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Analysis of Classroom Discipline-Related Content in Elementary Education JournalsAuthor(s): Elizabeth L. Hardman and Stephen W. SmithSource: Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 28, No. 2 (February 2003), pp. 173-186Published by: Council for Exceptional ChildrenStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/23889164
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Martha Coutinho and Maureen Conroy, EditorsMartha Coutinho and Maureen Conroy, Editors
Analysis of Classroom Discipline-Related Content
in Elementary Education Journals
Elizabeth L. Hardman and Stephen W. Smith
University of Florida
ABSTRACT: For most elementary teachers, maintaining classroom discipline is a daily concern, one
that can be rewarding and at the same time a source of frustration. The inclusion of students with
emotional or behavioral disorders and other students with behavioral problems can strain even the
most competent classroom teachers and may add to the already increasing demands to maintain
discipline in today's classrooms. Because maintaining positive classroom discipline is one of the
foremost concerns of teachers and other education professionals, we analyzed the discipline
related content of a purposively selected sample of 13 elementary education journals published over
a 10-year period, determining the number and type of articles published and the articles' thematic
content. We found that only I % of the articles were about classroom discipline, and the content
often failed to define specifically and substantively the teacher's role in identifying and mediating
behavior problems. We argue that the attention to classroom discipline in elementary education
journals is not commensurate with teachers' level of concern about classroom discipline and that
scholars in elementary education may not perceive this topic to be an important curriculum issue
and/or a primary responsibility of the classroom teacher.
| The inclusion of students with emotional or
behavioral disorders (E/BD) has created a con
tentious discussion among education profes
sionals. The 1997 discipline amendments to
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) require general education teachers to
intensify their inclusion efforts by affording all
students with disabilities supplementary aids
and services specific to their behavioral and
social needs, thereby acknowledging the rela
tionship between student behavior and learn
ing (Cable, 1999; Yell, 1998). The elementary
years provide the context for the inclusion of
most students with disabilities (U.S. Depart
ment of Education, 1998), but students with
E/BD are far more likely to be placed in the
most restrictive educational settings (Kauffman,
2001). Perhaps this differential treatment in
placement occurs because elementary teachers
believe that misbehaving students create addi
tional burdens on their efforts to maintain a
safe, harmonious learning environment (Lang
don, 1997). Indeed, even researchers predict
Behavioral Disorders, 28(2), 173-186
that the inclusion of students with E/BD in the
general education classroom may create a set
ting event for disciplinary action (e.g., Katsi
yannis & Maag, 1998). In as much as 3% to
6% of the school-aged population exhibits
maladaptive behavior that is severe, pervasive,
and chronic enough to warrant special servic
es, the inclusion of students with E/BD will tax
the most competent of classroom teachers
(Kauffman, Lloyd, Baker, & Riedel, 1995) and
will significantly impact teachers' efforts to
maintain classroom discipline (Katsyiannis &
Maag).
Discipline is already one of the most uni
versal and troubling problems facing elemen
tary teachers (Bender & Mathes, 1995;
Langdon, 1997; Reed, 1989; Veenman, 1984),
and over the past 32 years, Gallup polls have
consistently documented public concerns
about the need for improved classroom disci
pline (e.g., Rose & Gallup, 2000). In a Phi
Kappa Delta poll, 58% of teachers reported
that students are frequently disruptive, and
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50% reported disobedience as a concern
(Langdon, 1997). Moreover, Tulley and Chiu
(1 995) analyzed the discipline problems expe
rienced by 135 student teachers and estimated
that 15% of students break rules on a regular
basis and an additional 5% are chronic rule
breakers who are out of control most of the
time. Disruption, defiance, and inattention
seem to represent the most frequent forms of
misbehavior; serious behavior problems (e.g.,
theft by force, carrying weapons, drinking
alcohol, taking drugs) are occurring at less fre
quent but still alarming rates (Langdon, 1997;
Menacker, Weldon, & Hurwitz, 1989). For
example, Menacker and colleagues found that
more than 50% of the sixth- and eighth-grade
students they surveyed reported that money,
clothing, or personal property was stolen from
them at least once during the school year. In
addition, 35% indicated that they had been
victims of theft more than once, 32% reported
that they had carried a weapon to school at
least once, and 14% said they had done so
more than once. More recently, Moeller
(2001) disclosed that during the 1990s an
increase occurred in the number of guns
brought to school as well as theft, tardiness, lit
tering, violating rules, cursing, and being dis
ruptive. As a result, Moeller stated that student
antisocial behavior and aggression are far too
common in our nation's schools.
