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. 1972 Winter;5(4):499–504. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1972.5-499

Current behavior modification in the classroom: be still, be quiet, be docile1

Richard A Winett 1, Robin C Winkler 1
PMCID: PMC1310791  PMID: 16795373

Abstract

Classrooms have recently been criticized as total institutions where there is a rigid preoccupation with order and control, and where children are required to be still, to be silent, and to obey. Behavior modification has been described as a major source of change in the classroom. A review of this journal's papers on behavior modification in the classroom indicated that inappropriate behavior has been consistently defined as behavior that interferes with order, quiet, and stillness. It is argued therefore, that behavior modification has supported rather than changed the questionable status quo. Alternative areas for behavior modification in traditional classrooms and the role of behavior modification in the development of open classrooms are discussed.

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