scholarly journals Evaluation of the Implementation of a Preventive Program for Children in Brazilian Schools

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 508-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Ribeiro Schneider ◽  
Ana Paula Dias Pereira ◽  
Joselaine Ida Cruz ◽  
Milene Strelow ◽  
Gail Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Behavior Management ◽  
Classroom Behavior ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
Preventive Program

Abstract The article discusses the pilot implementation of the evidence-based preventive program Good Behavior Game (GBG) in public schools in four Brazilian cities. GBG is a method for classroom behavior management by teachers, which aims at developing sociability among elementary school students between 6 and 10 years old. The objective of this study was to evaluate the program implementation process, focusing on the acceptability and perceived results by the professionals involved. Mixed methods were used, and data analysis was conducted using triangulation, including questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with 28 teachers, 9 school administrators, and 6 coaches. Data analysis was performed through descriptive and inferential statistics and content analysis, according to the nature of data. GBG had a high acceptance among teachers and school administrators. Professionals highlighted the importance of stimulating teamwork, the systematic use of rewards, and the objectivity of classroom rules. Acceptability was attributed, in large part, to the effectiveness of the strategy for classroom management. Nevertheless, this study highlighted the need of adaptations to better reflect the Brazilian societal and economic context.

Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions of and Use of Classroom Management Strategies and Associations With Student Behavior

2020 ◽  
pp. 106342662095762
Author(s):  
Allison Zoromski ◽  
Steven W. Evans ◽  
Julie Sarno Owens ◽  
Alex Holdaway ◽  
Angela S. Royo Romero
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Disruptive Behavior ◽  
Behavior Management ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Classroom Behavior ◽  
Group Instruction ◽  
School Students ◽  
Disruptive Student Behavior ◽  
Task Behaviors

Disruptive student behavior in middle school is associated with negative outcomes including poor grades, low achievement scores, dropout, lost teaching time, teacher burnout, and societal expenditures. Classroom Behavior Management (CBM) strategies are effective at reducing disruptive behavior, decreasing teacher stress, and increasing achievement with elementary students, but less is known regarding these strategies for middle school students. The purpose of the current study was to assess (a) the rates of disruptive and on-task student behaviors in middle school classrooms, overall and by academic context including individual seatwork, group/partner work, small group instruction, and whole group instruction; (b) the rates of observed (appropriate and inappropriate commands, labeled and unlabeled praise, opportunities to respond; appropriate response to rule violations) and self-reported (appropriate commands, reprimands for inappropriate behavior, strategic ignoring, if/then contingencies, and send to principal’s office) CBM strategies; and (c) relationships between observed teacher strategy use and rates of disruptive and on-task behaviors. The results indicated that there was wide variability in teachers’ use of CBM strategies, their perceptions of the effectiveness of CBM strategies, and the frequency of disruptive student behavior. In addition, overall, teachers demonstrated low rates of appropriate responses to disruptive behavior. Notably, appropriate responses to disruptive behavior had the strongest association with total rates of disruptive and on-task behaviors. The implications of these findings for teacher training are discussed.

Göçmen çocuklar ve okul kültürleri: Bir bütünleştirme çalışması

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halis Sakız
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
School Culture ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
School Cultures ◽  
Inclusive School

