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This chapter will pick up the strands of previous chapters and explore the much vexed issue of student behaviour and teacher control over learning in the school. Of all the practical issues that have confronted teachers from time immemorial and continue to challenge teachers today, behaviour management is beyond all others. Amidst the many attempts at creating and maintaining an environment of sufficient teacher control, very few have made the clear connections with the notions of the caring, trusting ambience of learning that characterizes values pedagogy. The chapter will pay particular attention to those findings from the empirical studies being cited that have highlighted the impact of such an ambience on the overall atmosphere of learning that results and the ramifications of such an atmosphere for student behaviour.
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Lovat, T., Dally, K., Clement, N., Toomey, R. (2011). Values and Behaviour. In: Values Pedagogy and Student Achievement. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1563-9_8
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