This collection of essays is intended to give a broad view of what is currently known about the management of classrooms. Contents include "Conceptualizing Classroom Management" by Mauritz Johnson and Harry Brooks; "Making Managerial Decisions in Classrooms" by Walter Doyle; "Authority and the Management of Classroom Activities" by William G. Spady and Douglas E. Mitchell; "Task and Authority: A Sociological View of Classroom Management" by Elizabeth G. Cohen, Jo-Ann K. Intili, and Susan Hurevitz Robbins; "Grouping Students for Instruction" by Robert Calfee and Roger Brown; "Classroom Management in the Elementary Grades" by Jere E. Brophy and Joyce G. Putnam; "Problems of Student Behavior in Secondary Schools" by John Feldhusen; "Classroom Instruction and the Matter of Time" by Lyn Corno; "Utilizing Nonteachers in the Instructional Process" by Beatrice A. Ward and William J. Tikunoff; "Classroom Management and the Exceptional Learner" by Frank M. Hewett and Philip C. Watson; "Environmental Influences on Classroom Management" by Daniel L. Duke; "The Rights of Students in the Classroom and School" by Donald A. Myers; and "Perspectives on Theory, Research, and Practice" by John I. Goodlad. (Author/JM)