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Tag: norms
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Creating the Environment for Progress – Part 2
This blog is Part 2 of 4. You can access the other parts here: Establishing Norms We move now to think about the norms of your classroom. Norms are unwritten…
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How to use the nuts and bolts of culture to get better at behaviour management
The classroom is a social setting. It contains many of the core features of culture and society. Things we usually take for granted. Attending to these and using them as…
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Why do norms and values matter when it comes to managing behaviour?
Norms are unwritten rules. Values are the beliefs we think are important. Norms are usually based on values. For example, a norm in British culture is to queue in an…
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What if we start thinking about behaviour as a type of communication – one we can learn to decode?
All behaviour communicates information, whether intentionally or not. Some of this communication is a direct result of what the person does. Some of it is a result of how the…