Levin, James, 1946-

Principles of classroom management : a professional decision-making model / James Levin, James F. Nolan. - 5th ed. - Boston : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, c2007. - xiv, 274 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1: Foundations - 1. The basics - 2. Nature of the discipline problem - 3. Understanding why children misbehave - 4. Philosophical approaches to classroom management -- Section 2: Prevention: 5. The professional teacher - 6. Structuring the environment -- Section 3: Interventions for common behavior problems: 7. Coping with common behavior problems: nonverbal interventions - 8. Coping with common behavior problems: verbal interventions and use of logical consequences -- Section 4: Interventions for chronic behavior problems: 9. Classroom interventions for chronic behavior problems - 10. Seeking outside assistance - Appendix A: The discipline problem analysis inventory (DPAI) - Appendix B: General guidelines for working with special needs students - Appendix C: Decisions and tasks for beginning the school year - Index.

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Classroom management--United States--Problems, exercises, etc.
Teaching--United States--Problems, exercises, etc.

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