A Behavior Change Program To De-Escalate Fighting in Intermediate Grades of an Elementary School.

Autor/in	Sthair, Vincent L.
Titel	A Behavior Change Program To De-Escalate Fighting in Intermediate Grades of an Elementary School.
Quelle	(1995), (98 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Praktikumsbericht; Adolescent Development; Behavior Change; Behavior Development; Behavior Modification; Behavior Problems; Conflict Resolution; Counseling; Crowding; Curriculum Development; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Emotional Development; Environmental Influences; Interpersonal Communication; Intervention; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Participation; Socioeconomic Status; Student Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Counselling; Beratung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Elementarunterricht; Gefühlsbildung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Elternmitwirkung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	A plan to de-escalate fighting behaviors at an inner-city elementary school was implemented. It is believed that factors contributing to the problem were: low socio-economic status; a lack of parental supervision at home; a lack of parental involvement at school; a high level of criminal activity surrounding the schools; overcrowded class areas; and an absence of structured behavior change program. The program was designed to decrease fighting behaviors exhibited among intermediate grade (3-5) elementary students. Solution strategies to resolve fighting in the intermediate grades were: institute a 12-week project focusing on 10 behavior change designs relating to communication skills among students, teach ways to escape a confrontation, and provide a working knowledge of body language. Objectives for the program were for 80% of the teachers and the students to increase their knowledge of how to de-escalate a fight, and to reduce fighting referrals by 50%. Evaluation instruments used to measure this project were teacher-made tests and recorded baseline data. It is believed that school culture can become more positive when the de-escalating skills which are taught relate specifically to the actual behaviors exhibited. Total effectiveness of the program showed that violent behavior such as fighting can be reduced with a comprehensive structured program that meets student needs. Appendixes contain the teacher and student survey instruments, baseline data, teacher and student survey results, parent newsletter, and teacher in-service agendas. (JBJ)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01