| What can research on classroom management help | | | | about, what happened, who the main characters are, |
| you with? | | | | what are the main problems. |
| Research on classroom management introduces | | | | - Analyze the case. Make a list of problems and an |
| teachers to a variety of methods and ideas that will | | | | understanding of the causes of these problems. |
| help to minimize behavior disruptions in the classroom. It | | | | - Return to the journals and articles looking for theories |
| can also provide prospective teachers with the skills to | | | | that can easily be related to the case study. |
| select the appropriate strategies. In the end, teachers | | | | - Develop solutions. Use relevant theories from the |
| will be able to devote more time to teaching and less | | | | readings to support your solutions. Ultimately, cases call |
| time dealing with discipline problems. | | | | for solutions to problems, not to determine the one right |
| Classroom Management Resources: A Case Study | | | | answer but to focus analysis and to prepare you for a |
| Many articles on classroom management, especially in | | | | real world of teacher action and decision-making. Since |
| High School classes, deal with case studies. A case | | | | there are no perfect decision, be sure you understand |
| study is a problem-centered story about a teaching | | | | both weakness and the strengths of your solutions. |
| situation. Most have a dilemma or a problem that the | | | | Now that you are able to use theory to analyze |
| teacher must resolve. There will never be one right | | | | classroom situations in order to solve problems, try |
| solution as it is in real classroom situations. There will | | | | using your own experiences to find your own solutions. |
| be better or worse solutions depending on the analysis | | | | Remember, the educational value is in the analysis of |
| one uses to understand the problem. | | | | the authentic classroom problems, development and |
| How can case studies help your teaching? | | | | evaluation of possible solutions. |
| - Read the case for an overview in terms of what it is | | | | |