Abstract
In this study, two elementary school teachers' practices were reported. In the beginning of each case, the
teacher identified herself and her school children as the partners in the community-life to share the results of a
Q-U survey with each other. At the next stage, a class goal and well-defined behavioral plans were discussed and
decided through the coordinated class meetings. This was an application of ″ Exploring alternatives″ in the STEP
(Systematic Training for Effective Parenting: Dinkmeyer & Mckay, 1976) program. In daily interactions with
children, the approach adopted by the teachers was based on STEP methods: Strategies such as ″ Encouragement″
and the ″ I-Message″ with mutual respect were implemented instead of a system of rewards and punishments. In
this report, these practices were discussed in terms of sharing the Q-U results, with personal consent in advance
especially for each child in concern, and the consideration to build up the class concepts utilizing joint information,
the skills and ideas to make such an approach possible.
