POWER BASESPOWER BASES

QuestionQuestion

If one of the long term goals of classroom If one of the long term goals of classroom management and discipline is for pupils management and discipline is for pupils to gain control of their own behaviour, to gain control of their own behaviour, what are some of the advantages of what are some of the advantages of using each of the power bases to help using each of the power bases to help learners achieve those goals.learners achieve those goals.

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Relationship powerRelationship power Appointed position Appointed position Power to reward and punish Power to reward and punish Knowledge and expertise Knowledge and expertise

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AdvantagesAdvantages DisadvantageDisadvantage

1. 1. RelationshipRelationship

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Effective as well as Effective as well as

healthyhealthy Students work harder Students work harder for teachers they like for teachers they like

and perceive as caringand perceive as caring Students develop Students develop sense of responsibiltysense of responsibiltyPermanent effect on Permanent effect on the students behaviourthe students behaviourStudents learn to Students learn to tolerate (democratic tolerate (democratic classroom)classroom)Can effect the Can effect the students’ personalitystudents’ personality

Takes time for children to Takes time for children to change their behaviourchange their behaviourPersonal issue might Personal issue might affect professional issueaffect professional issue

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AdvantagesAdvantages DisadvantageDisadvantage

2. 2. Appointed Appointed PositionPosition

Children would control Children would control their behaviour as to their behaviour as to show respect to teachershow respect to teacher

Teacher can disciplines Teacher can disciplines the students behaviour.the students behaviour.

Behaviour change Behaviour change temporarilytemporarily

Students did not Students did not understand the importance understand the importance of good behaviourof good behaviour

No sense of conscienceNo sense of conscience

Power basesPower bases AdvantagesAdvantages DisadvantagesDisadvantages

3. Power to reward 3. Power to reward and punishand punish

The results for The results for behaviour modification behaviour modification can be seen can be seen immediately.immediately.

The established rules The established rules is enforced more is enforced more effectively. (teachers effectively. (teachers imposed the rules imposed the rules autocratically ) autocratically )

Good behaviour is Good behaviour is only motivated by only motivated by extrinsic motivation.extrinsic motivation.

The students self- The students self- conscience is not conscience is not developed.developed.

Behaviour Behaviour modification is only modification is only temporary.temporary.

PowerPower AdvantageAdvantage DisadvantageDisadvantage4. 4.

Knowledge Knowledge and and expertise.expertise.

Students know that the Students know that the rules are reasonably rules are reasonably established.established.

Students readily abide the Students readily abide the rules.rules.

Students felt there was a Students felt there was a great deal of value in what great deal of value in what these teachers had to saythese teachers had to say

Teacher is well respected Teacher is well respected

by the students.by the students.

Only the knowledgeable Only the knowledgeable person will earn the person will earn the respect of the students.respect of the students.

Failure to address the Failure to address the spiritual and emotional spiritual and emotional elements in the self-elements in the self-development of the development of the students.students.