ERIC Number: EJ770307
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Oct
Pages: 11
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0742-051X
EISSN: N/A
Exploring the Relationship between Certification Sources, Experience Levels, and Classroom Management Orientations of Classroom Teachers
Ritter, Janice Toterhi; Hancock, Dawson R.
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v23 n7 p1206-1216 Oct 2007
Teachers continue to report that classroom management is one of their greatest challenges in the classroom. Classroom management involves teacher's efforts to oversee classroom activities such as learning, social interaction, and student behavior. In this study, we examined the relationship between sources of teachers' certification (traditional or alternative), teachers' experience levels (experienced or novice), and teachers' classroom management orientations (interventionist, non-interventionist, or interactionalist). We discovered that neither source of certification nor experience level alone impacts a teachers' classroom management orientation. However, teachers with traditional certification and many years of experience exert significantly less control over classroom activities and students' behaviors than do their colleagues with other educational and experimental backgrounds. Potential causes and ramifications of these findings are discussed.
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Class Activities, Teacher Certification, Classroom Techniques, Teaching Experience, Beginning Teachers, Teaching Styles, Classroom Environment, Teaching Conditions, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Correlation
Elsevier. 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800. Tel: 877-839-7126; Tel: 407-345-4020; Fax: 407-363-1354; e-mail: usjcs@elsevier.com; Web site: http://www.elsevier.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A