Improving Student Behavior Essays on Classroom Management and Motivation [Paperback]

...a valuable resource for the school administrator desiring to work with staff members to improve classroom discipline. The volume of articles would also be useful in a preservice program for teachers....an excellent summary of the research and practices related to classroom discipline.Thomas McDaniel has provided a series of easily read essays which contain numerous good suggestions for effectively establishing a positive classroom setting.Thomas McDaniel has provided a series of easily read essays which contain numerous good suggestions for effectively establishing a positive classroom setting....a valuable resource for the school administrator desiring to work with staff members to improve classroom discipline. The volume of articles would also be useful in a preservice program for teachers....an excellent summary of the research and practices related to classroom discipline.Examines the important educational issue of discipline in terms of theories and practices that can help teachers understand and deal with the dynamics of misbehavior.Examines the important educational issue of discipline in terms of theories and practices that can help teachers understand and deal with the dynamics of misbehavior. Emphasis is given to an eclectic approach which emphasizes prevention and motivation. Synthesizes major principles into two 'primers') one on motivation and the other on management. This section of the text provides a concise guide for practicing classroom teachers as they work to improve student behavior in their own classrooms.Thomas R. McDaniel is Charles A. Dana Professor of Education at Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.