Classroom Behaviour Management in Further, Adult and Vocational Education : Moving Beyond Control?

Guiding you through research and practice, Classroom Behaviour Management in Further, Adult and Vocational Education offers a new perspective. The authors help you to understand how you can create a positive classroom ethos and learning experience in the further, adult and vocational education sector. They explore the need to engage with students' previous experiences, be they positive or negative, and look at why it is important to engage with the wider economic, social and political issues at play in the classroom to understand how these may influence behaviour and responses. You'll find a wealth of information on a range of topics, including: Understanding behaviour Teaching strategies Institutional practice Professional Standards Each chapter supports your learning with reflective activities, exercises, question and answer sections, case studies and suggestions for further reading. Cover Contents List of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Preface Foreword Jim Crawley Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction and Background to the Education and Training Sector Denise Robinson 2 Why We Must Never Become Classroom Managers Pete Bennett 3 Reflections on the Language of Disruption, Learning and Conflict Merv Lebor 4 A Critique of Common Current Approaches to Behaviour Management Sandra Rennie 5 Affirmative Mental Health Leadership Lou Mycroft 6 Using Research-Informed Teaching to Support Behaviour Management in FE David Powell 7 How to Improvise Decisions in the Face of Disorder Sandra Rennie 8 Reflective Practice, Restorative Practice and Trust in Behaviour Management Elizabeth Newton and Denise Robinson 9 Ethos and Culture across the Compulsory and Post-Compulsory Sectors and Its Impact on Behaviour Management Joanne Irving-Walton 10 The Use of Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers in Promoting Positive Behaviour Joe Wearing Index Guiding You Through Research And Practice, Classroom Behaviour Management In Further, Adult And Vocational Education Offers A New Perspective. The Authors Help You To Understand How You Can Create A Positive Classroom Ethos And Learning Experience In The Further, Adult And Vocational Education Sector. They Explore The Need To Engage With Students Previous Experiences, Be They Positive Or Negative, And Look At Why It Is Important To Engage With The Wider Economic, Social And Political Issues At Play In The Classroom To Understand How These May Influence Behaviour And Responses. You'll Find A Wealth Of Information On A Range Of Topics, Including: Practitioner Behaviour Institutional Practice Standards Each Chapter Supports Your Learning With Reflective Activities, Exercises, Question And Answer Sections, Case Studies And Annotated Suggestions For Further Reading. Guiding you through research and practice, and offering a new perspective, the authors help you to understand how you can create a positive classroom ethos and learning experience in the further, adult and vocational education sector. They explore the need to engage with students previous experiences, be they positive or negative, and look at why it is important to engage with the wider economic, social and political issues at play in the classroom to understand how these may influence behaviour and responses