Some professionals point to an increasing
number of students at risk for school failure as
a major contributor to educators' frustrations
about guaranteeing a safe and orderly school
environment. Davis and McCaul (1990) esti
mated that at least 30% of the student popula
tion is at risk for school failure and warned that
these students frequently engage in substance
abuse and dangerous sexual practices and
exhibit a variety of emotional/behavioral and
medical/physical problems. Although the
intensity of their maladaptive behavior may
range from mild to severe (Mulkerne, 1992), it
will likely lead to the development of undesir
able outcomes such as ineffective student
teacher interactions, insufficient student serv
ices, and a negative school climate (Davis &
McCaul). According to Moeller (2001), the
negative relationship between academic
achievement and later antisocial behavior and
aggression seems due primarily to a common
set of variables present at the time these chil
dren enter school that affect behavior and aca
demic performance in complicated ways.
174 / February 2003
Inappropriate behavior, noncompliance,
and conflict can occur in the most positively
structured classrooms. Unfortunately, students
who consistently break rules and cause dis
ruption change a relaxed and caring atmos
phere into a guarded and anxious one (Bacon,
1990) where few social and academic gains
are made (Colvin, 2002). Conversely, effective
discipline maintains a classroom as a harmo
nious and highly efficient place for learning
and may be the ultimate determinant of a
teacher's effectiveness in meeting the educa
tional goals set forth for students (Carlson &
ParshalI, 1996; Reilly, 1990). Therefore, the
inclusion of students with E/BD and the
increasing number of students at risk for
school failure are sources of heightened con
cern about maintaining classroom discipline
and academic excellence in elementary class
rooms. As a result, teachers are actively seek
ing information about effective methods of
classroom discipline. For example, the results
of a poll of teachers indicated that the most
requested topics of information are classroom
behavior, disruptive behavior, and discipline
("Information Needs Survey," 1997).
In 1992, Evertson and Harris suggested
that to find solutions to discipline problems
researchers should assess present methods of
classroom discipline. We maintain, however,
that researchers have evaluated classroom dis
cipline, consistently finding that teachers
rarely use positive reinforcement—especially
when addressing social behavior—frequently
reinforce inappropriate behavior, and often
ignore opportunities to use positive reinforce
ment for those who need it (e.g., Maag, 2001 ;
Strain, Lambert, Kerr, Stagg, & Lenkner, 1983;
White, 1975). As a result, we believe that a dif
ferent kind of analysis is needed. To develop a
more comprehensive assessment of what
teachers are doing to address discipline prob
lems and why, perhaps researchers should
examine the dialogue among teacher educa
tors and other education professionals about
classroom discipline. Professional journals
provide a highly accessible forum for scholars
to communicate solutions to unresolved prob
lems in schools and are an accessible resource
for dialogue about important curricular issues.
Interestingly, in 1985, Schloss and
Maxymuik reported the results of an analysis
of discipline-related articles found in five ele
mentary education journals between the years
1962 and 1982 and concluded that their data
"offers a pessimistic view of discipline related
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literature. . (p. 66). Specifically, they found
that the ratio of databased articles dropped
over the 20-year period, calculating a percent
age of 57.5 for the first 10 years and a per
centage of 27.9 for the final 10-year period.
Moreover, using liberal criteria for article
selection as discipline-related, these authors
reported a low of 0 articles published in 1967
and a high of 13 in 1978. Since 1985, howev
er, concerns about school violence and disci
pline problems have continued to increase
(Moeller, 2001). Therefore, we set out to con
duct our own analysis of discipline-related
content published in elementary education
journals over a 10-year period. Specifically,
we examined the amount and content of
scholarly writing in a purposively selected
sample of 13 peer-reviewed education jour
nals to determine the number and general type
of articles (i.e., research or descriptive) and the
articles' thematic content.
Method
Journal Selection
Our objective was to develop a list of journals
that publish authoritative information about
best practice in elementary education and
might also be information-rich sources of
scholarly dialogue about classroom discipline.
To accomplish our goal, we queried national
ly prominent professors in elementary educa
tion and conducted a search of the literature
base to find information about classroom dis
cipline. We developed the following criteria to
define the term authoritative: the journal must
be (a) peer reviewed and (b) commended by
elementary scholars as an important source of
information on best practice. With the help of
two elementary education professors at our
university, we generated a list of 12 nationally
known academics whom we believed were
significant and influential figures in the field of
elementary education. To generate an initial
journal list that was authoritative, we agreed
that responses from six of those listed would
be adequate.
We mailed a request to these six professors
asking each one to return a list of 10 to 15
journals that, in their estimation, are the most
prominent journals in elementary education.
Our objective was to determine a sample of
journals teacher educators considered to be
influential sources of scholarly discourse on
important issues in elementary education, so
Behavioral Disorders, 28(2), 173-186
we did not specifically ask our respondents for
journals that might include discipline-related
articles. All six professors responded, with a
total of 29 journals. We decided, a priori, to
include only those journals nominated by two
professors or more because we wanted to use
some confirmatory factor rather than just gen
erate a list. Thus, we selected 14 of the 29
nominated journals to examine further.
