Teachers' Perceptions of Discipline Problems in a Jordanian Secondary School |
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| Authors: | Ramzi Haroun & Christine O'Hanlon |
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| Institution: | School of Education, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT |
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| Abstract: | Teachers in a large, all-male urban school in Jordan were interviewed about their perceptions of the most frequently occurring student misbehaviour. It was hoped to be able to identify the causes of such 'disruption' to teaching and learning in the school. Teachers spontaneously identified eight forms of student misbehaviour, which reflected clearly different kinds of interference with the teacher's authority. Teachers showed great awareness of the constraints which operate in the school context, which in turn affect their means of managing discipline in the classroom. Though this study was undertaken in a context which is significantly different from England, it is interesting that the issues these teachers saw themselves confronted with were not significantly different from those reported in this country. The conclusions that the researchers draw from their data have relevance beyond the specific context in which this study was undertaken. |
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