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Teacher Education and Professional Development
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Classroom management; behaviour management; pre-service teacher preparation
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Classroom Behaviour Management Preparation In Undergraduate Primary Teacher Education In Australia : A Web-Based Investigation., Sue C. O'Neill, Jennifer Stephenson
Classroom Behaviour Management Preparation In Undergraduate Primary Teacher Education In Australia : A Web-Based Investigation., Sue C. O'Neill, Jennifer Stephenson
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Classroom behaviour management is an essential skill required by all teacher graduates to facilitate instruction in curriculum content. This article describes the classroom behaviour management (CBM) content on offer in Australian undergraduate primary education programs. To date, no nationwide studies exist that report the CBM instruction on offer in pre-service teacher education programs. Thirty-five primary teacher preparation programs were reviewed. Thirty programs (85.7%) contained mandatory course-work in CBM, 108 units contained relevant content, 33 of those were stand-alone CBM units (30.6%). More units were found with CBM content embedded within methods or inclusion units than stand-alone CBM units. The mean …