We then examined each of the 14 journals
to confirm whether it was peer reviewed and a
possible source of discipline-related articles.
We reasoned that 4 of the 14 journals,
Language Arts, The Reading Teacher, Reading
Research Quarterly, and Social Studies, are
focused on specific academic topics and may
not be likely sources for discipline-related arti
cles. A subsequent search of the contents of
each journal supported our supposition, so we
eliminated these journals from the list. We also
eliminated Teaching and Teacher Education
because it has a broad international focus, per
haps examining student and classroom disci
pline beyond our own relevant domestic con
cerns. We searched the table of contents of
Teaching and Teacher Education, however,
and found only one discipline-related article
over a 10-year period. We eliminated Instruc
tor because it is a teacher magazine that focus
es on teachers' perspectives and did not meet
our authoritative criteria. Our refining process
reduced the preliminary list to eight journals
whose content contains scholarly dialogue
about important elementary education issues
and whose scope did not preclude the topic of
elementary classroom discipline: Elementary
School Journal; Phi Delta Kappan; Harvard
Educational Review; Journal of Teacher Educa
tion; Young Children; Childhood Education;
Educational Leadership; and Action in Teacher
Education.
Our next step was to expand the prelimi
nary list. We obtained an exhaustive list of
education-related periodicals included in the
collection of a state university library system
and then reduced this list of 1,176 journals by
applying a series of filters. First, we eliminated
any journal no longer in circulation. Then we
examined titles and eliminated journals not
specifically focused on elementary education,
such as special education, international, or
secondary or higher education journals (e.g.,
Exceptional Children, International Journal of
Education Development, Journal of Higher
Education). We also eliminated journals that
focus on a particular academic area in ele
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mentary education (e.g., Music Teacher, The
Journal of Social Studies Education), and those
that were not peer reviewed. This process pro
duced a list of 80 journals that potentially
could include articles relevant to classroom
discipline.
We searched the Educational Resources
Information Center (1988 to 1999) using the
key words ADHD behavior management,
behavior management discipline, and elemen
tary classroom discipline to identify which of
the 80 journals would be the best sources of
information on discipline. We created a fre
quency and ranked the 80 journals from high
est to lowest according to the number of arti
cles each contained from the ERIC search. We
then eliminated any journal with fewer than
two discipline-related articles in the last 10
years, yielding a list of 11 journals: Elementary
School Journal; Phi Delta Kappan; Action in
Teacher Education; Teaching Education; Con
temporary Education; Journal of Educational
Research; American Educational Research
Journal; Young Children; Childhood Educa
tion; Educational Leadership; and the Journal
of Research and Development in Education.
Our final step was to work with both lists
to identify a sample of journals that were
authoritative and were likely sources of infor
mation about classroom discipline. We select
ed from the ERIC search those that were peer
reviewed and not in our original list, including
Teaching Education, Contemporary Education,
Journal of Educational Research, American
Educational Research Journal, and the Journal
of Research and Development in Education,
because they proved to be the most likely
sources for discipline-related articles. The final
list included 13 journals: Teaching Education;
Action In Teacher Education; Contemporary
Education; Journal of Educational Research;
Phi Delta Kappan; Elementary School Journal;
American Educational Research Journal;
Harvard Educational Review; The Journal of
Teacher Education; Young Children; Child
hood Education; Educational Leadership; and
the Journal of Research and Development in
Education.
Article Selection
We hand-searched each journal's table of con
tents for discipline-related articles published
between January 1989 and December 1998.
In most cases, we determined the appropriate
ness of the article by reading the title, abstract,
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and major descriptors. When necessary, how
ever, we read the article to determine whether
it met our selection criteria. We selected any
article for analysis if it was applicable to ele
mentary classrooms, addressed a student
behavior problem, and offered a solution that
could be implemented by the teacher. Finally,
we made a list of selected articles by journal,
including volume and issue number, title, and
page number.
We evaluated the reliability of our article
selection method by asking 26 preservice
teachers to review one volume of an assigned
journal using our selection criteria that it: (a)
was applicable to elementary classrooms; (b)
addressed a student behavior problem; and (c)
offered a solution that could be implemented
by the teacher. We calculated reliability by
dividing the number of agreements by the sum
of disagreements and agreements, obtaining
an interrater agreement of .99.
Content Analysis
We read each of the discipline-related articles,
marking phrases and words that identified the
behavior problem, the solution, and specific
references to the teacher's role in addressing
discipline problems. We then created a table
using the following headers: Title, Date, and
Journal Name; Type of Article (e.g., research or
descriptive); Problem Behavior; Solution; and
Teacher's Role, and a clerical assistant tran
scribed marked information from each article's
text to the corresponding table column (i.e.,
Behavior Problem, Solution, and Teacher's
Role). The first author subsequently coded the
text contained in each category to identify pat
terns and themes pertinent to each category.