Bu makale, Türkiye’de yoğun göç almakta olan Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi’ndeki okullarda, göçmen çocukların okullara dâhil edilmesine yönelik olarak idarecilerin düşünce, inanç ve tutumlarını inceleyen nitel bir araştırmanın sonuçlarını bildirmektedir. Araştırma özelde, okul yöneticilerinin göçmen çocukların kendi okullarında eğitilmesine yönelik tutumlarını, bu eğitimin önünde duran ve okul ikliminden kaynaklanan engelleri ve göçmen çocukların kendini ait hissettikleri bütünleştirici okul iklimleri inşa edilebilmesi için eğitim sistemindeki mevcut fırsatları ortaya koymayı amaçlamıştır. Araştırmada, 18 okul yöneticisinden nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden olan yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşmeler kullanılarak veri toplanmış ve bu veriler tematik analiz yöntemiyle çözümlenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda (i) okul yöneticilerinin göçmen çocuklara ayrıştırılmış ortamlarda eğitim verilmesini desteklediği ve kendi okullarında eğitim görmelerine dair olumsuz tutumlar beslediği, (ii) yapısal yetersizliklerin ve düşük toplumsal kabul düzeyinin göçmen çocukların eğitimine yönelik olumsuz tutumları önemli ölçüde etkilediği ve (iii) bütünleşik okul kültürlerinin oluşması için paydaşların psiko-sosyal ve yapısal anlamda desteklenmesi gerektiği ortaya çıkmıştır. ENGLISH ABSTRACTMigrant children and school cultures: A suggestion for inclusionThis article reports on the findings of an empirical research investigating the thoughts, beliefs and attitudes towards the inclusion of migrant children in the South-eastern region of Turkey which is currently exposed to intensive migration waves. Specifically, the article explores the attitudes of school administrators towards the education of migrant children in their schools, the barriers to this education stemming from the school culture and the opportunities in the education system to build inclusive school cultures in which migrant children can feel belonging to. The research employed 18 school administrators, utilized semi-structured interviews to collect qualitative data and analyzed them through thematic analysis. Findings showed that (a) school administrators supported education of migrant children in segregated environments and possessed negative attitudes towards their education in public schools; (b) structural limitations and low social acceptance levels affected the negative attitudes towards the education of migrant children and (c) stakeholders needed to be provided with psycho-social and structural support in order to establish inclusive school cultures.  Keywords: Migrant children; inclusive school culture; qualitative research; Turkey 

scholarly journals VIEWS OF THE PARENTS ON THE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROCESS GIVEN IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (57) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Book Reading ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
Course Materials ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Online Book ◽  
Phenomenological Design

In this study, it was aimed to reveal the parents' views on distance education provided during the Covid-19 pandemic process. For this purpose, the research was carried out by using phenomenological design from qualitative research approaches. The participants of the study are the parents of 15 secondary school students studying in public schools in Istanbul. While determining the study group, criterion sampling type, one of the purposeful sampling types, was used. Data were collected through online semi-structured interviews with parents who participated in the study. The data obtained from the interviews were analyzed by descriptive analysis. In the context of the findings, it was determined that parents were not able to use the applications used in distance education sufficiently, they had deficiencies in internet and technological devices, they could not connect to the lesson and could not access the course materials, there was a decrease in the students 'sense of responsibility, and the students' technology and social media addiction increased. They stated that most of the parents see distance education as efficient, homework can be increased even if it is sufficient, and communication is provided to provide information about this process, but sometimes announcements are made late. In addition, parents' suggestions were received in terms of improving this process. Parents stated that they expected distance education training for both themselves and students, online book reading hours and extension of the course time. Keywords: Covid-19, pandemic, distance education, parent, views

scholarly journals Factors behind healthy snack consumption at school among high-school students: a qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Bastami ◽  
Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh ◽  
Firoozeh Mostafavi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
Fast Foods ◽  
Snack Consumption ◽  
Negative Feelings

Abstract Background The prevalence of consuming fast foods and non-nutritious snacks is progressively increasing among adolescents. This study aimed to explore factors behind snack consumption at school among Iranian high-school students. Methods This descriptive qualitative study was conducted in 2017 in four boys’ and four girls’ high-schools located in Isfahan, Khorramabad, and Tehran, Iran. Data were collected through 42 in-depth semi-structured interviews and four focus groups with male and female students, their parents, and their school teachers and administrators. The conventional content analysis approach was used for data analysis. Trustworthiness was applied to the study through prolonged engagement, maximum variation sampling, and member checking techniques. Results Factors behind students’ snack consumption came into two main groups, namely influential behaviors, and influential emotions and perceptions. Influential behaviors included the behaviors of students, their family members, peers, school administrators, and snack sellers. Moreover, influential emotions and perceptions included positive and negative feelings towards healthy snacks, fear over the consequences of unhealthy snacks, and perceived positive outcomes of healthy snacks. Conclusions Students’ snack consumption at school is affected not only by their own behaviors, emotions, and perceptions, but also by significant others’ behaviors and environmental factors. School administrators need to make environmental modifications to turn school environment into a pleasant place for healthy snack consumption and make healthy snack consumption a pleasurable experience for students.

