How to Manage the Unmanageable Classes?

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Abstract:Developing effective classroom management in 21st century classrooms is a challenging task for all teachers including experienced, novice, young and old. Although many researches have been conducted to present effective classroom strategies, no single technique, admittedly, can be accepted as the most appropriate for teachers and situations. Whether the applied strategies work in the classrooms has become another research area for educators (Altınel, 2006;Baker & Westrup, 2000; Demir, 2009; Tahir & Qadir, 2012). Researchers have conducted studies on CM problems and students' perception of teachers' management skills (Aydın & Bahçe, 2001; İnceçay & Dollar, 2012; LaMaster, 2001; Merç, 2004,). Almost in all studies, classroom management is considered to be the actions taken by the teacher to set order and discipline during lessons (Doyle, 1986). These actions can be listed as asserting the authority, developing a management plan to make learning efficient, setting discipline and order for safe learning environment, leading students to take responsibilities for their own learning and applying methods to solve problems and conflicts in class. This study aims at clarifying the term Classroom Management (CM); presenting drawbacks in classroom management and involving efficient classroom management strategies and suggestions for the teachers.