Results
Number of Articles
We found a total of 6,785 feature articles pub
lished in the 13 journals from 1989 up to
1999. Only 77 articles met our criterion as
discipline-related, establishing an overall per
centage of discipline-related articles at 1%
(.011). Educational Leadership published the
most discipline-related articles over the 10
year period, with a total of 25, and Childhood
Education published the highest percentage of
discipline-related articles (2.6%). We did not
find any discipline-related articles in The
Journal of Teacher Education and Harvard
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TABLE 3
Number of Discipline-Related Research Articles by Journal (1989-1999)
Journal
Total
Number
of Articles
Number of
Discipline
Related
Articles (%)
Research Topics
American Education Research
Journal
303
2 (0.7)
Conflict resolution
Recess timing
Elementary School Journal
322
5 (1.6)
Prereferral interventions
Problem behavior
Inattentive/disruptive
behavior
Comprehensive
management system
Social integration/mild
disability
Journal of Educational Research
386
5 (1.3)
Conflict management
Functional analysis
Task completion
Classroom behavior
Aggression
Journal of Research and
Development in Education
294
1 (0.3)
Social communication
Journal
Total
Number
of Articles
Number of
Discipline
Related
Articles (%)
Research Topics
American Education Research
Journal
303
2 (0.7)
Conflict resolution
Recess timing
Elementary School Journal
322
5 (1.6)
Prereferral interventions
Problem behavior
Inattentive/disruptive
behavior
Comprehensive
management system
Social integration/mild
disability
Journal of Educational Research
386
5 (1.3)
Conflict management
Functional analysis
Task completion
Classroom behavior
Aggression
Journal of Research and
Development in Education
294
1 (0.3)
Social communication
only 4 of the 13 journals published experi
mental studies about classroom discipline. We
did not find any examples of qualitative
research or single-subject research designs.
Behavior Problem
The behavior problems authors most often
addressed were disruption, inattention, aggres
sion, conflict, and antisocial behavior. We
found 14 articles in which authors discussed
emotional problems such as "depression . . .
regressive behavior. . . persistent tiredness and
anxiety . . . withdrawn" (e.g., Linehan, 1992,
pp. 62, 63), but only one author discussed
E/BD as a significant concern when discussing
classroom discipline (Kauffman et al., 1995)
Disruption and Inattention
Throughout 77 articles the most frequently dis
cussed behavior problem was classroom dis
ruption and student inattention. In 21 articles
authors described disruptive behavior using
phrases such as "disruptive children" (Dutt,
1995, p. 215), " classroom disturbance" (Finn,
Pannazzo, & Voelke, 1995, p. 425), or "dis
ruptive behaviors" (e.g., Divoky, 1989, p. 603;
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Storey, Lawry, Ashworth, Danko, & Strain,
1994, p. 362) to define the behavior problem.
Some described disruptive behavior with
terms such as "trouble . . . bad . . . playful"
(Fachin, 1996, p. 438) or "hell-raising . . . ram
bunctious" (Divoky, pp. 599, 600), and one
author cited specific behaviors such as
"singing" or "making loud noises" (Fachin, p.
438).
We found inattention to be the focus in 13
articles. Authors usually described this as
"attention" or "inattention" problems (e.g.,
Linehan, 1992; Pellegrini, Huberty, & Jones,
1995). Sometimes the focus was more specifi
cally defined as "off-task" (Wasson, Beare, &
Wasson, 1990, p. 163), "poor time manage
ment, poor organization" or "incomplete/slop
py work" (Smith & Misra, 1992, p. 354). We
found 7 articles that defined hyperactivity as
the source of inattention and disruptive behav
ior (e.g., Brophy & McCaslin, 1992; Fachin,
1996).
Aggression and Conflict
We found 31 discipline-related articles in
which authors discussed aggression and 4 that
focused on conflict. In the 31 articles about
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aggression, authors used general terms such as
"aggression" or "violence" (e.g., Gable,
Manning, & Bullock, 1997; Piel, 1990), but
Johnson and his co-authors (1996) defined
aggression as "verbal force" and "verbal
insults" (p. 280). In 3 articles, authors
addressed fighting (cf. Cullinan, Sabornie, &
Crossland 1992; Gable et al.; Johnson et al.),
and Barone (1997) discussed the behavior of
bullies. We found 4 articles that discussed
conflict as a form of aggression (e.g., Johnson,
Johnson, Dudley, Ward, & Magnuson, 1995;
McLaughlin, 1994).
Antisocial Behavior
We found 22 discipline-related articles that
described antisocial behavior as the problem,
but the word "antisocial" occurred only once
(cf. Barone, 1997, p. 82). Authors typically
used a variety of terms to discuss antisocial
behavior. For example, within the scope of one
article, Smelter, Rasch, Fleming, Nazos, and
Baranowski (1996) described children's behav
ior as "behaviorally disordered . . . bad" (p.
