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Introduction: The Problem of Integrating Classroom Management into the Lives of Those Learning to Teach

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Classroom Management in Teacher Education Programs

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The book’s introduction highlights the lack of classroom management courses in teacher preparation programs, why classroom management is not taught in many programs, the importance of classroom management in teacher preparation programs, and challenges of integrating classroom management coursework into teacher preparation programs. The chapter then frames the book’s central research questions:

  1. 1)

     What types of concerns do pre-service teachers have about classroom management, and why do they have these concerns?

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     What kind of impact does classroom management coursework have on pre-service teachers’ ability to implement classroom management strategies and on creating positive learning environments in their classrooms?

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     How can teacher educators effectively integrate classroom management coursework—in terms of curriculum, organization, and instruction—into their existing methods courses?

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Notes

  1. 1.

    This was the case with Public University , the site of my study. Only students getting certified in special education were provided and required to take a course in classroom management.

  2. 2.

    For instance, I was sought out to submit a paper to the Classroom Management Special Interest Group (SIG) for the 2015 Annual Meeting because the SIG chair saw that I had presented on classroom management related material in the previous year’s annual meeting.

  3. 3.

    All names of schools and people in the book are pseudonyms to protect the identity of the study’s participants.

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Davis, J.R. (2018). Introduction: The Problem of Integrating Classroom Management into the Lives of Those Learning to Teach. In: Classroom Management in Teacher Education Programs. Palgrave Studies in Urban Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63850-8_1

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