Teaching/Discipline: A Positive Approach for Educational Development

Teaching/Discipline is written especially for teachers, prospective teachers, counselors, therapists, and other professionals who interact with students. It is specifically intended as a classroom discipline and subject matter presentation. It is presented in 4 parts. Part 1 is organized in question and answer schemata designed to help clarify the central issues that have arisen from interaction with children and teachers in the schools. Part 2 represents a selected summary of scientific and professional practices deemed relevant, transferable, and directly applicable to teaching. one hundred twenty examples are arranged developmentally for the convenience of reader. Part 3 treats the effect of teacher responses on student behavior in an attempt to help facilitate a positive approach. Part 4 provides an observation manual, techniques for consequating behavior and introduction to behavioral designs.