Classroom Management and Discipline Methods to Facilitate Cooperation and Instruction

A scholarly synthesis of the research base on classroom management and discipline, Classroom Management and Discipline: Methods to Facilitate Cooperation and Instruction is remarkably easy to read and apply. Comprehensive up-to-date, and authoritative, it considers the total classroom environment while offering practical strategies for establishing a classroom management system and maintaining order in K-12 classrooms. Appropriate for undergraduate or graduate courses, the text is a valuable resource for beginning and experienced teachers. Key Features "Teachers In Action" case studies bring the issues covered in each chapter to life. Contributed by teachers around the country, cases represent a wide variety of school situations for evaluation and discussion. "Decision Points" in each chapter present specific classroom issues that readers must resolve using chapter content. Two chapters on student misbehavior offer step-by-step procedures for restoring order. An additional chapter includes ideas for working with difficult students. Chapter 8, "Planning for Motivation," offers a wealth of practical strategies to motivate learning. A comprehensive, annotated list of audio-visual resources for teaching classroom management, discipline, and related issues appears in Appendix B.Burden, Paul is the author of 'Classroom Management and Discipline Methods to Facilitate Cooperation and Instruction' with ISBN 9780471365211 and ISBN 0471365211.