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Principles of Classroom Management: A Professional Decision-Making Model, 4/E
James Levin, Pennsylvania State University
James F. Nolan, Pennsylvania State University

ISBN-10: 0205381235
ISBN-13: 9780205381234

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 272 pp
Published: 08/07/2003

This item has been replaced by Principles of Classroom Management: A Professional Decision-Making Model, 6/E.

Written for classroom management and general methods courses, the Fourth Edition of Principles of Classroom Management provides a theoretically-based, practical system for helping teachers prevent disruptive behavior and influence appropriate behavior while continuing to provide a positive learning environment.

This concise text presents an array of decision-making options that guide teachers in thinking about how to approach particular classroom management situations and choose from a range of options designed to prevent, cope with, and solve a variety of problems. A variety of theoretical perspectives, each supported with cases taken from actual classrooms, give students many choices in how to handle issues that may arise in their own classrooms.

Discussion of cultural alienation and cultural sensitivity includes important information on understanding and dealing appropriately with multicultural classroom populations.

An Appendix, “Discipline Problem Analysis Inventory,” provides a handy overview of what to look for in assessing classroom problems and gives guidelines for addressing these effectively.

Coverage of students' self-esteem allows teachers to better understand how students feel about themselves and how these feelings may cause certain types of classroom behavior.

Specific attention to relationship building as an essential component of management and problem solving gives teachers useful, concrete strategies for dealing with chronic problems.

A current and practical overview of student-directed classrooms focuses on the nature of the democratic classrooms and creating more productive learning environments.

Recent research, cited throughout the text, provides the most up-to-date perspectives on the field.

Additional information on racial identity development and how such development influences student behavior and provides critical insight for teachers on positively impacting students from diverse groups (Ch. 6).

Includes detailed discussion of the latest findings on intrinsic motivation, which, unlike extrinsic motivation, has a long-term impact on students

Emphasizes the teacher's influence on students stemming from his/her own teaching behavior, illustrating the stated philosophy that the only person a teacher can control is him/herself.

Includes strategies for positively influencing the behavior of students who exhibit chronic behavior problems help to resolve this big challenge facing teachers (Chs. 8 & 9).

Chapter 10 features the latest research on parental support, which has been deemed critical in influencing appropriate behavior in students.

Prereading questions are included at the beginning of each chapter to help the reader activate his/her prior knowledge about the topic.

Exercises and discussion questions are updated, providing a more valuable pedagogical tool for students.

New! Classroom Management video free to adopters.

All chapters begin with “The Hierarchy,” “Principles of Classroom Management,” and “Introduction.” All chapters conclude with “Summary,” “References,” and “Exercises.”

Preface to the Fourth Edition.

Preface to the Third Edition.

Preface to the Second Edition.

Preface to the First Edition.

I. Foundations.

1. The Basics.

Defining the Process of Teaching.

Case 1.1: Getting Students to Respond.

Case 1.2: “Why Study? We Don't Get Enough Time for the Test Anyway!”

Principles of Classroom Management.

Professional Decision-Making Hierarchy.

Case 1.3: The Vice-Principal Wants to See Whom?

2. Nature of the Discipline Problem.

Defining a Discipline Problem.

Case 2.1: Can a Teacher Be a Discipline Problem?

Case 2.2: Solving a Motivational Problem.

Extent of the Problem.

The Effect of Classroom Discipline Problems on Teaching and Learning.

Case 2.3: Discipline: A Costly Waste of Time.

Case 2.4: The Ripple Effect.

3. Understanding Why Children Misbehave.

Societal Changes.

Case 3.1: This Is the Greatest Thing That Has Happened to Me in Twenty Years of Teaching.

Case 3.2: Who Really Cares?

Failure to Meet Children's Basic Needs.

Case 3.3: Hanging on the Corner.

Case 3.4: Marital Conflict.

Case 3.5: Forgetting to Sit Down.

Case 3.6: There Must Be a Better Way.

