ERIC Number: EJ960182
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Apr
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1098-3007
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Factors Associated with South Korean Early Childhood Educators' Observed Behavior Support Strategies
Kim, Yeon Ha; Stormont, Melissa
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, v14 n2 p78-86 Apr 2012
This study was an exploratory study of 34 South Korean early childhood educators' strategies for addressing behavior problems in natural settings. Factors related to teachers' strategy implementation were also explored. Four specific teacher behaviors were observed: precorrection, behavioral-specific praise, redirection, and reprimand/punishment. Among the four types of behaviors, redirection was most frequently implemented and behavioral-specific praise was least frequently implemented. Children taught by teachers with higher education levels and stronger beliefs in developmentally appropriate practices displayed lower levels of behavior problems. Teachers' developmentally inappropriate beliefs and severity of behavior problems of children were associated with teachers' use of reprimands. Implications of these findings and limitations of the study are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Positive Reinforcement, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Student Behavior, Teachers, Elementary Schools, Early Childhood Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4
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Language: English
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