Dreikurs Mistaken

Goals

El & Jess
What is the theory?
Dreikurs' model of social discipline, which is
based on the principles of social
psychology, acknowledges students' need to
fit in and blames negative behavior on the
inability to do so. This model classifies
misbehavior as seeking: attention, power and
control, revenge, or as the result of feelings of
inadequacy
The four mistaken
goals
 Four Mistaken
Goals continued
 Making sure all students feel included
but giving them opportunities to be
How can it part of the learning experience.
be applied Having more student participation in
to activities, group work and activities.

classroom
Have the students feel valued within
practice? the learning space.
 Positives and negatives of the theory
Positives
• Gives direction to the underlying
element causing the behaviour
and how to directly address it.
For example this theory gives
indications if why a student is
behaving that way so the
teacher already has an idea of
how/what to tackle to.
Negatives
• Interchangeable due to other
factors.
• The assumption that they are
only going through one the
mistaken goals at a time.
What is the impact on inclusion?

By addressing one students ‘mistaken goals’ you could be disregarding

other’s mistaken goals or creating ‘mistaken goals within other students’.

However, by having this knowledge and understanding it could be easier to

adjust classroom practice or planning future learning experience with this in
mind.
• https://www.continued.com/early-childhood-education/ask-the-
experts/what-four-goals-misbehavior-23705