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Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers >
Graduate School of International Media, Communication and Tourism Studies / Research Faculty of Media and Communication >
国際広報メディア・観光学ジャーナル = The Journal of International Media, Communication, and Tourism Studies >
No.12 >
Behavior Contracts in English Language Classrooms in a Japanese University
| Title: | Behavior Contracts in English Language Classrooms in a Japanese University |
| Authors: | Perry, Christian D. Browse this author |
| Issue Date: | 22-Mar-2011 |
| Publisher: | 北海道大学大学院国際広報メディア・観光学院 |
| Journal Title: | 国際広報メディア・観光学ジャーナル |
| Journal Title(alt): | The Journal of International Media, Communication, and Tourism Studies |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Start Page: | 113 |
| End Page: | 129 |
| Abstract: | This study examined whether behavior contracts in foreign language classes at a Japanese university reduced disruptive behavior (tardiness, absence, failure to bring textbook, cellular phone usage, and sleeping in class). There were two hypotheses: 1) behavior contract would reduce problem behavior, and 2) male students would exhibit disruptive behaviors more than female students. The results revealed that behavioral contracts were not consistently more effective than providing the rules to students. Overall, there was no significant difference between male and female students. Providing rules in written form, carefully tracking infractions, and applying penalties may have been the factors that affected behavior. |
| Type: | bulletin (article) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/45209 |
| Appears in Collections: | 国際広報メディア・観光学ジャーナル = The Journal of International Media, Communication, and Tourism Studies > No.12
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Submitter: Christian D. Perry
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