Hickey, Grainne, McGilloway, Sinéad, Hyland, Lynda, Leckey, Yvonne, Kelly, Paul, Bywater, Tracey, Comiskey, Catherine, Lodge, Anne, Donnelly, Michael and O'Neill, Donal (2017) Exploring the effects of a universal classroom management training programme on teacher and child behaviour: A group randomised controlled trial and cost analysis. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 15 (2). pp. 174-194. ISSN 1476-718X
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Abstract
Teachers frequently struggle to cope with conduct problems in the classroom. The aim of this study was to
assess the effectiveness of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Training Programme for
improving teacher competencies and child adjustment. The study involved a group randomised controlled trial
which included 22 teachers and 217 children (102 boys and 115 girls). The average age of children included
in the study was 5.3 years (standard deviation = 0.89). Teachers were randomly allocated to an intervention
group (n = 11 teachers; 110 children) or a waiting-list control group (n = 11; 107 children). The sample also
included 63 ‘high-risk’ children (33 intervention; 30 control), who scored above the cut-off (>12) on the
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for abnormal socioemotional and behavioural difficulties. Teacher
and child behaviours were assessed at baseline and 6 months later using psychometric and observational
measures. Programme delivery costs were also analysed. Results showed positive changes in teachers’ selfreported
use of positive classroom management strategies (effect size = 0.56), as well as negative classroom
management strategies (effect size = −0.43). Teacher reports also highlight improvements in the classroom
behaviour of the high-risk group of children, while the estimated cost of delivering the Incredible Years
Teacher Classroom Management Training Programme was modest. However, analyses of teacher and child
observations were largely non-significant. A need for further research exploring the effectiveness and costeffectiveness
of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Training Programme is indicated.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | classroom conduct; conduct problems; early intervention; prevention; socioemotional and behavioural difficulties; teacher behaviour; teacher classroom management; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting |
Item ID: | 8481 |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1476718X15579747 |
Depositing User: | Donal O'Neill |
Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2017 10:56 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Early Childhood Research |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/8481 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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