The Quality School Teacher **
New York: Harper & Row, 1992
Guideline for the teacher putting the Quality School approach into practice
Choice Theory ***
New York: Harper Collins, 1998
Glasser’s most important core text applying his ideas to therapy, relationships, education and management.
Every Student Can Succeed ***
Chula Vista: Black Forest Press, 2000
Practical aspects of the Quality School. A good introductory text.
RECORDINGS
Glasser Quality Schools In Action ***
Video Recording (2 DVDs), almost 5 hours of video.
Made at a Dublin Workshop on Murray High School October 2008
Choice Theory in Education **
Audio-recording (2 CDs)
Made at St Oliver’s Community College, Drogheda October 1998
ADDITIONAL QUALITY SCHOOL READING
Schools without Failure
Glasser, William
New York: Harper & Row, 1969
Glasser’s first questioning of traditional educational practices.
Control Theory in the Classroom
Glasser, William
New York: Harper & Row, 1986
Focus on motivation in education and ways to encourage better learning.
Creating The Quality School
Barnes Claps, Judith
Available from the author
Practical ideas and evaluations for setting up a Quality School
The School for Quality Learning
Crawford, Donna K., Richard J. Bodine & Robert G. Hoglund
Illinois: Research Press, 1993
Explores many of the practical implications of a Quality School model
The Classroom of Choice: Giving Students What They Need and Getting What You Want **
Erwin, Jonathan C.
Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2004
The Choice Theory experience and practice of an experienced teacher
In The Driving Seat: Responsible Behaviour – The Key To Happy Relationships
Gaffney, Sr. Basil, Ann Martin, Sr. Claire Sweeney and Mercedas Taaffee
WGII, 2006
Resource for teaching Choice Theory to young people
New Paradigms for Creating Quality Schools **
Greene, Brad
Chapel Hill: New View Publications, 1994
Excellent analysis of the core attitudes that make a Quality School.
Learning Together and Alone: Co-operative, Competitive & Individualistic Learning
Johnson, David W. & Roger T. Johnson
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall International, 1975
Comparison of different learning stragegies.
Quality is the Key: Stories from Huntington Woods School **
Mentley, Kaye and Sally Ludwig
Author, 1997
Experiences from the first designated Quality School.
Crisis Counseling for a Quality School Community
Palmatier, Larry
Accelerated Development/Taylor & Francis: 1997
Ideas for dealing with difficult student problems in a Quality School environment.
Inspiring Quality in Your School: From Theory to Practice **
Sullo, Robert
USA: National Education Association, 1997
Moves from the theory to the development of plans for a Quality School
USEFUL MATERIAL (NOT CHOICE THEORY BASED)
The Teacher’s Toolkit
Ginnis, Paul
Carmarthen: Crowne House Publishing, 2002
Great practical ideas for teaching and managing in the classroom
How to Talk So Kids Can Learn At Home and In School
Faber, Adele & Elaine Mazlish
London, Picadilly Press: 2003
An approach that is very compatible with ChoiceTheory
Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community
Kohn, Alfie
Alexandria, Virginia: ASCD, 1996
Highlights the dangers in the external evaluation model in education.
Most of the Glasser publications may be obtained online or from:
The William Glasser Institute Ireland
www.wgii.ie
RESOURCES FOR A GLASSER QUALITY SCHOOL