Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10497/16185
Title: | Authors: | Subjects: | Teachers' perceptions Problem behaviours Mentoring Disruptive behaviours Secondary schools Troublesome pupils |
Issue Date: | Nov-1996 |
Citation: | Quah, M. L., Jones, K., & Gan, L. (1996, November). Teachers' perceptions. Paper presented at the ERA-AARE Joint Conference, Singapore. |
Abstract: | Behaviours are social constructs, which become 'troublesome' when they are problematic to someone. This paper compares student teachers' and mentors' perceptions of problem behaviours in secondary schools in Singapore. The study is particularly relevant, given the increased use of mentoring in initial teacher education in Singapore and other countries throughout the world. The research focused upon behaviours which teachers (students and mentors) regard as troublesome within the classroom. An analysis of the perceptions of a total of 80 teachers is presented in order to reveal the types of problem behaviours which are cited as the 'most frequently occurring' and the 'most disruptive'. The results of the two groups of teachers are compared. The research also examines perceptions of problem behaviours which occur 'around the school' (e.g. along the corridors, the playground). The inclusion of this section was influenced by Lawrence and Steed's (1986) research which named the playground as the site of most problems. |
URI: | File Permission: | Open |
File Availability: | With file |
Appears in Collections: | Conference Papers |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ERA-AARE-1996-QuahML.pdf | 85.87 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Page view(s) 50
107
checked on Aug 19, 2022
Download(s) 50
92
checked on Aug 19, 2022
Google ScholarTM
Check
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.