An Interpersonal Perspective on Classroom Management in Secondary Classrooms in the Netherlands

This chapter reports on results of research from a 25-year program of studies investigating teacher-student interpersonal relationships in secondary classrooms. This research focuses on the role of the teacher and builds a knowledge base about managing classrooms to create effective learning environments. Starting in The Netherlands, this line of research now has developed to many other countries such as Australia, Canada, Israel, Slovenia, Turkey, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and theUnited States. In this chapter, we focus onDutch research, referring when useful to the research in other countries.