%0 Journal Article %T Pupils¡¯ use of behavioural alteration techniques %A Zuzana Makovsk¨¢ %J Pedagogicka Orientace %D 2011 %I Czech Pedagogical Society %X The paper investigates the ways in which Czech secondary school pupilsparticipate in power negotiating which takes place in the classroom between them andtheir teachers. The paper draws on a qualitative study of 32 video recorded classes inorder to illustrate which behavioural alteration techniques (active resistance strategiescarried out through communication)pupils choose to apply in order to influence theteacher¡¯s behaviour and how. The paper also illuminates the broader context in whichthe said techniques were applied and what influences the outcomes of such actions. %K behaviour alteration techniques %K resistance strategies %K power in the classroom %K communication %K pupils %U http://www.ped.muni.cz/pedor/archiv/2011/PedOr11_1_TechnikyZmenyChovani_Makovska.pdf