Citation

Osher D, Bear GG, Sprague JR, Doyle W. Educ. Res. (AERA) 2010; 39(1): 48-58.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, American Educational Research Association)

DOI

10.3102/0013189X09357618

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

School discipline addresses schoolwide, classroom, and individual student needs through broad prevention, targeted intervention, and development of self-discipline. Schools often respond to disruptive students with exclusionary and punitive approaches that have limited value. This article surveys three approaches to improving school discipline practices and student behavior: ecological approaches to classroom management; schoolwide positive behavioral supports; and social and emotional learning. The article examines their epistemological and empirical roots and supporting research, suggesting ways to combine approaches.

Language: en