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Resources for School Subjects and Cultural Issues: Behavior/Discipline
Immediately below are behavior/discipline
and culture resources for general instructional purposes followed
by behavior/discipline
and culture links for specific grade levels. When you click on
a resource link, a new browser window will open on top of this CIP Web
site
window.
Some of these resources are maintained by the George
Mason University library system. To learn how to use this system as an
off-campus student, read the Library
Services for Distance Learners information.
General
Resources for Behavior/Discipline
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- Websites/Portals
- Dialog Resources and Perspectives
This list of "Materials for Teachers and Trainers" from the Dialog to to Action Iniative includes books, articles, and websites that deal with issues of conflict, communication, racism, violence, culture, and democracy appropriate for students of various ages. (reviewed 11/18/03)
- IRC (Intergroup Relations Center) – Resources & Links
Links to websites that deal with issues of diversity, conflict, violence, education, communities and communication, sponsored by the University of Arizona. (reviewed 11/15/03)
- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- Classroom Management - Summary
An adapted excerpt from the book, "Schoolwide and Classroom Management:
The Reflective Educator-Leader," by L.A. Froyen and A.M. Iverson.
This excerpt deals with strategies to help educators manage individual
student behavior, group interactions, and the teaching of subject
material to a diverse population. The book is maintained in the George
Mason University Library catalog at the Johnson Center,
however, it may be sent to any GMU library location for pickup
using InterCAMPUS
Lending Services. Use the following information to
request the book. Call number: LB3013.F783 1999, ISBN: 0135732050,
and publisher: Prentice Hall. (reviewed 11/15/03)
- The Color of Discipline: Sources of Racial and Gender Disproportionality in School Punishment
This research by the Indiana Education Policy Center studied the relationship between moderate to severe disciplinary actions and race, socioeconomic status, and gender. Adobe
Reader required. (reviewed 11/15/03)
- Hot Moments in the Classroom
"Managing Hot Moments in the Classroom," a paper from the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University by Lee Warren. It describes, “strategies for turning difficult encounters into learning opportunities [that] enable us to address important, but hot, topics -- religion, politics, race, class, gender -- in our classroom discussions.” (reviewed 11/15/03)
- Positive behavior support: A proactive strategy for minimizing behavior problems in urban multicultural youth
This article by Cheryl A Utley, Elizabeth Kozleski, Anne Smith,
and Ingrid L Draper appeared in the Fall 2002, Volume 4,
Issue 4 of the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions.
It “examines trends in the racial disparity in exclusionary
discipline procedures that impact the schooling experiences
of urban children, presents a conceptual framework for understanding
culturally influenced social behaviors, and discusses ways
to incorporate multicultural education into PBS [Positive
Behavior Support] programs.” The article and other similar articles from this journal can be
read online at the George
Mason University Library Website by
going to the e-journals
section and referencing the journal title. (reviewed 11/15/03)
- Restorative
Justice and School Violence: Building Theory and Practice
A paper presented at the International Conference on Violence in Schools and Public Policies, Palais de l'UNESCO, Paris, March 5-7, 2001 by Brenda Morrison from the Center for Restorative Justice at the Research School of Social Sciences,Australian National University. It "explore[s] recent developments in the building of theory and practice in the area of restorative justice, particularly in terms of addressing one form of school violence — school bullying." (reviewed 11/16/03)
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Elementary
School Resources for Behavior/Discipline
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- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- Preventing Violence by Elementary School Children
This ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education digest by Wendy Schwartz presents an overview of "effective antiviolence strategies for use with elementary school children that educators can integrate into their schools and classrooms." (reviewed 11/16/03)
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Middle
School Resources for Behavior/Discipline
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- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- ENC Online: Action Research: Perspectives From Teachers’ Classrooms
"Equality in the Classroom: An Attempt to Eliminate Bias
in My Classroom" - A middle school science teacher’s action research
on the thesis that teacher expectations and understanding of
specific
cultures
affect the discipline in a classroom. From the Eisenhower National
Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) website.
Author: Stephen Thompson. (reviewed 11/15/03)
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High
School Resources for Behavior/Discipline
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- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- Learning to Discipline
An article in the Sept 2002 issue of Phi Delta Kappan. A high school English teacher discusses her experiences over the years with classroom management, discipline, and student culture. Author:
Margaret Metzger. (reviewed 3/11/03)
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Post-Secondary
School School Resources for Behavior/Discipline
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- Websites/Portals
- IRC
(Intergroup Relations Center) – Faculty Tools
This website contains resources developed for educators at Arizona State University including "groundrules for ... discussions involving difficult topics, particularly those involving issues of diversity; guidelines for de-escalating conflict and tension that may emerge in a classroom; suggestions for addressing in-class student behavior which may be disruptive." (reviewed 11/15/03)
- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- When New Teachers Meet the Classroom Terrorist
An an anecdotal discussion of managing problem students in the higher education classroom from Cornell’s Center for Teaching and Learning. Author: Virleen M. Carlson. (reviewed 11/15/03)
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