Managing Classroom Behaviors: A Reflective Case-Based Approach, 5th edition
- James M. Kauffman |
- Patricia L. Pullen |
- Mark P. Mostert |
- Stanley C. Trent |
Title overview
- NEW! A rewritten Chapter Two will help teachers prepare and organize for a good start at the beginning of the year.
- NEW! Chapter Eight has been completely rewritten for better clarity, helping students to better understand the difficulties and advantages of co-teaching and working with others.
- NEW! Case Connection feature will guide students in the right direction as they decide on what case studies to use in evaluating and reviewing the content of each chapter. All Case Connections are located at the end of each chapter in Part I of the text.
- NEW! Each case is now featured in-full in Part II of the text. Both instructors and students will benefit from the inclusion of the text of all cases in this edition as duplication of cases is no longer needed!
- A consistent focus on learning is evident throughout the text, helping students “see” that behavior is primarily learned, as they apply this knowledge and analyze their own methods of classroom teaching.
- Cases for analysis and discussion are a mainstay component of this text. Found in Part II of the text, the case studies help pre-service teachers learn to apply their thinking about behavior management to actual classroom problems
- Expository material and cases throughout the text cover both elementary and secondary education, and both general and special education classrooms, making for a text that is relevant to teachers at all levels.
- Features advance organizers and questions for reflection to aid students in their critical thinking about the key concepts of each chapter.
- NEW! A rewritten Chapter Two will help teachers prepare and organize for a good start at the beginning of the year.
- NEW! Chapter Eight has been completely rewritten for better clarity, helping students to better understandthe difficulties and advantages of co-teaching and working with others.
- NEW! Case Connection feature will guide students in the right direction as they decide on what case studies to use in evaluating and reviewing the content of each chapter. All Case Connections are located at the end of each chapter in Part I of the text.
- NEW! Each case is now featured in-full in Part II of the text. Both instructors and students will benefit from the inclusion of the text of all cases in this edition as duplication of cases is no longer needed!
Table of contents
Part I Developing a Reflective Approach to Problems
Chapter 1 Analyzing Cases
Chapter 2 Planning for the Year and Managing the Physical Environment
Chapter 3 Identifying Behavior Problems
Chapter 4 Analyzing Behavior Problems
Chapter 5 Changing Behavior
Chapter 6 Talking with Students
Chapter 7 Using Peer Influence
Chapter 8 Working with Other Teachers and Other Professionals
Chapter 9 Working with Parents and Families
Part II Cases for Analysis and Discussion
Author bios
James M. Kauffman has been a classroom teacher of emotionally disturbed and typically developing children. He has been a faculty member in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia since 1970, and has published widely about education in both books and journals.
Patricia L. Pullen
Mark P. Mostert
Stanley C. Trent