scholarly journals METACOGNITIVE ANALYSIS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ari Metalin Ika Puspita
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Right

This study aims was to investigate the metacognitive abilities of elementary school students. The subjects of this study were elementary school students and teachers from two districts namely Tulungagung and Trenggalek Regencies who had diverse scientific abilities. The data were collected through a questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and documentation. The data were analyzed through several steps: data collection, data refinement, data processing, data analysis, data analysis process, and conclusions of research results. The results of the study are the aspects of strategic knowledge that is the problems found in schools based on learning strategies that are often done by students, namely repetition. In the aspect of task knowledge it was found that students did not use the right learning strategies with the assignments given by the teacher. While the students' self-knowledge, students have different characteristics. There are students who excel in the academic and non-academic fields. So that each student has advantages and disadvantages both mastery of learning material and outside of learning. This causes differences in achievement for each student.Keywords: elementary school students; metacognitive.

Classroom Management Strategies: Are They Setting Events for Coercion?

1993 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E. Shores ◽  
Philip L. Gunter ◽  
Susan L. Jack
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Behavior Management ◽  
Classroom Behavior ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Appropriate Behavior ◽  
Reciprocal Interactions ◽  
Classroom Management Strategies ◽  
Setting Events ◽  
External Reinforcement ◽  
Teachers And Students

The purpose of this investigation was to explore the Patterson and Reid (1970) reciprocal/coercive interaction hypothesis as related to the classroom social interactions between teachers and students identified with severe behavior disorders. Additionally, four classroom behavior management strategies are identified as potential setting events for either coercive or positive reciprocal interactions between teachers and students. The literature reviewed indicates that teachers are more likely to attend to student inappropriate behavior (an indicator of coercive interactions) than they are to use positive verbal attention for appropriate behavior (an indicator of positive reciprocal interactions). From this perspective, the authors speculate that the management strategies of posting classroom rules, classroom arrangement, teacher movement in the classroom, and external reinforcement systems (e.g., token economies) may more likely be used as setting events to enhance the effects of teacher coercion rather than potential setting events to enhance positive reciprocal interactions. Recommendations are made for research concerning this hypothesis and for teachers' use of these strategies as setting events for positive reciprocal interactions.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Professional Ethics and Classroom Management as a Correlate of Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Abia State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 715-719
Author(s):  
Chukwuemeka Joseph Chukwu ◽  
Evelyn Ijeoma Ezepue ◽  
Kalu-mba Evelyn ◽  
Ukamaka Felicia Iremeka ◽  
Nweke Prince Onyemaechi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Questions

The study examined teachers’ professional ethics and classroom management as a correlate of students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Abia State, Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a Correlational Research Design. The population of the study consisted of 9,200 Secondary School Students in Public Secondary Schools. The study sampled 920 students representing 10% of the populations using Stratified Random Sampling Technique. The instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire titled: “Teachers’ Professional Ethics and Classroom Management of Students Academic performance (TPECMSAP)”. The instrument was validated by three experts. The instrument was tested using t-test method and calculated with Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation which yielded an index of 0.71 for teachers’ professional ethics and 0.89 for classroom management. Data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. Pearson’s r, R2 (coefficient of determination) and multiple regression analysis was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 levels of significance. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between teachers’ professional ethics, classroom management and students academic performance. The findings of the study revealed that employment of qualified teachers and other professionals’ demands for practices to ensure high academic performance. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that government and the school administrators should organize seminars, workshops and conferences to create more awareness on teachers’ ethics and classroom managements on academic performance of students in Nigeria.

scholarly journals The political process of international education: Complementarities and clashes in the Manitoba K-12 sector through a multi-level governance lens

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Merli Tamtik ◽  
Angela O'Brien-Klewchuk
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
International Education ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Additional Layer ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
K 12

International education has become a policy sector of growing importance to Canada. With increased government regulations, disconnect is often observed between the intended policy outcomes and practice. This study aims to explain this disconnect by analyzing the heterogeneity among stakeholder interests. It focuses on 1) distribution of authority; 2) heterogeneity of values; and 3) complementarities and clashes in policy issues. A multi-level governance (MLG) framework (Chou et. al., 2017; Hooghe Marks, 2003), as a guiding theoretical lens, is applied to examine the interactions among governments (federal-provincial), non-governmental organizations, school administrators, international students and their families in the context of the Manitoba K-12 sector. Data for this study were collected through document analysis and 40 semi-structured interviews. Findings indicate increased steering power of both the federal and provincial governments to regulate international education with conflicting agendas based on political ideologies. The pursuit of Canada’s economic competitiveness through K-12 international education has led to a rise in the authority of non-governmental actors, including parents and students, to shape the services, programs and curriculum content offered by public schools. The study proposes adding an additional layer to the MLG framework, that of the complexities within stakeholder groups.

scholarly journals Self-Efficacy of Teachers in Managing Inclusive Classroom Behavior: An Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Subhash Sarkar ◽  
Pinku Kundu
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Behavior Management ◽  
Classroom Behavior ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Classroom Behavior Management ◽  
The Relationship

Classroom management, a plaguing aspect of the teaching-learning process over the past century is the single skill that has contributed to self-efficacy of teachers and achievement of students. Self-efficacy, standing at the core of social cognitive theory has contributed in teachers’ ability to achieve desired outcome in the classroom. In the present study, an attempt has been made to analyze the relationship between classroom behavior management and self-efficacy of teachers and to identify the strategies for effective classroom behavior management from the literature.  The relationship between teachers’ classroom behavior management and self-efficacy beliefs is cyclic. Teachers with higher self-efficacy are more prone to use effective strategies resulting more student achievement which in turn causes higher self-efficacy of teachers. Identifying behavioral demands of the mainstreamed classroom, school wide discipline, peer- relationship establishment, affective education strategies, problem solving approach, self-management intervention, promoting positive behavior and decreasing inappropriate behavior are some of the effective strategies found in the literature which have effective implications in teacher education program which are still lacking in the revamped teacher education curriculum in our country and most importantly, teachers are to be trained in selecting and implementing respective strategies according to the situational demand and the individual needs of the students.

GOOD BEHAVIOR GAME – AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL CLASS MANAGEMENT METHODS

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 165-177
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Kocoń-Rychter ◽  
Emanuel Ferdyn ◽  
Anna Kwatera ◽  
Katarzyna Okulicz-Kozaryn
Keyword(s):  
Program Implementation ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Behavior Management ◽  
Positive Reinforcement ◽  
Classroom Behavior ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Good Behavior Game ◽  
First Year ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Life Course

The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is a universal prevention program. Its effectiveness in diminishing risky behaviors has been confirmed in several studies. GBG targets children starting their school education with the objective to create a positive school environment for all students and to improve their social functioning. In this article we would like to present: 1) GBG as a classroom behavior management method implemented in several countries across years; 2) the project of GBG adaptation to Polish schools and: 3) experiences of Polish GBG coaches after the first year of program implementation. GBG is based on behavioral theories and the life course/social field theory. It centers on four key elements: class rules, team membership, positive reinforcement (praises, rewards, celebrations) and monitoring of children’s behaviors and GBG data. In Poland, the program is piloted in Warsaw and Kraków. In the article, evaluation data collected in individual interviews with GBG coaches are presented and discussed.

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