Student and Teacher Perceptions of the Aversiveness of Behavior Management Techniques

Author

Brent Halstead, Longwood University

Date of Award

5-10-1995

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Liberal Studies

First Advisor

Ruth L. Meese, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

Frank J. Howe, Ph.D.

Third Advisor

Linda Tennison, Ph.D.

Abstract

This research investigated teacher and student perceptions of behavior management techniques. Subjects for this study were all ninth grade students in a city high school. Both the students and their homeroom teachers were surveyed. The sample was drawn from a city school district in central Virginia. The sample provided 169 subjects, five teachers and 164 students.

The results of the study were consistent with previous research in the field. Students thought public discipline and techniques that involved outside forces (parents, principals , etc.) were most aversive. Students perceived token economies and private correction as not aversive.

Recommended Citation

Halstead, Brent, "Student and Teacher Perceptions of the Aversiveness of Behavior Management Techniques" (1995). Theses & Honors Papers. 304.
https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/etd/304