Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-243) and index.

Discipline -- Dignity and responsibility in the classroom -- Three key dimensions -- Social contract -- Consequences -- Taking action -- Managing stress effectively -- Strategies for students who chronically misbehave -- Teaching strategies and classroom setup -- Special problems.

Discipline with Dignity details an affirming approach to managing the classroom that promotes respect for self and others. This completely updated 3rd edition offers practical solutions that emphasize relationship building, curriculum relevance, and academic success. The emphasis is on preventing problems by helping students to understand each other, work well together, and develop responsibility for their own actions, but the authors also include intervention strategies for handling common and severe problems in dignified ways.