A case study of a public and a private school: analysis of classroom routines and procedures during the teaching process

Abstract

This research study analyzes the different routines and procedures related to the classroom management English teachers of a public institution – Unidad Educativa Miguel Moreno – and a private one – Unidad Educativa Liceo Americano Católico – applied during a senior year which will examine the differences and similarities that exist between both institutions. In this study, the researchers aim to identify the situations that teachers face related to classroom management routines and procedures. In addition, it endeavors to recognize the presence or absence of the application of routines and procedures by teachers and the knowledge and practice of them by their students. Significant results are presented through the use of three instruments, observation checklists, questionnaires and interviews that allow to triangulate the gathered information. The results indicate the lack and differences between procedures and routines in both educational environments. This differences could be seen in two aspects – control of behavior and learning activities. In the public institution, there is more teacher control of students’ behavior than in the private one. Besides, the teacher in the private institution applies a variety of activities during her classes, something that the public teacher did not do most of the time. The authors present some recommendations addressed to English teachers in both institutions, promoting possible solutions to the issues related to classroom management which may emerge during the teaching and learning process.