Each chapter opens with “Focus Points” and concludes with "Chapter Summary," "Key Terms to Focus On," "Discussion Questions," "Mini Cases from the Field," and "References."
Preface.
I. INTRODUCTION TO A CASE STUDY APPROACH TO CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT.
Overview Part I.
1. Overview of Classroom Management and Discipline.
1) Developing a Strategy for Classroom Discipline (Essential Understandings)
Goal of Discipline
Differences Between Discipline, Procedure, Punishment, and Consequences
An Alternative View with Regard to Punishment
Approaches to Managing Children’s Behavior
Misbehavior: Types, Categories, and Causes
Misbehavior and Psychological Needs
Misbehavior Performance Discrepancy or Inadequate Performance
2) Identifying and Resolving Classroom Management Problems through Case Analysis
Theoretical Models of Human Behavior
Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Environmental and Constructivist
A Method for Analyzing Student Behavioral Problems (IOSIE)
Mini Cases from the Field
Students with Emotional Problems
Discipline and Effective Teaching Personality
2. Teachers Management Style: What Teachers Bring to School.
1) Management Style Equals Beliefs, Skills and Practices
Determining Beliefs
Personality Beliefs Discipline Inventory (Table 2.1)
Determining Practices
Meeting Basic Psychological Needs Check List (Table 2.2)
Determining Skills
Teacher Skills Check List:
Teacher as Classroom Manager and Organizer (Table 2.3)
2) Teachers Describe Their Beliefs, Skills and Practices
Survey of Management Strategies for Reflection
3. Attributes, Characteristics and Management Tools.
1) Attributes of Successful Teachers
Being Approachable, Patience, Truthfulness, Supportive Warmth, Love of Children
Practices for all to learn
Instructional Practices for All to Learn
Mastery of Content
2) Characteristics of an Effective Teacher.
Characteristics of the Best and Worst Teachers (Table 3.1)
Effective Classroom Management Begins the first Day
Managing a class on the First Day of School
Establishing Classroom Procedures Acceptable to Students
Culturally Responsive Classroom Management (Mini Case Studies)
3) Management Tools.
Classroom Management Practices that Facilitate Instruction
Generic Management Strategies and Practices
Authoritarian, (Assertive Discipline),
Intimidation, (Jones Model)
Behavior Modification
Instructional/Eclectic, (Effective Momentum)
Group Guidance, (Judicious Discipline)
Socio-Emotional, (Reality Therapy)
Tolerant/Permissive, (Summerhill)
4) Practices and Programs for Classroom Management.
The Pantheon Program Model (Table 3.1)
Discipline Practices that Work
Guidance Practices that Work
Character Education Practices that Work
Pillars of Character
II. MANAGEMENT MODELS.
Overview Part Two
Spectrum of Teacher Management Approaches
4. Consequence Management Models.
1) Assertive Discipline
Procedures Found in the Assertive Discipline Model
When to use
The Strengths
Its Weaknesses
(Practice Exercise)
2) Jones Model
The Basic Steps used in the Jones Model
The Jones Positive Discipline Model (Table 4.1)
When to use
The Strengths
Its Weaknesses
3) The Kounin Effective Momentum Model
Key Behaviors Found in the Kounin Model
The Basic Assumptions of Effective Momentum
When to use
The Strengths
Its Weaknesses
(Practice Exercise)
4) Logical Consequences a Positive Discipline Model
Examples of Logical Consequences
A List of Do’s and A List of Don’ts
When to use
The Strengths
Its Weaknesses
5) Traditional Model
Assumptions of the Traditional Model
When to use
The Strengths
Its Weaknesses
(Practice Exercise)
6) Behavior Modification
Skinner and Behavior Modification
Skinner on Education
Behavior Modification Correction Strategies
The Neo-Skinnerian Model
Bandura’s Behavior Modification Strategy (Table 4.2)
When to use
The Strengths
The Weaknesses
(Practice Exercise)
5. Group Guidance Management Models.
1) Efficacy in Action
Learning Zones Found in the Efficacy in Action Model (Table 5.1)
When to use
The Strengths
Its Weaknesses
(Practice Exercise)
2) Cooperative Discipline
Interaction in Cooperative Discipline
Four Goals of Misbehavior (Table 5.2)
Summary Chart of Interventions (Table 5.3)
When to use
Its Strengths
Its Weaknesses
(Practice Exercise)
3) Judicious Discipline
Class Meeting Procedures
Judicious Discipline Process
When to use
Its Strengths
Its Weaknesses
4) Skillstreaming
Social Skill Categories Necessary for Effective Skillstreaming
Skillstreaming Process (Table 5.4)
When to use
Its Strengths
Its Weaknesses
5) Peer Mediation
Peer Mediation Procedures
Peer Mediation Model
When to use
Its Strengths
Its Weaknesses
(Practice Exercise)
6) Positive Action
Positive Action Model (Table 5.5)
Basic Components of the Positive Action Model
Positive Action Committee Procedures
When to use
Its Strengths
Its Weaknesses
(Practice Exercise)
