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Challenging Dominant Views on Student Behaviour at School
. Ed(S): Sullivan, Anna; Lucas, Bill; Johnson, Bruce
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Description for Challenging Dominant Views on Student Behaviour at School
Hardback. Editor(s): Sullivan, Anna; Lucas, Bill; Johnson, Bruce. Num Pages: 204 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNH; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 473.
This is a deliberately provocative book. It critiques current student behaviour management practices, seeks to explain the flawed assumptions that justify those practices, and proposes how things could be better for children in our schools if different practices were adopted. It is one of the few books to offer alternative ways of addressing the issues associated with student behaviour at school, and exposes the field to serious and sustained critique from both a research perspective and a children’s rights ideological stance.
The authors address the following questions:
In doing so, the authors advocate for reforms on behalf of children, and in their interests.
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This is a deliberately provocative book. It critiques current student behaviour management practices, seeks to explain the flawed assumptions that justify those practices, and proposes how things could be better for children in our schools if different practices were adopted. It is one of the few books to offer alternative ways of addressing the issues associated with student behaviour at school, and exposes the field to serious and sustained critique from both a research perspective and a children’s rights ideological stance.
The authors address the following questions:
- What ideas dominate current thinking on student behaviour at school?
- What are the policy ... Read more
- What is wrong with common behaviour approaches?
- What key ideologies justify these approaches?
- How can we present ethical alternatives to current approaches?
- How can a human rights perspective contribute to the development of alternative approaches?
In doing so, the authors advocate for reforms on behalf of children, and in their interests.
Show Less
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811006265
SKU
V9789811006265
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About . Ed(S): Sullivan, Anna; Lucas, Bill; Johnson, Bruce
Dr Anna Sullivan is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of South Australia. Her current research interests include critical policy studies, micropolitics, teachers’ work, classroom management and school discipline. Dr Bruce Johnson is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of South Australia. His research interests include human resilience, curriculum theory and development, school reform, classroom management, ... Read more
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