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Problem Behaviour in the Secondary School: A Systems Approach book cover

1st Edition

Problem Behaviour in the Secondary School A Systems Approach

Edited By Bill Gillham Copyright 1981
198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge
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First published in 1981. The inadequacy of traditional ‘solutions’ is nowhere more apparent than in the area of problem behaviour in secondary schools. Neither tough-minded punishment nor tender-minded treatment seems to be the answer. But the practical failure is also a theoretical one, since it misconstrues the determinants of behaviour. Taking a system perspective, Bill Gillham argues in... Read more

Prefatory Note;  1. Rethinking the Problem Bill Gillham  2. Systems Theory and its Relevance to Schools Robert Burden  3. The Effects of School: A Radical Faith Re-stated David Reynolds and Michael Sullivan  4. Differences Between Schools: The Implications for School Practice Janet Ouston  5. The Range of Solutions: A Critical Analysis Arno Rabinowitz  6. Treatment Under Attack Norman Tutt  7. Withdrawal Units and the Psychology of Problem Behaviour Robert Daines  8. One School’s Experience John Hastings  9. Confrontation Situations and Teacher-support Systems Robert Pik  10. Analysing a School System: A Practical Exercise Joan Figg and Andrew Ross  11. Institutional Change or Individual Change? An Overview David Galloway;  References;  Notes on Contributors;  Index

Biography

Bill Gillham is a psychology professor at Southeastern OSU.

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