NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ485378
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1049-9466
EISSN: N/A
Bribes for Behaving: Why Behaviorism Doesn't Help Children Become Good People.
Kohn, Alfie
NAMTA Journal, v19 n2 p71-94 Spr 1994
Argues against using punishment and rewards to motivate children, maintaining that, although penalties and prizes may change behavior in the short term, they do not help children become responsible decision makers in the long term. (MDM)
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Responsibility, Children, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Motivation, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, Punishment, Rewards
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A