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ERIC Number: EJ178624
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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The Ecology of Classroom Behavior
Wattenberg, William W.
Theory Into Practice, 16, 4, 256-61, Oct 77
Four major theoretical approaches to increasing classroom work involvement (Behavior modification, understanding individual causal dynamics, influence interventions, and ecology of behavior) are examined. The ecology of behavior approach, felt to be the most potentially useful, examines factors in the classroom environment enabling high work involvement to thrive. (MJB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics, Productivity, Social Behavior
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Audience: Practitioners
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