What follows is a variety of reading resources on classroom civility/incivility and the video from the weekend seminar.
Amanda Gerald. (1999) Coping with Misconduct in the College Classroom: A Practical Model. Asheville, NC: College Administration Publications, Inc
Here, in one book, is a practical "how-to'' guide that every college instructor needs to read, and have on hand for emergency'' reference, in order to more confidently, fairly, and safely cope with the many different disruptive incidents that are apt to occur when teaching in a college classroom environment.
Boice, B. “Classroom Incivilities,” Research in Higher Education 37, no. 4 (1996): 453-85.
Braxton, J. and Bayer, Allan E. Addressing Faculty and Student Classroom Improprieties. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, No. 99. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2004.
Feldman, L. J. “Classroom Civility is Another of Our Instructor Responsibilities.” College Teaching 49 (2001): 137-40.
LES Forum on Student Incivility. College of St. Benedict/St. Johns University Learning Enhancement Service (2002). http://www.csbsju.edu/les/pastevents/incivility.htm
McKeachie, Wilbert J. (2002) McKeachie’s Teaching Tips, Houghton Mifflin
This is a handbook designed to provide helpful strategies for dealing with both the everyday problems of teaching at the university level, and those that pop up in trying to maximize learning for every student.
Mittendorf, J. “Passive versus Aggressive Student Incivilities.” Kelly School of Business. www.kelley.iu.edu/icweb/TL_Library/civil.cfm
Morrisette, P. J. “Reducing Incivility in the University/College Classroom,” International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning 5, no. 4 (May 14, 2001). http://www.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/volume5/morrissette.html
Nilson, Linda B. Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instruction. Bolton, MA: Anker. 2003.
Part Two of this book, "Good Beginnings," focuses on what to say and do on the first day of class and on how to set policies, tone, and a productive learning environment for the entire term.
Nilson, L.B. and Jackson, N.S. Combating Classroom Misconduct (Incivility) with Bills of Rights. www.uottawa.ca/services/tlss/iced2004/pages/nan.htm
Provitera McGlynn, Angela (2001). Successful Beginnings for College Teaching, Atwood
Laying the groundwork for a successful semester starts with the first day of class. The author tells that the first day is not the day to pass out a syllabus and let everyone go. Rather, it's the day to set the context for the rest of the semester. The author stresses the need for developing an atmosphere of respect for diversity while simultaneously providing a safe and exciting place to explore differences.
Reed, R. “Strategies for Troublesome Behaviors in the Classroom.” National Teaching and Learning Forum. 6, no. 6 (1997).
Richardson, Steven M. ed. (1999) Promoting Civility: A Teaching Challenge: New Directions for Teaching and Learning, No. 77 San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
If we take a passive view of classroom behavior, we fail in a crucial part of our role as educators: creating a democratic and effective learning environment for a diverse student body. This timely issue of New Directions for Teaching and Learning offers creative, thoughtful strategies for promoting civil discourse and resolving conflict when it arises--both in the classroom and in the campus community at-large.
Stanley, Christine A. & Porter, M. Erin ed. (2002). Engaging Large Classes, Anker Publishing Company
Part I of the book has twelve chapters that identify and discuss major issues in the teaching of large classes, including civility.
A Survey on Academic Incivility at Indiana University: Preliminary Report. Center for Survey Research. Indiana University, 2000. http://www.indiana.edu/~csr/Civility PreReport.pdf
Classroom Management, by Lisa Rodriguez, Ph.D.
http://www.4faculty.org/includes/108r2.jsp
The Chronicle of Higher Education (1998) -- Colloquy: Is rudeness on the rise?: Responses
http://chronicle.com/colloquy/98/rude/re.htm
"Classroom Expectations Guidelines." The University of Minnesota's official policies on conduct in the classroom.
http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/tutorials/conflict/resources.html
Help for Bad Manners in the Classroom." Carolyn Lieberg. TALK Archives. University of Iowa.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~centeach/talk/volume1/bad-manners.html
Teaching Strategies: Incivility in the College Classroom." A series of online articles from multiple sources collected by the University of Michigan.
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/Incivility.html
The University of Indiana created a comprehensive survey focusing on civility.
Other comments and suggestions can be found on the University of Texas Website
The National Academic Advising Association also provides a discussion about incivility.
Have College Professors Lost Control of Their Classrooms? A Look at Classroom Civility in the New Millennium
A new booklet, "Dealing with Hurtful Student Comments", deals with comments from students on student ratings instruments that are, bluntly, cruel.
