Acknowledgements Introduction PART 1: Introduction Towards an Agenda for Understanding Classroom Management Classrooms as Formal Contexts for Learning Institutional Aspects of Classroom Management Classrooms as Multidimensional Contexts Concerns and Practices in Classroom Management Managing The Affective Dimension of Classroom Life Pedagogy, Models of Teaching and Classroom Management Patterns of Managing Classroom Talk Teachers' Knowledge and Classroom Management PART 2: Introduction Practices for Managing Time and Space Managing Engagement Managing Classroom Participation New Directions in Research on Classroom Case Studies PART 3: Introduction Issues and Practice in Research on Classroom Management Doing Research on Classroom Management PART 4: Further Resources in Classroom Management Bibliography Index