Solving Discipline and Classroom Management Problems: Methods and Models for Today's Teachers, 6th Edition

By Charles H. Wolfgang

Book Overview

Now in its Fifth Edition, Wolfgang's Solving Discipline and Classroom Management Problems offers a wide variety of methods teachers can use to deal with a range of discipline problems in the classroom-from minor misbehavior to serious assaults. In addition to examining in detail the various discipline approaches within the Rules-Consequences, Confronting-Contracting, and Relationship-Listening models, Wolfgang's new edition explores classrom management and its relationship with-and effect on-discipline issues. New to This Edition: New models including Dobson's Leadership-Punishment ; Albert's Cooperative Discipline ; and selections from Alfie Kohn's Punishment by Rewards Exploration of classroom management issues through the research and writings of Kounin, Evertson, and Emmer Discipline incident vignettes to demonstrate how each model would address particular situations End-of-chapter questions and concept tests to gauge the reader's understanding of vocabulary and key concepts Hallmark Features: Clear explanation of each model, with an analysis of strengths and weaknesses Balanced, unbiased approach to the many methods and models for classroom discipline Numerous examples and illustrations showing students how to implement each model in specific situations

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471393517
• ISBN13: 9780471393511
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 19.5" x 24.3"

Customer Reviews

Good textbook.

Highlights the strengths and weaknesses of different behavioral management approaches. Provides lots of case studies and reflective questions. Chapters are relatively short. Doesn't have any photos/drawings which could help balance out the text.

Solving discipline and classroom Management Problems

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