Making It till Friday: Your Guide to Effective Classroom Management

In this update of editions from the 1980s (co-authored by Virginia Frye), Long (psychology, Appalachian State U.) and Williams (U. of Tennessee) intend to offer teachers more than a minimal survival guide. New chapters stress effective communication and balancing life inside and outside of the classroom. Recent research findings, functional behavior assessment, behavior contracts, and other strategies for reinforcing desired behaviors are presented. Issues relating to corporal punishment are also discussed. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

James D. Long is a professor of psychology at Appalachian State University and the coauthor of Manage Your Life. He lives in Boone, North Carolina. Robert L. Williams is a professor of educational psychology and counseling at the University of Tennessee and the coauthor of Manage Your Life. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee.