A mixed-methods evaluation of the longer-term implementation and utility of a teacher classroom management training programme in Irish primary schools
Leckey, Yvonne, Hyland, Lynda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5813-6400, Hickey, Grainne, Lodge, Anne, Kelly, Paul, Bywater, Tracey, Comiskey, Catherine, Donnelly, Michael and McGilloway, Sinead
(2016)
A mixed-methods evaluation of the longer-term implementation and utility of a teacher classroom management training programme in Irish primary schools.
Irish Educational Studies, 35
(1)
.
pp. 35-55.
ISSN 0332-3315
[Article]
(doi:10.1080/03323315.2016.1147974)
Abstract
Inappropriate, aggressive and disruptive behaviour in the classroom can be detrimental to child and teacher well-being. This study involved a longer-term evaluation of the Incredible Years Teacher [Classroom Management] programme (IYTP) undertaken mainly within disadvantaged schools in south-west Ireland. The IYTP is designed to strengthen teacher classroom management competencies. Eleven teachers, who had previously participated in a group-randomised control trial (RCT), took part in a 12-month post-baseline follow-up assessment. Psychometric and observational measures were administered to assess teachers when interacting with children (n = 217) in their classes. Qualitative data were collected from a sub-sample of teachers to explore their perceptions of programme impact and utility. The quantitative results showed some significant improvements in teachers’ classroom management, although few changes were recorded on teacher-child observation measures. Qualitative findings indicated continued implementation of proactive disciplining strategies and higher levels of teacher self-efficacy. These results suggest, albeit tentatively in view of the study limitations, that the IYTP can benefit teacher classroom management, as well as teacher well-being, particularly within disadvantaged schools where behavioural problems tend to be more prevalent. The IYTP could prove useful in improving teacher competencies and the classroom environment in the longer term, although a need for further research is indicated.
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Research Areas: | A. > School of Science and Technology > Psychology |
Item ID: | 35895 |
Depositing User: | Lynda Hyland |
Date Deposited: | 13 Sep 2022 08:50 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2022 16:12 |
URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/35895 |
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