Case 3.7: Too Much Noise.

Case 3.8: Afraid of Going to School.

Case 3.9: Turning Off Students.

Case 3.10: I'm Going to Be Sorry When Fifth Grade Is Over.

Children's Pursuit of Social Recognition and Self-Esteem.

Case 3.11: Seeking Faulty Goals.

Stages of Cognitive and Moral Development.

Case 3.12: “Get Out of My Face.”

Instructional Competence.

Case 3.13: Not Being Able to Teach.

4. Philosophical Approaches to Classroom Management.

Case 4.1: The Tricks-of-the-Trade Approach.

Teacher Power Bases.

Case 4.2: The Involved Teacher.

Case 4.3: Her Reputation Precedes Her.

Case 4.4: “School Is Your Job.”

Case 4.5: Going to Recess.

Theories of Classroom Management.

Case 4.6: Handling Disruptive David.

II. Prevention.

5. The Professional Teacher.

The Basics of Effective Teaching.

Case 5.1: The Popcorn Popper.

Case 5.2: Talking Between Classes.

Case 5.3: Nonconstructive Feedback.

Beyond the Basics.

Case 5.4: Cooperative Learning in Biology.

Case 5.5: Three Years of History Rolled into One.

6. Structuring the Environment.

Designing the Physical Classroom Environment.

Establishing Classroom Guidelines.

Case 6.1: Fourteen to Ten, Music Wins.

Case 6.2: Having Your Name Placed on the Board Isn't Always Bad.

Case 6.3: “I Don't Know if I Can Remember.”

Case 6.4: “I'm Not Promising Anything.”

Case 6.5: Calling Out Correct Answers.

Case 6.6: The Smiley Face Self-Analysis.

The Cultural Embeddedness of Rules and Guidelines.

Creating Group Norms to Structure Appropriate Behavior.

III. Managing Common Misbehavior Problems.

7. Coping with Common Misbehavior Problems: Nonverbal Interventions.

Prerequisites to Management.

Surface Behaviors.

Case 7.1: “... 3,2,1, Blast Off.”

Proactive Intervention Skills.

Remedial Intervention Skills.

Effectiveness of Nonverbal Coping Skills.

Case 7.2: Notes versus Math.

Case 7.3: Let Your Fingers Do the Walking.

8. Coping with Common Misbehavior Problems: Verbal Interventions and Use of Logical Consequences.

Case 8.1: Blowing His Stack.

Classroom Verbal Intervention.

Case 8.2: Jimmy, the Little Sneak.

Comply or Face the Logical Consequences: “You Have a Choice.”

When “You Have a Choice” Doesn't Work.

Case 8.3: “Doing Nothin'.”

IV. Solving Chronic Behavior Problems.

9. Classroom Interventions for Chronic Problems.

Case 9.1: “I Just Dropped My Book.”

Relationship Building.

Case 9.2: Darnell.

Case 9.3: Relating to Cindy.

Breaking the Cycle of Discouragement.

Short-Term Problem Solving Techniques.

10. Seeking Outside Assistance.

The Nature of Persisting Misbehavior.

When Outside Assistance Is Needed.

The Referral Process.

Working with Parents.

Case 10.1: “In Order to Drive, You Must Speak Spanish.”

Case 10.2: “Won't Be Much Help.”

Symptoms of Serious Problems.

Legal Aspects of Seeking Outside Assistance.

Appendix: The Discipline Problem Analysis Inventory (DPAI).

Part I: Have I Done All I Can to Prevent Misbehavior?

1. The Basics.

2. Nature of the Discipline Problem.

3. Understanding Why Children Misbehave.

4. Philosophical Approaches to Classroom Management.

5. The Professional Teacher.

6. Structuring the Environment.

Part II: Am I Effectively Resolving Misbehavior?

7. Coping with Common Misbehavior Problems: Nonverbal Intervention.

8. Coping with Common Misbehavior Problems: Verbal Interventions and Use of Logical Consequences.

9. Classroom Interventions for Chronic Problems.

10. Seeking Outside Assistance.

Index.

