Principles of Classroom Management: A Professional Decision-Making Model (5th Edition) [Paperback]

James Levin (Author), James F. Nolan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0205482953 | ISBN-13: 978-0205482955 | Publication Date: April 9, 2006 | Edition: 5

Written for classroom management and general methods courses, the Fourth Edition of Principles of Classroom Management provides a theoretically-based and practical system for helping teachers prevent disruptive behavior, influence appropriate behavior and continue to provide a positive learning environment for their students. This concise text presents an array of decision-making options that guide teachers in thinking about how to approach particular classroom management situations and choose from a range of options designed to prevent, cope with, and solve a variety of problems. A variety of theoretical perspectives, each fleshed out with cases taken from actual classrooms, gives students many choices in how to handle issues that may arise in their own classrooms.

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“This text is concise and doesn’t intimidate the undergraduate student. Students need the bottom line. Currently, this text does that.”
—Justin J. Wageman, North Dakota State University

“This text is very informative. It is not easy to find a book on discipline that includes the material that this one does.”
—Barrie A. Brancato, Clarian University

“I have used this text since I began teaching classroom management six years ago. I have reviewed many others but still find this one to best meet the needs of the students.
—Joan Schwartz, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Written for classroom management and general methods courses, the Fourth Edition of Principles of Classroom Management provides a theoretically based and practical system for helping teachers prevent disruptive behavior, influence appropriate behavior, and continue to provide a positive learning environment for their students. This concise text presents an array of decision-making options that guide teachers in thinking about how to approach particular classroom management situations and choose from a range of options designed to prevent, cope with, and solve a variety of problems.

New to This Edition:

• Includes iterative case studies that are reanalyzed as more concepts are introduced, allowing students to apply their new understandings to real classroom behavior problems.
• Two new appendices on (1) Guidelines for Working with Special Needs Students, and (2) Decisions and Tasks for Beginning the School Year focus attention on two critical teacher needs.
• Includes the latest research on violence in the media and its impact on students’ behavior with detailed coverage of why students engage in bullying, the prevalence of bullying behavior including cyber-bullying, and what schools can do to prevent and reduce bullying (Ch. 3).
• Discusses how formative assessment and feedback and the use of differentiated instruction positively impacts both student achievement and behavior (Ch. 5).
• Discusses the disproportional rate of disciplinary measures directed toward minority students (particularly African Americans) and an explanation as to why this occurs and how it can be eliminated (Ch. 6).
• Details on the negative academic and behavioral impact on students of out of school suspension are discussed (Ch. 9).
• Chapter by chapter PowerPoints and a Test Bank that includes multiple choice, true/false, and discussion questions for each chapter is available online. Instructors can access this supplement by contacting their local representative for a password.
• Classroom Management video free to adopters.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 5 edition (April 9, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205482953
• ISBN-13: 978-0205482955
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #366,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A well written and Organized Text!, November 14, 2002

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This review is from: Principles of Classroom Management: A Professional Decision-Making Model (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

The text was full of great classroom management techniques and ideas to try for the classroom teacher. Topics were covered in great detail and examples of classroom problem situations were included. Overall this was an easy-to-read excellent text!

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for our courses, October 8, 2011

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This review is from: Principles of Classroom Management: A Professional Decision-Making Model (5th Edition) (Paperback)

We use this book as one of our textbooks for our English Teacher's Training course. Great book, incredibly expensive though.

5.0 out of 5 stars Principles of Classroom Management, May 22, 2008

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This review is from: Principles of Classroom Management: A Professional Decision-Making Model (5th Edition) (Paperback)

Excellent reference. Comprehensive content on classroom management every new teacher should know. Very handy and includes case studies. Good reviewer for those taking the alternative route to teaching.