... (Maag, 2001). Suspending students from the school setting was originally intended to serve two purposes. First, to remove a student from the school environment for behaviour deemed to be abhorrently unacceptable. Second, to provide the student with an opportunity to think about their involvement in the incident. However suspensions are increasingly seen as a tool to be used for a widening array of ... student involvement in risky or antisocial behaviors; may precipitate more serious crimes in the community; may have no effect or even increase the likelihood of the behavior recurring rat...

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... child, but all share the same basic goals: helping the child to achieve competence, self-control, and self-direction (Howard,1996). Successful discipline promotes age appropriate behavior that is socially acceptable and promotes respect for others as well. Exploring the various methods of achieving these goals will aid in a better understanding of ways to guide a child and ... complete system of expectations and role modeling, as well as positive and negative attention. There are three equally needed fundamental components that should be used to improve a child's behavior: promoting th...

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