High School Students' Perspectives About Misbehavior

Authors

  • Salee Supaporn

Abstract

This study explored student misbehavior from high school students' perspectives. Data were collected from 39 participants (21 females, 18 males) through (a) critical incidents (Flanagan, 1954), (b) semi-structured interviews, and (c) class observations. Data were triangulated across methods to identify common themes of student misbehavior. Participants defined misbehavior as either doing what the teacher said not to do or not doing what the teacher said to do. Participants reported several types of misbehavior, several ideas for preventing misbehavior, and various contextual factors that influence misbehavior. In summary, student misbehavior was associated closely with teacher actions and how students responded to those actions.

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2000-10-18

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