The study described in this report attempted to investigate the area of classroom discipline in the primary
school. In particular the objectives were to ascertain the
factors which influences teachers' knowledge of discipline
procedures and the factors which influence teachers'
implementation of discipline procedures.
The study first examined discipline policies and
practices in Australian schools generally and in Australian
Capital Territory government schools in particular. A review
of the literature indicated that the area of discipline in
the classroom is one which seems to be increasingly
important in the range of presage variables under
investigation by researchers.
Information was obtained from sixty completed
questionnaires from primary teachers in eight primary
schools. Respondents indicated that they taught over the
full range of primary school years/grades. Results suggested
that senior management in the schools appeared to have a
relatively unimportant role in influencing classroom
teachers' discipline programmes.
The results indicated that the in-school influences
which were perceived as the most influential on both
teachers' knowledge of discipline procedures and on
teachers' current discipline procedures were a) those
connected with pupils and b) factors about the personal
preference of teachers.
The out-of-school influences which were perceived as
the most influential on both teachers' knowledge of
discipline and on teachers' current discipline procedures
were a) those connected with professional development and b)
factors about the intuitions and reactions of teachers.
Results in general suggested that some primary
teachers may be depending or) outdated information regarding
school and classroom discipline programmes. These findings
could have important ramifications for teacher training
agencies regarding the allocation of resources to the area
of school discipline programmes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219337 |
| Date | January 1987 |
| Creators | Sloane, Alwyn M., n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Alwyn M. Sloane |
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