A Case Study Approach to Classroom Management

This text uses an interactive case study approach to guide students in understanding and implementing an effective classroom management program and is focused on turning sound theories into practice. The approach used is called the IOSIE method (Identifying the problem, deciding on the Objectives, developing a potential Solution, and Implementing it, and finally Evaluating the results).  This is essentially a case study approach to classroom management for behavioral analysis. The steps involved in using this model are detailed in the text so that students will understand the conceptual foundations of classroom management in addition to knowing how to react to a range of cases and problems.

Table of Contents:
Preface.   I. INTRODUCTION TO A CASE STUDY APPROACH TO CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT.   1. Overview of Classroom Management and Discipline.   1) Developing a Strategy for Classroom Discipline (Essential Understandings)                                                                                     Goal of Discipline                     Misbehavior: Types, Categories, and Causes                                       2) Identifying and Resolving Classroom Management Problems through Case Analysis       Theoretical Models of Human Behavior                                                             A Method for Analyzing Student Behavioral Problems (IOSIE)     Students with Emotional Problems                                                         Discipline and Effective Teaching Personality                                       2. Teachers Management Style: What Teachers Bring to School.                                                                                                             1) Management Style Equals Beliefs, Skills and Practices                                                      2) Teachers Describe Their Beliefs, Skills and Practices                                                                           3. Attributes, Characteristics and Management Tools.                                                                                                                                                       1) Attributes of Successful Teachers                                                                                                                                                2) Characteristics of an Effective Teacher.                                                           3) Management Tools.                                                                                                                                                 4) Practices and Programs for Classroom Management.                                      II. MANAGEMENT MODELS.                    4. Consequence Management Models.                                                                                                                                                                                1) Assertive Discipline                                                                                                                                                                            2) Jones Model                                                                                                                                                                                           3) The Kounin Effective Momentum Model                                                                                                                                     4) Logical Consequences a Positive Discipline Model                                                                                                                         5) Traditional Model                                                                                                                                                                       6) Behavior Modification                                                                                                                                                                     5. Group Guidance Management Models.                                                                                                                                                         1) Efficacy in Action                                                                                                                                                                        2) Cooperative Discipline                                                                                                                                                            3) Judicious Discipline                                                                                         4) Skillstreaming                                                                                                                                                                                  5) Peer Mediation                                                                                                                                                                           6) Positive Action                                                                                                                                                                      6. Individual Guidance Management Models.                                                                                                                                                         1) Ginott Model                                                                                                                                                                                           2) Reality Therapy and Choice Theory                                                                                                                                       3) Restitution Model and Theory                                                                                                                                                   4) Curwin and Mendler Model                                                                                                                                              5) Teacher Effectiveness Training (The Gordon Model)                                                                                                         6) Transactional Analysis                                                                                                                                                          III. CASE STUDIES FOR ANALYSIS.                                                         7. Case Studies from the Field.   Strategies to use with Case Studies         Case Studies Categorized by Grade Level and Title                                                                                                 Appendix: Major Causes of Violence   What Some Kids Bring to School                       1) Youth violence           2) Bullying: (Effective Strategies for Prevention)                                                   3) Gangs: The Problem                                                                                       4) Suicide: Prevention                                             5) Child Abuse                                                                                                   6) Sexual Harassment     Glossary. References.                                                                                                                  Index.