Organisational behaviour and the class room

The scope to 'read' a class room as an organization

Uncovering hidden aspects of the class room

The class teacher needs strategies, objectives, policies, procedures, structure, technology, formal authority, chain of command etc. OB can help to discover attitudes, perceptions, group norms, informal relationships, interpersonal and intergroup conflict etc. 

Explaining and predicting behaviour of students

OB helps teachers behave as do in class rooms, why students in groups behave differently from individuals acting alone, why a certain amount of conflict is healthy for a class room, why people skills are very important for a teacher. Teachers will perform better if they understand the behavioural pattern of students.

Acquiring 'student' skills

OB helps us learn more about 'students'' behaviour. Students can distract the class from its professed path by engaging in conflicts and misunderstandings, or they can pool their diverse talents and perspectives to achieve much more as a group. By understanding what causes students to behave as they do, teachers can exercise leadership to achieve positive results.

Formulating informed judgements

OB can help formulating an informed judgement that can be derived from tenable assumptions. The important variables underlying the situations can be understood. Due recognition to the complexity of individual or group behaviour can be given. The teacher's own goals for the class, motives also can be analysed