430) and "socially unacceptable behaviors . . .
sneerjingj at the teacher. .. aberrant behavior"
(p. 431). Likewise, Trapani & Gettinger (1989)
defined the problem as children who are "less
accepted," exhibit "problems interacting . . .
problem behaviors. . . negative verbal interac
tions," and "misinterpret nonverbal communi
cations" (p. 1). Others described student
behavior as "hostile" (Kohn, 1991, p. 498), and
"distasteful" (Gronlund, 1993, p. 21).
Solutions
After defining the behavior problem to be
addressed, authors of all 77 articles included a
solution for the defined problem. These solu
tions generally prescribed methods of preven
tion, identification, and/or intervention in
addressing classroom discipline problems.
Intervention, however, was the most frequent
ly discussed solution, followed by prevention
and identification.
Intervention
In 44 of the 77 articles authors proposed a
variety of interventions including teaching
social skills, using positive reinforcement, and
modifying instruction to address student
behavior problems. In 4 articles, authors
advised the use of punishment to resolve
behavior problems (e.g., Harris, 1991; FHeston,
Behavioral Disorders, 28(2), 173-186
1991), and in 2 articles authors suggested
referral to special education (Fachin, 1996;
Heston). We found only 4 articles in which
authors stressed early intervention (e.g.,
Burgess & Streissguth, 1992; Finn et al., 1995).
We found 34 articles that recommended
social skills instruction, which occasionally
included the teaching of values. For example,
Kohn (1991) suggested that teaching social
skills should include "classroom-based pro
grams to help children develop a prosocial ori
entation," an examination of "values already
in place ... consider trading them in for a new
set" (p. 499), and teaching "them to care" (p.
500). In contrast, some evaluated the effective
ness of specific interventions such as peer
mediation (e.g., Johnson et al., 1995; Johnson
et al., 1996; McLaughlin, 1994), peer tutoring
(Fachin, 1996), and conflict resolution (e.g.,
Brendtro, 1995).
Authors advised the use of positive rein
forcement to address specific discipline prob
lems in 7 articles. For example, Linehan (1992)
proposed "incentives and rewards rather than
punishment" (p. 62), and others encouraged
implementing a token economy, using positive
reinforcement, and/or praise (e.g., Canter,
1989; Fachin, 1996; Smith & Misra, 1992).
The authors of 4 articles addressed modi
fying instruction to address discipline prob
lems. Wasson and colleagues (1990) recom
mended "drawing these students out and
focusing them on instructional tasks " (p. 165).
Gable and colleagues (1997) implied that the
solution to discipline problems might lie in a
teacher's ability to "make instructional and/or
environmental modifications for purposes of
prevention and intervention" (p. 41).
Prevention
The authors of 32 articles suggested that the
teacher's style of classroom management has a
significant influence on classroom discipline.
In 1 6 articles authors supported an authoritar
ian management style as most conducive to
obtaining desirable behavior. These authors
expressed a need for "tougher discipline" and
"improve[dJ. . . supervision efforts," and sug
gested that adults should "act as authority fig
ures" by "setting firm limits on unacceptable
behavior" (Barone, 1997, pp. 81, 82). In con
trast, the authors of 10 articles argued for dem
ocratically managed classrooms to prevent
behavior problems. For example, Beyer (1996)
described well-disciplined classrooms as
places where teachers demonstrate "demo
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cratic teaching . . . sharing a pedagogical
power," places where teachers "wrestle with
their [children's] voicelessness" (p. 97), and
Doyle (1997) suggested that schools must
model democratic capitalism, honesty, for
bearance, toleration, respect for self and oth
ers, courage, and integrity.
In 14 articles authors recommended a nur
turing management style to prevent discipline
problems. Barone (1997) advised creating an
environment "characterized by warmth, posi
tive interest," where students experience
"involvement with adults" (p. 82). Carlile
(1991) advocated teacher training in ways to
make classrooms places to heal, and others
described teachers as reflective practitioners,
socially concerned, thoughtful, caring, and
committed people (e.g., Beyer, 1996; Watson,
1998).
We found 9 articles that focused on the
importance of good teaching to prevent disci
pline problems. For example, Harris (1991)
suggested that well-disciplined classrooms
should be organized to "maximize student
task engagement and success" (p. 157).
Pellegrini and colleagues (1995) examined the
effects of recess timing on children's behavior
and concluded that "children's efforts should
be distributed during the course of the day" (p.
860) and that children need "breaks from
demanding cognitive tasks" to facilitate learn
ing (p. 861).
Problem Identification
We found only 13 articles in which authors
advised describing and understanding behav
ior problems before determining solutions. In
these articles, authors recommended collabo
ration among professionals (e.g., Cable et al.,
1997; Lantieri, 1995; Sindelar, Griffin, Smith,
& Watanabe, 1992), consultation with experts
(e.g., Divoky, 1989; Sautter, 1992; Smelter et
al., 1996), and assessment (e.g., Brophy &
McCaslin, 1992; Lasley 1989; Storey et al.,
1994) as ways to identify and describe prob
lem behaviors.