6. Individual Guidance Management Models.
1) Ginott Model
Three Basic Themes Found in the Ginott Model
Practicing Congruent Communications
Facilitate Self Respect and Independence in Students
Avoiding the Perils of Praise
Disciplining Students
When to use
Its Strengths
Its Weaknesses
(Practice Exercise)
2) Reality Therapy and Choice Theory
The Basic Genetic Psychological Needs
Comparison of Learning Team Approach and Traditional Approaches
Choice (Control) Theory
Reality Therapy
When to use
Its Strengths
Its Weaknesses
(Practice Exercise)
3) Restitution Model and Theory
Five Positions of Control in the Restitution Model
Basic Psychological Needs
Reasons for Good Behavior
Punishment and Discipline
Consequences and Restitution
Establishing the Social Contract
Comparison of Stimulus Response Theory and Choice Theory
When to use
Its Strengths
Its Weaknesses
4) Curwin and Mendler Model
Principles of Effective Discipline
When to use
Its Strengths
Its Weaknesses
(Practice Exercise)
5) Teacher Effectiveness Training (The Gordon Model)
Essentials of Teacher Effectiveness Training
Problem ownership
The Behavior Window
Procedures for Resolving Discipline Problems
When to Use
Its Strengths
Its Weaknesses
6) Transactional Analysis
The Three Ego-States
Fundamental Ideas in Transactional Analysis
Games Student’s Play
When to Use
Its Strengths
Its Weaknesses
(Practice Exercise)
III. CASE STUDIES FOR ANALYSIS.
Overview Part Three
7. Case Studies from the Field.
Strategies to use with Case Studies
Case Studies Categorized by Grade Level and Title
Case Studies:
1. A Violent Six Year Old (Kindergarten)
2. Let Me Get to the Wardrobe (5th Grade)
3. Are You Really A Special Child (9th Grade)
4. I Don’t Want to go to Junior High School (6th Grade)
5. Love in High School is for Real (High School)
6. Is it Child Abuse (Special Ed.)
7. Destroying School and Personal Property (Senior Jr. High School)
8. Always Fighting (High School)
9. Tantrums (1st Grade)
10. They’re Picking on Me (5th Grade)
11. Its Not Fear (6th Grade)
12. I am Going to Tell My Mother (Senior Jr. High School)
13. There is really a Good Reason (6th Grade)
14. To Report or Not to Report (7th Grade)
15. Management by Program (4th Grade)
16. My Child Never Lies (High School)
17. Is This Really a Case of Cultural Diversity or Child Abuse? (Special Ed.)
18. Does Good Teaching Make a Difference? (5th Grade)
19. The Bomb Threat (High School)
20. What’s that smell? (7th Grade)
21. Aids is More Than a Sickness (3rd Grade)
22. What the F--- (High School)
23. But I do Everything Right (4th Grade)
24. First Graders can be Difficult (1st Grade)
25. Why is he Bored? (3rd Grade)
26. Is Toileting Appropriate for the 5th Grade? (5th Grade)
27. Is Scripted Education the Solution? (4th Grade)
28. A Differentiated Classroom in High School (High School)
29. Homework in High School (High School)
30. Advanced Placement and Honesty (High School)
31. Reading in High School (High School)
32. Dealing with Violent Behavior in Middle School (Middle School)
Appendix: Major Causes of Violence
What Some Kids Bring to School
1) Youth violence
Studies Report Declining Rate of School Violence
What is the cause for all this youth violence?
High Risk Factors for Violence
Predictors of Youth Violence
School Intervention
2) Bullying: (Effective Strategies for Prevention)
Conflict Resolution Skills
Myths about Bullying Checklist
Halting Harassment at School
Dealing with the Bully
3) Gangs: The Problem
Recruiting Gang Members and its Prevention
Helping the Victim of Gang Violence
4) Suicide: Prevention
Warning Signs of Suicide Risk
Behavioral, Emotional and Personal Indicators
Responding to Potentially Suicidal Students
Preventing Suicide
Preventative Actions to Take
Responding to a Student’s Suicide
5) Child Abuse
Definitions of Child Abuse and Child maltreatment
Behavioral and Physical Indicators of Child Abuse
Rules, Obligations and Protections for Reporters of Child Abuse
Procedures to follow when Responding to Child Abuse Disclosure
Do’s and Don’ts
6) Sexual Harassment
Definition
Excerpts from EEOC Guidelines
Forms and Effects of Sexual Harassment
Sexual Harassment True or False Exercise
Mini Case Study Exercise
Glossary.
References.
Index.