Classroom Management Styles: What's Your Style?

Overview

This lecture explains the four main classroom management styles, outlining their key traits, levels of control, and teacher involvement.

Classroom management styles are categorized by levels of teacher control (low to high) and involvement (low to high).
The four main styles are: Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive, and Indulgent.

High control, low involvement; teacher strictly enforces rules and limits student interaction.
Lessons are lecture-driven, often with no student input or questions allowed.
Students are assigned seats and order is strictly maintained.

High control, high involvement; teacher enforces rules while considering students' needs.
Allows for classroom discussions and student voice.
Teacher is both firm and fair, providing positive feedback and weighing consequences carefully.

Low control, low involvement; teacher is disengaged from both classroom management and teaching.
Little to no lesson preparation; students do as they please.
Teacher-student relationships are weak; classroom rules and procedures are not communicated.

Low control, high involvement; teacher is highly engaged with students but lacks strict rule enforcement.
Lessons are well-prepared and aim to be fun and exciting.
Teacher builds strong relationships but struggles to set behavioral boundaries.

Classroom Management Style — The approach a teacher uses to maintain order and support learning in the classroom.
Authoritarian — Strict, controlling style with minimal student interaction or input.
Authoritative — Balanced style with both firmness in rules and active involvement with students.
Permissive — Lax and disengaged style with little control or interest in teaching.
Indulgent — Caring and involved style but lacking sufficient discipline.