International Perspectives on Student Behavior: What We Can Learn

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The second volume of companion books on comparative student discipline identifies the best practices in dealing with student misconduct, on six continents, in a legally sound manner. It is essential for educators to examine national as well as international practices addressing student misconduct in schools because learner misbehavior often has a detrimental effect on the quality of teaching and learning in elementary and secondary schools. The countries covered are Brazil, China, Malaysia, Turkey and South Africa.

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Identifying the best practices in school disciplinary matters is key to any learning environment. While student discipline isoften challenging for new teachers, more experienced teachers also benefit from inquiry into alternative forms of discipline. This volume examines what approach educators use in ten other countries when addressing student misconduct. In addition to classroom discipline, the volume also analyzes more serious forms of student misconduct, including criminal offenses. New and experienced educators will benefit from exploring these successful strategies used globally in addressing student misconduct. -- Suzanne Eckes, professor, department of educational leadership and policy studies, Indiana University, president-elect, Education Law Association (ELA)

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Charles J. Russo, JD, EdD, is the Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Allied Professions and Adjunct Professor in the School of Law at the University of Dayton, Ohio. The author of more than 900 publications, including fifty-five books, he has spoken and taught extensively on issues in Education Law in the United States and in twenty-six other Nations on all six inhabited continents. Izak Oosthuizen, PhD, served as professor of education law on the Potchefstroom campus of the North West University (NWU). In 2011 he was appointed as a Research Professor in the Faculty of Education at the NWU Mafikeng campus and in 2014 was named an Extraordinary Professor and Research Specialist there. Charl Wolhuter, DEd, is Comparative and International Education Professor at North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa.