ERIC Number: EJ925023
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1537-7903
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The Influence of Group Training in the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Program on Preschool Teachers' Classroom Management Strategies
Carlson, John S.; Tiret, Holly B.; Bender, Stacy L.; Benson, Laurie
Journal of Applied School Psychology, v27 n2 p134-154 2011
This study examined changes in preschool teachers' perceptions of classroom management strategies following group training in the recently revised Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Program (C. Webster-Stratton, 2006). The authors used a pre/post follow-up design across 2 groups that each met for 8 sessions over an 8-10-week period for a total of 32 hr of training. Twenty-four preschool teachers from one of the lowest income and highest unemployment counties in the state of Michigan participated in the program. To examine short-term maintenance effects, the authors collected follow-up data 16 weeks after all teachers completed the training. The authors found improvements in teachers' perceptions of positive classroom management strategies and their use. Transporting this evidence-based teacher training program to school-based mental health service delivery settings warrants additional study. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Evidence, Classroom Techniques, Preschool Teachers, Educational Strategies, Group Instruction, Teacher Education Programs, Pretests Posttests, Followup Studies, Professional Development, Incidence, Use Studies, Questionnaires, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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