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This classic, best-selling text by Philip Waterhouse
has been set in the current context by Chris Dickinson
and re-issued by Network Educational Press. In 'Classroom
Management', the authors show how Induction Standards,
Ofsted requirements and the findings of the Hay McBer
report into School Effectiveness can be met or implemented
by carefully thought-out strategies for the management
and organisation of the classroom. Covering topics such
as:
- Whole-class presentation, dialogue
and interactive teaching
- Teacher-led small group work
- Classroom layout
- Interpersonal relationships in
the classroom
- Collaborative teamwork
This book is an invaluable resource
for teachers concerned about classroom effectiveness
for raising standards of performance and who need help
to find ways of integrating Key Skills and Thinking
Skills into an already overcrowded curriculum.
Back cover
The demands on teachers are enormous.
Current initiatives require management skills of the
highest order: differentiation, records of achievement,
varied learning styles, information technology, attainment
tests, small group work – all are part of the vocabulary
of classroom life.
Many such initiatives have been introduced
without due regard to the organizational problems teachers
face in implementing them.
Philip Waterhouse recognizes this
problem and provides a handbook full of practical advice
on the classroom mechanics of teaching and learning:
- classroom layout and use of space
- whole class teaching: exposition,
dialogue and active learning
- developing independent learning
- managing small group work
- running small group tutorials
- interpersonal relationships
The book provides a clear framework
for the improvement of classroom management, and will
be a valuable reference book for all teachers and managers
who are interested in improving classroom performance.
Philip Waterhouse is nationally known
and respected as a leading authority on flexible learning,
supported self-study and resource-based learning. He
is a former headteacher of two schools, and was director
of the Avon Resources for Learning Development Unit.
From 1981–89 he led the CET Supported Self-Study
Project. He has great experience as an educational consultant
working with schools and local authorities all over
Britain. First published in 1990, Classroom Management
has been updated for todayıs agenda in teaching and
learning in this revised edition by Chris Dickinson.
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