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Teachers’ Use of Classroom Management Procedures in the United States and Greece: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Walden University, MN, USA, slittle2{at}waldenu.edu

Steven G. Little

Walden University, MN, USA

Mariana Laniti

Hofstra University, NY, USA

A survey was conducted of teachers’ classroom management practices in the United States and Greece. The United States sample consisted of 149 teachers in Arizona, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The Greek sample consisted of 97 teachers in Athens and the surrounding area. The survey asked questions regarding teachers’ use of important classroom management principles (e.g. rules, classroom management practices). Responses of the teachers in the two samples were remarkably similar which indicates that, overall, teachers are reporting the use of empirically validated classroom management procedures (e.g. rules, positive reinforcement) in relatively high frequencies. Results and implications are discussed in terms of the importance of cross-cultural research of this type.

Key Words: behaviour • classroom management • cross-cultural • survey • teachers

School Psychology International, Vol. 28, No. 1, 53-62 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0143034307075680


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