Using collaborative action research to improve classroom discipline: an action research study at a secondary school in the Boland

This study focused on improving the learners behaviour through classroom management and the implementation of human rights awareness as an intervention strategy. The purpose of the research was to prevent learners from misbehaving through the implementation of different teaching strategies. Learners transgression will not stop completely and a second objective was to use the implementation of human rights awareness as an intervention strategy if the learners behaviour become unacceptable. The strategies the educators has to instigate were primarily considered to be those associated with classroom management.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

University of the Western Cape

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Johannes, Edgar Anthony

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Small, Rosalie

• High school students
• Discipline
• South Africa
• Boland
• Classroom management
• School discipline
• Classroom environment
• Behavior modification
• Education
• Secondary