The recommendations of the Elton Report focused particularly on the need for teachers to be given practical training on managing groups of pupils (especially those who challenge teacher authority) and the need for schools to create a positive atmosphere which encourages responsible behaviour. This volume originates from a symposium of papers presented to the British Psychological Society on behavioural approaches to disruptive behaviour in children and selects applications of behavioural theory. The focus is on practical ideas and strategies that can be used directly in or out of the classroom, with all ages of individual children and with groups.
Part 1 Approaches to disruptive behaviour: perspectives on disruptive
behaviour, Neil Frude; disruptive pupils - changes in perception and
provision, Keith Topping; contemporary behavioural psychology and problem
behaviour in school, Robert Cameron. Part 2 Assessment of disruptive
behaviour: monitoring and analyzing disruptive incidents, David Steel and
Jean Lawrence; checking pupil's behavioural skills, Martin Scherer;
assessment by baselines, Martin Scherer; the pupils view, Irvine Gersch. Part
3 Influencing behaviour change: assertive discipline, Lee Canter; using
consequences in class, Martin Scherer; using behavioural contracts in the
classroom, Peter Gurney; survival skills for the comprehensive school, Roger
Burland; behavioural systems projects in junior and secondary schools, Irvine
Gersh. Part 4 Partnerships in meeting disruptive behaviour: partnerships
between educational psychologists and teachers, Don Hills; involving parents
in behaviour management - a whole school approach, Sheila Wolendale;
partnerships and pupils, David Lane and Fiona Green.
