ERIC Number: EJ536917
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0090-3167
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Then and Now. The Theory of Choice.
Glasser, William
Learning, v25 n3 p20-22 Nov-Dec 1996
The choice theory holds that people can control only their own behavior, and that all people need a sense of belonging, freedom, power, and fun. This article argues that teachers must recognize that these needs motivate student behavior, and describes how a middle school turned its discipline and achievement problems around by using choice theory. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Educational Change, Educational Theories, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Locus of Control, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Problem Solving, Student Behavior, Student Empowerment, Student Motivation, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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