Rethinking Student Discipline

Based on extensive research, this comprehensive book proposes an alternative view of discipline that incorporates a balance between punishment and positive reinforcement. The authors provide a practical framework for designing and implementing a student discipline programme that includes effective schoolwide strategies, classroom management techniques, non-traditional solutions to discipline problems and studies of types of student misbehaviour. Case studies and examples from model programmes and sample documentation are also included.

List of Figures

vii

List of Tables

viii

Preface

ix

About the Authors

xii

Introduction: Toward the Development of Self-Discipline

1

(10)

Approaching Discipline Along a Continuum of Practice

2

(1)

What Studies of Discipline Reveal

3

(2)

Techniques Alone Are Not the Answer

5

(1)

Importance of the Teacher's Discipline Philosophy

6

(1)

Differing Perceptions of Discipline Problems

7

(1)

Importance of School Climate

8

(1)

The Administrator as Teacher Backup

8

(1)

Conclusions

9

(2)

The Foundation: A Schoolwide Discipline Program

11

(28)

Plan of Action

13

(1)

A Schoolwide Approach

14

(1)

A Case in Point: Woolover High School

15

(2)

In-and Out-of-School Suspension

17

(2)

Organizational Variables Influencing the Suspension of Students and School Discipline

19

(5)

Critical Questions Schools Should Ask About In-School Suspension

24

(1)

Two Comparative Case Studies

25

(13)

Conclusions

38

(1)

Effective Building Blocks: In-Class Discipline

39

(18)

Teacher Beliefs and Expectations

39

(3)

Diversity in Discipline Programs

42

(6)

An Example: Assertive Discipline

48

(9)

When Something Extra Is Required: Problem-Solving Teams

57

(16)

Building Teams: Practical Considerations

60

(7)

Team Problem Solving

67

(4)

Conclusions: Evidence From Research

71

(2)

Special Concerns: Discipline and Strategies for Students At-Risk

73

(10)

The Systemic Nature of Risk

74

(2)

Difficulties in Identifying and Defining At-Risk Students

76

(1)

Limitations of Traditional Discipline Strategies for At-Risk Students

77

(1)

Lack of Coordination of Services With Other Groups

78

(1)

School/Community Programs for At-Risk Youth: An Example

79

(4)

What About Corporal Punishment?

83

(10)

Corporal Punishment--Benefits and Costs

84

(1)

Alternatives to Corporal Punishment

85

(8)

The New Discipline in Practice: An Administrator's Perspective

93

(6)

The Proposal to Address the Contradiction: One School's Effort

95

(2)

Final Thoughts

97

(2)

Annotated Bibliography

99

(8)

References

107

(8)

Author Index

115

(3)

Subject Index

118

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Rethinking Student Discipline

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