Coping with Misbehaviour and Discipline – the Teachers’ Perspective

The paper presents the results of the questionnaire study concerning teachers approaches toward misbehaviour of the students and discipline in the classroom. The sample consisted of 143 teachers from three types of schools (primary schools, middle and secondary schools. The data presented and discussed in this article will cover the topic of teachers’ self evaluation in the field of coping with misbehaviour and discipline and the frequency of particular kinds of misbehaviour experienced by the teachers.

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