Weinstein and Mignano Found That Expert Teachers Primarily Used Detention

question 69

Multiple Choice

Weinstein and Mignano found that expert teachers primarily used detention to

• A)assemble misbehaving students so they could be dealt with as a group.
• B)make the consequences somewhat public so that peer pressure to behave may be encouraged.
• C)prevent the student from participating in a desired extra-curricular activity.
• D)talk privately with the student about why the particular misbehavior occurred.

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Definitions:

Conflict Theories

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