1st Edition

Discipline in Schools Psychological Perspectives on the Elton Report

Edited By Kevin Wheldall Copyright 1992
122 Pages
by Routledge

122 Pages
by Routledge

122 Pages
by Routledge

What can schools and teachers do to promote discipline in the classroom? How do discipline and learning interact? The Elton Committee was set up in 1989 to consider ‘what action can be taken to secure the orderly atmosphere necessary in schools for effective teaching and learning to take place’. In this collection of papers, originally published in 1992, ten leading figures in the psychology... Read more

Notes of Contributors.  Preface.  1. Discipline in Schools: The Report of the Committee of Enquiry Chaired by Lord Elton Roy Bennett  2. Teacher Training and Classroom Discipline Frank Merrett and Kevin Wheldall  3. Discipline is for the Whole School Ted Glynn  4. Keeping them Clever: Preventing Learning Difficulties from becoming Behaviour Problems Colin J. Smith  5. Whole-School Approaches to Disruption: What Part Can Psychology Play? Robert Burden  6. Effective Classroom Behaviour Management: Positive Teaching Kevin Wheldall and Frank Merrett  7. An Ecosystem Approach to Classroom Behaviour Problems Paul Cooper and Graham Upton  8. Good Relationships and Classroom Management Skills Nigel Hastings  9. Discipline in Schools: A Concluding Review Josh Schwieso.  Index.

Biography

Kevin Wheldall