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In its sixth edition, Principles of Classroom Management approaches creating positive learning environments by providing teachers with a theoretically based yet highly practical system for preventing disruptive behavior and influencing appropriate behavior.

Written for classroom management and general methods courses, this concise text presents an array of decision-making options that guide teachers in thinking about how to approach particular classroom management situations and choose from a range of options designed to prevent, cope with, and solve a range of problems. A variety of theoretical perspectives, each fleshed out with cases taken from actual classrooms, gives teachers and prospective teachers many choices for handling issues that may arise in their classrooms.

The new sixth edition of this thoroughly revised and updated text includes the most current issues surfacing in classroom management such as cyber bullying as well as expanded discussions of effective teaching techniques, functional behavior assessment, violence in the media, cultural synchronization, and student resiliency. The new edition also includes an expanded number of classroom management models.
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Levin & Nolan
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In its sixth edition, Principles of Classroom Management approaches creating positive learning environments by providing teachers with a theoretically based yet highly practical system for preventing disruptive behavior and influencing appropriate behavior.

Written for classroom management and general methods courses, this concise text presents an array of decision-making options that guide teachers in thinking about how to approach particular classroom management situations and choose from a range of options designed to prevent, cope with, and solve a range of problems. A variety of theoretical perspectives, each fleshed out with cases taken from actual classrooms, gives teachers and prospective teachers many choices for handling issues that may arise in their classrooms.

The new sixth edition of this thoroughly revised and updated text includes the most current issues surfacing in classroom management such as cyber bullying as well as expanded discussions of effective teaching techniques, functional behavior assessment, violence in the media, cultural synchronization, and student resiliency. The new edition also includes an expanded number of classroom management models.
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Levin & Nolan
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Brief Description

Written for classroom management and general methods courses, the Fourth Edition of Principles of Classroom Management provides a theoretically-based and practical system for helping teachers prevent disruptive behavior, influence appropriate behavior and continue to provide a positive learning environment for their students.

This concise text presents an array of decision-making options that guide teachers in thinking about how to approach particular classroom management situations and choose from a range of options designed to prevent, cope with, and solve a range of problems. A variety of theoretical perspectives, each fleshed out with cases taken from actual classrooms, gives students many choices for handling issues that may arise in their classrooms.

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“Principles of Classroom Management offers inexperienced teachers a framework to approach problems successfully. It offers insight, yet avoids being overly prescriptive.” Dr. Charles E Jenks
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The Fourth Edition of Principles of Classroom Management provides a theoretically-based yet practical system for helping teachers prevent disruptive behavior and influence appropriate behavior while continuing to provide a positive learning environment for their students. This concise text presents an array of decision-making options that guides teachers in thinking about how to approach particular classroom management situations and choose from a range of options designed to prevent, cope with, and solve a variety of problems. A variety of theoretical perspectives, each fleshed out with cases taken from actual classrooms, gives students many choices in how to handle issues that may arise in their own classrooms.

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Throughout the text, emphasis is placed on a teacher's influence on students stemming from his/her own teaching behavior. This illustrates the stated philosophy that the only person a teacher can control is him/herself.
Includes detailed discussion of the latest findings on intrinsic motivation, that, unlike extrinsic motivation, has a long-term impact on students.
Additional information on racial identity development and how such development influences student behavior provides critical insight for teachers on positively impacting students from diverse groups (Ch. 6).
Strategies on how to positively influence the behavior of students who exhibit chronic behavior problems help to resolve this big challenge facing teachers (Chs. 8 & 9).
Chapter 10 features the latest research on parental support, which has been deemed critical in influencing appropriate behavior in students.
Prereading questions are included at the beginning of each chapter to help the reader activate his/her prior knowledge about the topic.
Exercises and discussion questions are updated, providing a more valuable pedagogical tool for students.
New! Classroom Management video free to adopters.

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