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Correlations Between Teacher and Student Backgrounds and Teacher Perceptions of Discipline Problems and Disciplinary Techniques.
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Moore, W. L.; Cooper, Harris – Discipline, 1984
A study in Columbia, Missouri, revealed that many teacher and student background characteristics correlated weakly but significantly with teachers' perceptions of the frequency of discipline infractions and the effectiveness of disciplinary techniques. The data (derived from school records and from a questionnaire to which 162 elementary teachers…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Discipline, Discipline Problems, Elementary Education
Correlations between Teacher and Student Background and Teacher Perceptions of Discipline Problems and Disciplinary Techniques.
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Moore, W. L.; Cooper, Harris – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Surveyed elementary school teachers (N=162) to examine the relations between teacher perceptions of discipline, teacher education, teacher experience, student social class, student ethnicity, and student grade level. In general, more experienced and educated teachers preferred confronting students about misbehavior, while less educated teachers…
Descriptors: Discipline, Discipline Problems, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers