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Discipline problems and management strategies: A comparison between trainee teachers and experienced teachers
Citation
Cheng, Y. & Tan, E. (2000). Discipline problems and management strategies: A comparison between trainee teachers and experienced teachers. In J. Ee, Berinderjeet Kaur, N. H. Lee and B. H. Yeap (Eds.), New ‘Literacies’: Educational response to a knowledge-based society: Proceedings of the ERA-AME-AMIC Joint Conference 2000 (pp. 476-483). Singapore: Educational Research Association.
Author
Cheng, Yuan Shan
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Tan, Esther
Abstract
The management of discipline problems has become a current issue in Singapore schools. Previous studies showed that the situation seemed to be deteriorating. Such results suggest that future teachers need to be well-trained in understanding and handling possible discipline problems in schools. The present study investigated trainee teachers’ views on different aspects of discipline problems in schools. These trainee teachers who had undergone teaching practice in schools were asked to identify the most common discipline problems they had encountered and the seriousness of these problems. They were also asked to evaluate the effectiveness of various management strategies used to deal with these discipline problems. The responses of these trainee teachers were compared to the answers of experienced teachers from Singapore schools.
Date Issued
September 2000
Description
This paper was published in the Proceedings of the ERA-AME-AMIC Joint Conference held at Singapore from 4-6 September 2000