ERIC Number: EJ1359194
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1047-4412
EISSN: EISSN-1532-768X
Exploratory Analysis of a Consultative Coaching Model Applied in Early Childhood Classrooms
Stoiber, Karen C.; Gettinger, Maribeth; Bella, Zachary A.; Monahan, K. Leigh
Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, v32 n3 p266-293 2022
This study evaluates a consultation coaching model aimed to improve positive-learning environment practices and teachers' instructional style and affect in early childhood (EC) classrooms. Teachers in 15 EC classrooms participated as consultees. The consultative coaches received training that included learning (a) specific content based on evidence-based practices in positive and preventative classroom strategies, (b) coaching practices, and (c) implementation processes. Consultative coaching targeting research-based Tier I positive support environments and instructional social-emotional learning strategies occurred over an 8-week period, and included baseline and ongoing observations, feedback, and joint planning with the EC teachers. Observations using multiple measures examined the influence of coaching. Pre- to post-consultation data suggest this model holds potential for (a) increasing positive, preventative classroom qualities and (b) fostering positive change in teachers' instruction. Implications and future directions for an efficacy trial to confirm causal hypotheses regarding the role of consultative coaching practices in EC classrooms are addressed.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Coaching (Performance), Educational Environment, Teaching Styles, Faculty Development, Intervention, Positive Behavior Supports, Federal Programs, Consultation Programs, Graduate Students, School Psychology, Classroom Environment, Goal Orientation, Fidelity, Disadvantaged Environment, Low Income Students, Social Services, Women Faculty
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Head Start
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Classroom Assessment Scoring System; Goal Attainment Scale
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