Making Social Contracts with Students Social Contract DefinitionSocial Contract • June 7th, 2017
Contract Type FiledJune 7th, 2017A social contract is an agreement negotiated between students and teacher which states classroom principles and rules, and consequences for classroom behavior. Contracts are different from traditional classroom rules in that students are involved in designing them, they ensure clarity of rules, include consequences and not punishments, allow for change with class needs, have safeguards to protect the dignity of students, and increase communication (Curwin & Mendler, 1988).i