Teacher's Role
We found 52 discipline-related articles that
defined the teacher's role, often introduced
using the words "the teacher should" and "the
teacher must." Authors defined the teacher's
role as preventer, mediator, and/or interpreter
of behavior problems. Most focused attention
on the teacher's role as the preventer of disci
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pline problems. In fact, all 52 articles that dis
cussed the teacher's role suggested ways to
prevent behavior problems in the classroom.
Preventer
Authors advised teachers to teach social skills,
be authoritarian, provide effective instruction,
and provide a positive atmosphere to prevent
behavior problems from occurring. For exam
ple, in 29 articles authors suggested teaching
social skills and instilling values, advising that
teachers teach students "the procedures neces
sary to manage conflicts constructively . . . and
skills they need to develop socially, cognitive
ly, and morally" (Johnson et al., 1995, p. 842).
Teachers should "devise creative classroom
management schemes that effectively teach
appropriate behaviors and the values that
underlie them" (Wolfgang & Kelsay, 1991, p.
155). Some authors offered role playing as an
effective method of social skills instruction
(e.g., Atlas & Pepler, 1998), and in 6 articles
authors admonished teachers to teach appro
priate behavior by being models of appropriate
behavior themselves (e.g., Bernat, 1993;
Doescher & Sugawara, 1989).
In 25 articles authors advised teachers to
be authoritarian (22 articles) and/or democrat
ic (5 articles) in their teaching styles. Those
espousing authoritarian classrooms directed
teachers to be "firm" (Fachin, 1996, p. 438)
and provide "consistent standards" and
"enforce these standards" (Dutt, 1995, p. 215).
Others stressed the importance of a democrat
ically managed classroom, suggesting that a
teacher's top priority should be "to help stu
dents develop into principled and caring
members of a community or advocates for
social justice" (Kohn, 1997, p. 432). In a few
cases, we found a mix of both approaches (cf.
Linehan, 1 992).
In 16 articles authors urged teachers to
prevent student behavior problems by engag
ing students in effective and relevant instruc
tion. For example, Harris (1991) advised
teachers to set "up a physical environment
conducive to teacher instruction and student
on-task behavior" (p. 158) and Kohn (1997)
suggested ways to use literature to teach val
ues.
The authors of 9 articles encouraged
teachers to use positive reinforcement to set
the tone for prevention. For example, Chance
(1992) suggested that teachers "must supple
ment intrinsic rewards with extrinsic rewards"
(p. 206). Several authors directed teachers to
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use token economies, positive reinforcement,
praise, and rewards to prevent discipline prob
lems (e.g., Canter, 1989; Fachin, 1996).
In 10 articles authors urged teachers to
nurture children so they feel confident and
safe. For example, Flogan (1997) recommend
ed that teachers "recognize children's unique
qualities and make it clear that you think they
are special" (p. 158), and Bernat (1993) sug
gested that teachers "steady the children in
whatever way you can. Remind them that this
is a safe place for everyone only if everyone is
careful" (p. 37).
Mediator
We found 36 articles that addressed teachers'
roles as mediators of student behavior prob
lems. These authors suggested modifying
instruction (e.g., Kauffman et al., 1995;
Wasson et al., 1990), accommodating inap
propriate behavior (Smelter et al., 1996), dis
cussing and reflecting when problems occur
(e.g., Barone, 1997; Kohn, 1997), ignoring
inappropriate behavior (McLaughlin, 1994),
involving parents in behavior problems
(Barone; Fachin, 1996), involving problem stu
dents in school and classroom activities (e.g.,
Kohn), punishing inappropriate behavior (e.g.,
Canter, 1989), referring problem students (e.g.,
Fachin; Linehan, 1992), and modifying behav
ior (e.g., Fachin).
In 28 articles authors advised teachers to
mediate children's behavior problems by dis
cussing the problem and asking children to
reflect on their own behavior. For example,
Schickedanz (1994) recommended that teach
ers "describe a child's desirable behavior and
leave it at that. . . allow children to make their
own moral judgments" (p. 275). Carlsson
Paige and Levin (1992) suggested that "teach
ers can help children see that their problems
have two sides" and can guide them "toward
seeing the whole problem . . . and how their
behavior contributed to it" (p. 8).
In 11 articles authors urged teachers to
involve parents (e.g., Brendtro, 1995) and
peers (Lowenthal, 1996) in mediating prob
lematic behavior and to involve misbehaving
children in school activities (2 articles). For
example, Watson (1998) suggested that teach
ers should "seek ways for students to personal
ly take responsibility for contributing to the
welfare of their classroom, school, communi
ty, and the wider world" (p. 64).
