Classroom management behaviour as an aspect of order and discipline : implications for the management of teacher competence

• Main Author: Reddy, Kasava
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Classroom management - Decision making.; Discipline of children - Educational aspects.; Teacher-student relationships - Case studies; Competency based education - Research - South Africa.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7624

M.Ed. === This study forms part of a greater ongoing research project concerning teacher competence and its assesment. The project focuses on researching teacher opinion on teacher competences identified by the initial research. The following areas of teacher competence are being researched : The learning environment Professional commitment Order and discipline Educational foundation Teacher reflection Co-operative ability Effectiveness Leadership This dissertation is part of the research undertaken regarding order and discipline and its role in teacher competence. An intensive research of the literature has given rise to a conceptualisation that consists of the following five aspects, namely : values; rules; human relationships; management of classroom behaviour; and teaching practices. This research essay focuses on classroom management behaviour as an aspect of order and discipline : implication for the management of teacher competence. Having orientated the reader to the particular field of research, the motivation and background of the problem will now be discussed.