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| Title: | Teacher training for Head Start classrooms |
| Authors: | Moreno, Desirae A.
Just, Christy L.
Snyder, James |
| Issue Date: | 25-Apr-2008 |
| Publisher: | Wichita State University. Graduate School. |
| Citation: | Moreno, Desirae A., Just, Christy L., Snyder, James (2008). Teacher training for Head Start classrooms. In Proceedings: 4th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p.129-130 |
| Series/Report no.: | GRASP
v.4 |
| Abstract: | The goal of this study was to provide Head Start teachers with specific skills in developing positive relationships
with students and in more effectively managing problematic child behavior in the classroom. The hypothesis was that
teacher behavior management training (BMT) would reduce child problem behavior and create a more supportive social
environment in Head Start classrooms compared to standard teacher practices, or treatment as usual (TAU). Ten teachers
serving twenty classrooms in three centers received six hours of specialized training in addition to training as usual, while
seven teachers serving fourteen classrooms in two centers received training as usual. Training as usual consisted of standard
teacher training provided by Head Start. BMT entailed the addition of 6 hours of group teacher training grounded in “The
Incredible Years: Promoting Positive Academic and Social Behaviors” approach, and individualized in-class mentoring.
Repeated measures ANOVAs (group X time) were used to assess group differences in change in children’s behavior from
fall to spring of the school year. There was a significant group X time interaction (p = .013) in observed rates of child
disruptive and aggressive behavior which increased over time in the TAU group and decreased in BMT group. |
| Description: | Paper presented to the 4th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, April 25, 2008.
Research completed at the Department of Psychology, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10057/1393 |
| Appears in Collections: | PSY Graduate Student Conference Papers
Proceedings: 4th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects
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