Changing Theories And Practices Of Discipline

by Roger Slee

Overview

Behaviour problems" in our schools occupy a considerable part of the education agenda and media attention. The major thrust of the literature has been on the provision of "new classroom management approaches". Too often these "packages" are inappropriate to the specific context of the school and its pupils. There are no "quick-fix" solutions. In this book, Slee proposes a critical re-examination of the school discipline issue. In doing so, he provides an overview of policy change; an examination of the major schools of thought on student discipline; a reconsideration of the context in which young people, teachers and schools now find themselves; and practical responses for addressing all levels of discipline policy making.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750702973
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/23/1994
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Roger Slee Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Table of Contents

LIst of Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- Chapter1. Towards an Educational Theory of Discipline -- Chapter2. Controlling the Incorrigibles: Regulating Individual Misbehaviour in Schools -- Chapter3. From Body to Mind: Educational Psychology, Classroom Management and the 'Science' of Mapping and Eliminating Disruption -- Chapter4. Adjusting the Aperture: Ways of Seeing Disruption in Schools -- Chapter5. Australian Discipline Policies: The Politics of Crisis Management -- Chapter6. On Listening: Some Lessons from the Field -- Chapter7. A Conclusion? -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index.