1st Edition

Changing Theories And Practices Of Discipline

By Roger Slee Copyright 1995
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
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.

Biography

Roger Slee Queensland University of Technology, Australia.