only person a teacher can control is him/herself.
• Includes detailed discussion of the latest findings on intrinsic motivation, that, unlike extrinsic motivation, has a long-term impact on students.
• Additional information on racial identity development and how such development influences student behavior provides critical insight for teachers on positively impacting students from diverse groups (Ch. 6).
• Strategies on how to positively influence the behavior of students who exhibit chronic behavior problems help to resolve this big challenge facing teachers (Chs. 8 & 9).
• Chapter 10 features the latest research on parental support, which has been deemed critical in influencing appropriate behavior in students.
• Prereading questions are included at the beginning of each chapter to help the reader activate his/her prior knowledge about the topic.
• Exercises and discussion questions are updated, providing a more valuable pedagogical tool for students.
• New! Classroom Management video free to adopters.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Fourth Edition of Principles of Classroom Management provides a theoretically-based but practical system for helping teachers prevent disruptive behavior and influence appropriate behavior while continuing to provide a positive learning environment for their students. This concise text presents an array of decision-making options that guides teachers in thinking about how to approach particular classroom management situations and choose from a range of options designed to prevent, cope with, and solve a variety of problems. A variety of theoretical perspectives, each fleshed out with cases taken from actual classrooms, gives students many choices in how to handle issues that may arise in their own classrooms.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0205381235
• ISBN 13: 9780205381234
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie