ERIC Number: EJ951153
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-0355
Canadian and Australian Pre-Service Teachers' Use, Confidence and Success in Various Behaviour Management Strategies
Reupert, Andrea; Woodcock, Stuart
International Journal of Educational Research, v50 n5-6 p271-281 2011
The purpose of this study was twofold; first, to identify Australian and Canadian pre-service teachers' use, confidence and success in various behaviour management strategies, and second, to identify significant differences between the two cohorts. Pooled data indicated that pre-service teachers most frequently employ low level corrective strategies, such as non-verbal body language, rather than strategies that serve to prevent student misbehaviour. The strategies pre-service teachers report most frequently employing were also those they felt most confident in. Australian pre-service teachers employ rewards significantly more, while Canadian pre-service teachers utilise preventative and differentiation strategies significantly more. Differences might be accounted for by the timing of pre-service teachers' school practicum. Implications for teacher education programs and future research conclude the paper. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Change Strategies, Educational Strategies, Self Esteem, Success, Comparative Education, Comparative Analysis, Use Studies, Student Teacher Attitudes, Behavior Modification, Student Behavior, Educational Research, Intervention, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; Australia

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