In 8 articles authors suggested ways teach
ers could modify instruction to mediate prob
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lern behaviors. In these articles they made sug
gestions such as, "prompt and cue unengaged,
inattentive learners ... do not embarrass
them" (Wasson et al., 1990, p. 165) and
"design instruction carefully, so as to avoid
those situations in which failure to use the
skills has serious negative consequences"
(Kauffman et al., 1995, p. 544).
Interpreter
In 4 articles authors focused on problem iden
tification as part of the teacher's role. They
advised teachers to collaborate with others to
define behavior problems (Hogan, 1997) and
to make sure children have access to all the
educational services to which they are entitled
(Linehan, 1992). Storey and colleagues (1994)
advised against interventions that are "arbitrar
ily selected and implemented" and directed
teachers to use a functional assessment that
"links assessment to intervention" (p. 367),
and Doescher and Sugawara (1989) recom
mended that teachers examine how prosocial
behavior is enhanced or hindered by the class
room environment.
Discussion
In our sample of 13 journals, we found that
only 77 of 6,785 articles (.011%) addressed
classroom discipline from 1989 to 1999. These
results suggest that classroom discipline was at
best underaddressed and might be described
as ignored during the targeted 10-year period.
Moreover, our results reveal what seems to be
a significant incongruity between teachers'
level of concern about discipline and the level
of concern expressed by those who guide the
development of teacher education programs.
As a result, our analysis seem to indicate that
scholars in elementary education do not con
sider classroom discipline an important cur
riculum issue, perhaps because they envision
behavior management as someone else's
responsibility and not a legitimate domain of
the elementary curriculum.
Is Discipline Important?
We found that when scholars discussed class
room discipline, they most likely wrote about
common behavior problems such as disrup
tion, defiance, and inattention and only occa
sionally discussed more serious behavior
problems such as aggression, conflict, and
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antisocial behavior. We contend that commit
ting a share of 1% of total articles over a 10
year period is not enough to address these
complex and sometimes chronic discipline
problems and does not seem to match the
level of concern that teachers voice about
these same problems. For example, aggression
in the classroom is one of the most troubling
problems teachers face (Moeller, 2001;
Walker, Colvin, & Ramsey, 1995), yet we
found only 31 articles that addressed aggres
sion and only 4 that addressed conflict.
Moreover, antisocial behavior in early child
hood is known to be a powerful predictor of
more serious behavior problems in adoles
cence (Kamps & Tankersley, 1996; Webster
Stratton, 1997), but authors addressed this
important topic only indirectly, primarily in
articles that lacked focus on any specific
behavior problem. In fact, only one author
used the term antisocial, and none defined the
term, described antisocial behavior, or dis
cussed its consequences if left unchecked.
The inclusion of students with disabilities
who also exhibit serious behavior problems
has become a guiding educational philosophy
and represents a significant concern for gener
al education teachers; yet, we found that
authors devoted little attention to this topic.
For example, an inclusive general education
classroom will have at least one and possibly
two students with E/BD (Kauffman et al.,
1995), but we found only 1 article that
addressed E/BD and the additional responsi
bilities that will accompany the inclusion of
these students. Furthermore, estimates indi
cate that an inclusive general education class
room of 20 to 30 students may contain sever
al students with attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADF1D) (Bender & Mathes, 1995).
According to Barkley (1998), these students
are more likely to experience poor peer rela
tionships, to be involved in criminal activity,
and to engage in substance abuse. Yet, we
found only 7 articles that addressed ADHD,
perhaps the most common of all childhood
disabilities (e.g., Turnbull, Turnbull, Shank,
Smith, & Leal, 2002).
While scholars in education typically extol
the virtue of implementing methods that are
backed by rigorous research when discussing
reading, math, science, and social studies
(e.g., Farkas, Johnson, & Duffett, 1997), our
results indicate that they rarely conduct
research on methods of classroom discipline.
We found only 13 studies published over a 10
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year period that fit our research criteria. In the
remaining 64 articles, the discourse seemed
polarized around authoritarian and democrat
ic classroom management styles as ideals, but
few offered demonstrations of specific proce
dures proven effective in elementary class
rooms.
Who Is Responsible?
In addition to concerns about the number of
articles and lack of research, our findings also
pose concerns about the advice scholars in
education may be giving teachers about disci
pline. Although authors most frequently dis
cussed intervention as the solution to disci
pline problems, only 36 of 77 articles defined
the teacher's role in implementing interven
tions, and authors' descriptions of the teacher's
role were usually vague and not specific
enough to be practical. For example, the most
frequently occurring suggestion (28 articles)
was for teachers to discuss problems with chil
dren and ask them to reflect on their behavior.
