Abstract
M.Ed.
This study forms part of a greater ongoing research
project concerning teacher competence and its assesment.
The project focuses on researching teacher opinion on
teacher competences identified by the initial research.
The following areas of teacher competence are being
researched :
The learning environment
Professional commitment
Order and discipline
Educational foundation
Teacher reflection
Co-operative ability
Effectiveness
Leadership
This dissertation is part of the research undertaken
regarding order and discipline and its role in teacher
competence. An intensive research of the literature has
given rise to a conceptualisation that consists of the
following five aspects, namely :
values;
rules;
human relationships;
management of classroom behaviour; and
teaching practices.
This research essay focuses on classroom management
behaviour as an aspect of order and discipline :
implication for the management of teacher competence.
Having orientated the reader to the particular field of
research, the motivation and background of the problem
will now be discussed.