A new model of school discipline : engaging students and preventing behavior problems / David R. Dupper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dupper, David R.

Series:

Oxford workshop series.

Oxford workshop series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School discipline--United States.

School discipline.

Rewards and punishments in education--United States.

Rewards and punishments in education.

Problem children--United States.

Problem children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (105 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mounting evidence shows that zero-tolerance policies, suspensions, and restrictive security policies fail to improve school safety and student behaviors, and are linked with increased risk of dropping out. Minority students are suspended at disproportionate rates, and over a million cases of corporal punishment are reported each year. Against this dismal backdrop, David Dupper presents a transformative new model of school discipline that is preventive, proactive, and relationship-based. Unlike traditional punitive and exclusionary practices, the model developed in this Workshop volume focuses

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Current Disciplinary Practices: An Overview; Chapter 2 How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Discipline in U.S. Public Schools; Chapter 3 A New Paradigm: A Relationship-Based, Preventive Model of Discipline; Chapter 4 Best Practices in Reducing or Preventing Student Behavior Problems: Multitiered Programs and Strategies; Chapter 5 The Hard Part: Making Organizational Changes in Schools; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; I; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-045217-X

9786612465864

1-282-46586-4

0-19-970315-9

OCLC:

551157925