Alfie Kohn


Alfie Kohn's No Contest: The Case Against Competition stands as the definitive critique of competition. He is also the author of The Brighter Side of Human Nature and You Know What They Say, as well as numerous articles. He lectures widely across the country to teachers and parents and at corporations and universities. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.


Bibliography

No Contest -- The Case Against Competition: Why we Lose in Our Race to Win. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1986.

The Brighter Side of Human Nature -- Altruism and Empathy in Everyday Life. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1990.

Punished by Rewards -- The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1993.

Beyond Discipline -- From Compliance to Community. ASCD Publications, Alexandria, VA, 1996.


Internet Links

The Risks of Rewards, ERIC, 1994 (abstract)

The Risks of Rewards, ERIC, 1994 (complete article)

Punished by Rewards? A Conversation with Alfie Kohn
Vol. 53, No. 1 September 1995, Ed. Leadership


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