In the early 1980s, concern about disruptive behaviour in secondary schools had grown, being variously regarded as a symptom of a decaying society or as a failure on the teachers’ part. One response was to ‘throw money’ at the problem and various different kinds of special schools and units had been devised to deal with disruptive adolescent pupils. Yet there was little systematic evaluation of the different options – particularly in terms of cost effectiveness.
Originally published in 1983, this book reviews all the available research on 21 alternative systems for the education of disruptive adolescents at the time. These range from the highly expensive residential special schools to on-site adaptations which involve no extra cost. Most are based on developments in Britain and the United States and the author concludes in favour of many of the less sophisticated systems. This book will be interesting historical reading for workers and students in educational psychology, special education and educational policy.
Author(s): Keith J. Topping
Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Adolescent, 14
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 193
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One: Traditional Provision
1. Residential Special Schools
2. Day Special Schools
Part Two: Off-Site Physical and Personnel Resources
3. Separate Units
4. Separate Units with Transition Facility
5. 'Alternative' Schools
6. Suspension Centres
Part Three: In-School Physical and Personnel Resources
7. Special Classes
8. Resource Rooms
9. Time-Out Rooms
10. Crisis Rooms/Teachers
Part Four: In-School Personnel Resources
11. Support Teachers
12. Paraprofessionals
13. Volunteers
Part Five: External Personnel Resources
14. Itinerant Support Teachers
15. Consultants
16. Teacher Training
17. Pupil Training
18. Parent Training
Part Six: In-School Organisational Factors and the Continuum Model
19. Curriculum
20. Routine Sanctions
21. Miscellaneous
22. Resource Continua
Part Seven: Conclusions
23. Summary
24. Discussion
References
Bibliography of Unused Items
Bibliography of Items Unlocatable in the UK
Index
