Management and Discipline: the Similarities and Differences

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Management and Discipline: The Similarities and Differences Discipline and management go hand in hand. We cannot have one without the other because they complement each other; by providing directions that are standard throughout all cultures to support “cooperation in learning and exercising self-control” (Charles, 2011, p. 6). When we hear the word discipline we should immediately think of someone’s actions, performance, or ability to follow rules. When we hear the word management we should immediately think of guidance, instructions, or routines. Management is the blueprint that helps us enforce discipline. It is important to understand what disciplines we need to manage as we explore behavior at the individual level. According to Charles C., M., (2011), It is at the “individual level that we discover perception, creativity, motivation, personality, and performance. But, at the group level we look at intergroup conflict and cohesion, leadership, power, norms, and interpersonal communication” (p. 1). Which all hinges on one word “behavior” defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as “the way in which something functions or operates” (# 3). On one hand we can see the similarity between discipline and management when we evaluate behavior to determine what measures need to be implemented to “prevent misbehavior” (Charles, C.M., 2011). While on the other hand, we see the differences between discipline and management when we look at the three types of discipline: preventive, supportive, and corrective discipline. Unfortunately, none of these disciplines can be effective without proper management to identify how they will be used in the classroom. Most people believe we are a product of our environment. According to Charles, (2011), “misbehavior is seldom random and it is caused (or prompted or fostered) by conditions within students as they react to given
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