Eight theme articles discuss discipline in the classroom, including a definition of student management, ways to recognize and ward off problems, and how to cope. (JOW)

Discusses nine types of court approved disciplinary measures available to schools and teachers. These include detention and in-school suspension, corporal punishment, physical restraint, grade reduction, denial of extracurricular participation, and suspension and expulsion. Synopses of significant legal decisions covering the application of school…

Argues that effective authoritarians establish their authority in the classroom only so that eventually they can relinquish it to students, who must learn to become responsible citizens of school and society. Offers three principles for promoting good classroom discipline. (FL)

Describes a comprehensive staff development program designed exclusively for substitute teachers and devoted to student discipline. (MLF)

Ways to maintain classroom discipline are discussed, including examples of problems and causes; factors that affect behavior; classroom management techniques; a behavior code; and survival tips for teachers and student teachers. (LB)

This paper presents an overview of the literature concerning discipline in the classroom, focusing specifically on the root causes of discipline problems and the development of problem-specific responses. A bibliography and suggestions for further reading are also included. (DS)

Discusses strategies that can be used to prevent the five most common behavioral problems in secondary schools: (1) failure to complete assigned work, (2) tardiness, (3) inattentiveness, (4) littering, and (5) failure to bring materials to class. (FL)

The need to improve classroom atmosphere is questioned by scarcely anyone, but what causes hostility and conflicts in student-teacher relationships may not be equally clear. This article examines the problem and holds out the promise that some help may be on the way for vocational teachers. (Editor)

Points out that much research has shown that punishing incorrect behavior in children results in faster learning than does reinforcing correct behavior. Suggests nonphysical punishments for classroom use. (FL)

Describes a field study that found that student "brinkmanship" (assertive behavior attempting to challenge the school's authority system yet avoid negative sanctions) is related to organizational routinization and student-teacher rapport. When rapport is poor, high routinization and control is correlated with low brinkmanship. (Author/JM)

Most student misbehavior is either a way of challenging or coping with the classroom system. Examples of and suggestions for dealing with coping and challenging behaviors are given. (Author)

In a program designed to teach students specific behavior skills that will help them to function better in the classroom, appropriate behaviors are systematically monitored and reinforced. (Author/MLF)

Considers traditional classroom discipline systems as patriarchal moral systems focused on hyperindividuality and dependent upon rules, consequences, and principles focused through authoritarian structures. Critiques the Assertive Discipline, Control Theory, and Discipline with Dignity discipline systems, and proposes an alternative model for…

This handbook recognizes the growing trend away from traditional disciplinary tactics to a discipline policy that encourages student responsibility. This edition, published by the Oklahoma Department of Education, contains three sections. The first describes methods for creating a positive learning climate, some of which include evaluating teacher…

The author examines many common foci of classroom discipline through tape recordings and observations of 12 high school teachers as they went about the process of maintaining discipline. (Author/DE)