- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- A study of discipline policy: a comparative study of cooperative schoolwide discipline and classroom management strategies perceived by teachers, 1996
- Creator:
- Boyce, Ann W.
- Date of Original:
- 1996-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to compare specific variables that relate to poor student behavior in two selected elementary schools, one school using a schoolwide discipline plan and the other school using classroom management strategies. Another purpose was to determine whether or not teacher age, years of experience, educational level, and gender influence teacher preference for a type of discipline plan. Data for the study were generated from a questionnaire sent to two selected elementary schools. The questionnaire consisted of four parts: demographic information, discipline strategies, school personnel opinions, and office referrals. Analysis of variance and the Chi-square test were used to accept or reject the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that teachers in the selected schools shared similar views on theirapproaches to managing elementary school discipline. The consistency or inconsistency of teachers in their management strategies, the degree to which they communicated their expectations of students to the students, and their treatment of inappropriate behavior differed according to the discipline approach used, in favor of the cooperative schoolwide discipline method.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1996_boyce_ann_w
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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