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Dealing with disruptive students in the classroom / Jerry Olsen & Paul Cooper.

By: Olsen, Jerry.
Contributor(s): Cooper, Paul, 1955-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Kogan Page, 2001Description: vi, 250 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0749431326.Subject(s): Behavior disorders in children | Classroom management | Classroom environment | School discipline | Teacher-student relationshipsDDC classification: 371.1024

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Designed for individual teachers and school teams alike, this text demonstrates how to approach and manage disruptive students and behaviour. At the book's core is a series of detailed strategies for dealing with commonly occurring problems. Some of the chapters in the book focus on:

* The Nature and Causes of Disruption
* Responding to Disruption
* Basic Principles
* Understanding and Dealing with Gambits
* Sharing Good Practice

The ideas and theories are presented in the context of a research base and come complete with case studies.

This text is published in association with the Times Educational Supplement.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 The Nature and Causes of Disruption
  • 2 Responding to Disruption
  • 3 The Nature and Relevance of Systems Thinking
  • 4 Planning and Preparation
  • 5 Basic Principles
  • 6 Acceptance
  • 7 Direction
  • 8 Understanding and Dealing with Gambits
  • 9 Strategies for Evaluation
  • 10 Sharing Good Practice