Perhaps this advice is helpful for some stu
dents, but without other, more substantive
treatment options, it seems shortsighted and
inadequate to meet the needs of today's class
rooms. Moreover, several authors suggested
the use of positive reinforcement by imple
menting a token economy. None, however,
offered details about planning, implementing,
or evaluating a token economy or reported
findings about the effectiveness of token
economies implemented in general education
classrooms. In fact, only 1 of the 36 articles
offered recommendations for practice as a
result of research conducted in an elementary
classroom. When communicating the results
of experimental research, authors should pro
vide clear definitions, well-defined proce
dures, and measures of effectiveness to facili
tate replication by others, including teachers.
We believe that the lack of specificity
when defining the teacher's role may be send
ing an implicit message that others are respon
sible for managing discipline problems.
According to Lambert (1976), teachers find it
difficult to generate solutions to behavior prob
lems because they lack skill in gathering infor
mation about the nature of a child's problems.
Furthermore, teachers believe interventions
designed by professionals outside the class
room are as appropriate as teacher-initiated
interventions. Our results indicate that schol
ars provide little information about the impor
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tance of interpreting a behavior problem
before intervening (4 articles), perhaps sug
gesting that it is not the teacher's responsibili
ty to define the problem or generate solutions.
Furthermore, when authors do not conduct
experimental research in general education
classrooms with teacher involvement and do
not engage teachers in defining behavior prob
lems, they may be sending an implicit mes
sage that discipline problems should be
resolved in places other than the classroom.
More important, teachers may rely exclusively
on reprimands, penalties, detention, suspen
sion, and expulsions to address maladaptive
behavior (Kauffman & Wong, 1991) because
they feel these are their only option.
Limitations
Our findings cannot be generalized to sources
of discipline-related information beyond those
included in the study. Results simply show that
across 13 journals that included articles about
elementary education, little information exists
pertaining to classroom discipline. Moreover,
these results do not support the idea that ele
mentary teachers are lacking in information
related to discipline in the classroom. On the
contrary, teachers have a wide variety of
sources from which to access relevant infor
mation about classroom discipline, including
special education and psychology journals,
teacher-oriented magazines (e.g., Teacher,
Teaching K-8, Instructor), and texts (e.g.,
Brophy, 1996; Charles, 1996; Curwin &
Mendier, 1999; Evertson, Emmer, & Worsham,
2000; Levin & Nolan, 2000; Nelson, Lott, &
Glenn, 2000). Nevertheless, our results do
indicate that classroom discipline received lit
tle scholarly treatment between the years 1989
and 1999 in a purposively selected sample of
professional journals. Although our list of dis
cipline-related articles may not be exhaustive,
reliability estimates indicate that the addition
of any oversights would be few and would not
significantly affect our results.
Implications
Although they are not the exclusive domain of
academe, professional journals are typically
housed in and accessed by those engaged in
higher education and are purveyors of the
field's state of the art and current best practice.
Most often, professors of education are the
major journal contributors to professional jour
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nais, using them to generate and apply new
knowledge about teachers and teaching in all
its facets. The omission or lack of a significant
focus on a critical and undeniable aspect of
day-to-day teaching such as classroom disci
pline is troubling. Indeed, the teacher's respon
sibility to provide a harmonious, efficient
learning environment for all learners is an
essential quality of good teaching.
Using journals to access information is a
conspicuous activity for preservice and inser
vice teachers and those who matriculate for
master's and doctoral degrees. Therefore, jour
nals are an important resource for profession
als who are interested in the most current
information about the advancement of knowl
edge and those who are seeking to solve prob
lems as they pursue teaching excellence. Our
investigation suggests that there may be a
paucity of volume and depth in the peer
reviewed articles in journals available to the
elementary education community about class
room discipline. This omission represents a
subtle yet deleterious attitude about the impor
tance of classroom discipline as a curricular
issue and the role of the teacher in addressing
classroom discipline problems. Therefore, we
conclude that the lack of prominence of disci
pline-related articles across many elementary
education-related journals may demonstrate a
lack of ownership of discipline as a curriculum
issue when in fact it is an indispensable part of
good teaching.
Conclusion
The advent of the inclusion of students with
significant behavior problems and teachers'
mounting concerns about discipline demand
increased attention to the management of
challenging behaviors in the elementary class
room. Social and emotional learning are con
comitants of academic learning inasmuch as
teachers and other education professionals are
obliged to create affirmative and long-lasting
change for students academically, socially,
and emotionally. Vet without critical commen
tary on the current practices as viewed
through the existing literature, scholars cannot
identify gaps and progress is thwarted. By
devoting only a 1% share to this important
topic, scholars may be sending the education
community the wrong message about the
importance of classroom discipline and may
be responding inadequately to teachers' exist
ing and future needs.
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AUTHOR:
ELIZABETH L. HARDMAN is a Doctoral Can
didate; and STEPHEN W. SMITH is Professor,
Department of Special Education, University
of Florida, Gainesville. E-mail: elhardman
@simflex.com.
MANUSCRIPT:
Initial acceptance: 9/23/02
Final acceptance: 12/3/02
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