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Pas, Elise T.; Borden, Lindsay; Herman, Keith; Bradshaw, Catherine P. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Though emerging research supports the effectiveness of school-based coaching models utilizing motivational interviewing (MI), an examination of the specific drivers behind these effects is notably lacking in the prevention field. This study leveraged sequential analysis to examine how teachers' verbalization of change talk (i.e., language in…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Interviews, Language Usage, Elementary School Teachers
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Svensson, Martina; Wagnsson, Stefan; Gustafsson, Henrik – Educational Research, 2021
Background: Motivational interviewing (MI) is a collaborative communication style used to enhance behaviour change, and there is increasing support for using MI in schools. However, little is known about school-based MI from a teacher perspective and how MI is applied by teachers in their daily work. Understanding teachers' use and experiences of…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Griggs, Gerald – Education 3-13, 2018
In March 2013, the UK government announced that it was to award the Primary Physical Education and Sport Premium funding to all English state-funded primary schools to improve provision of Physical Education and sport following the London 2012 Olympic Games. This study reports on seven schools in close geographical proximity to each other within…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Athletics
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Hart, Stephanie L.; Banda, Devender R. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
This study examined the extent to which peer mediation increased, maintained, and generalized social initiations and responses of elementary students with autism spectrum disorder as compared to their typically developing peers. A multiple-baseline across participants design was used to determine the impact of intervention. Results indicated that…
Descriptors: Peer Mediation, Interpersonal Competence, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
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Green, Sarah H.; Mallya, Giridhar; Brensinger, Colleen; Tierney, Ann; Glanz, Karen – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Schools can reduce student access to competitive foods and influence healthy food choices by improving the school nutrition environment. This study describes changes in competitive nutrition environments in 100 K-8 schools participating in the Philadelphia Campaign for Healthier Schools. Methods: Interviews with school staff were used…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Eating Habits, Elementary Schools
Sanon, David A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Given the potential lifelong implications of exclusionary discipline sanctions on students' educational outcomes (Skiba & Rausch, 2006), it is critical for those who are responsible for student discipline, mainly assistant principals, to reflect on their role as disciplinarians. The purpose of this multiple case study was to examine how…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Elementary Schools, Qualitative Research, Interviews
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Boyle, Joseph R.; Rosen, Sonia M.; Forchelli, Gina – Education 3-13, 2016
This mixed-methods study analysed over 200 interviews from 20 seventh-grade students with learning disabilities (LD). Students were instructed how to use a note-taking intervention during science lectures. The interview analyses were supported by pre- and post-intervention quantitative data. Data suggest that the intervention helped students…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Metacognition, Notetaking, Learning Disabilities
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Guerrero, Michelle D.; Hoffmann, Matt D.; Munroe-Chandler, Krista J.; Hall, Craig R. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2016
Purpose: Much of what we know about pedometer interventions and imagery interventions with children is grounded in quantitative data. The general purpose of the present study was to qualitatively explore the experiences of children who had participated in a 4-week imagery intervention designed to increase active play. Specifically, the current…
Descriptors: Measurement Equipment, Intervention, Qualitative Research, Imagery
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Paniagua, Alejandro – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2018
This paper discusses the results of an action-research project developed in a federation of Parents Associations (PAs) in Catalonia, aimed at helping PAs involve immigrant families. First, I nuance the idea of participation in schools to highlight some of the problems associated with participative initiatives targeting"'hard to reach"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Parent Associations, Immigrants
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Flanagan, Timothy F.; DeBar, Ruth M. – Behavioral Disorders, 2018
A trial-based functional analysis (TBFA) offers several advantages beneficial for classroom settings. TBFA can be completed rapidly, requires fewer resources than traditional functional analyses (FAs), can occur in the natural environment during typically scheduled activities, and involves less intense data collection methods. However, a number of…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Problems
Copeland, Clayton A.; Martin, Michelle H. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2016
Literacy and literacy skill development remain critical concerns in the U.S. "Two of every three students in the U.S. do not have the necessary reading proficiencies to successfully complete grade-level work" (Allington, 2011). Camp Read-a-Rama, a summer day camp in South Carolina for 4- to 11-year-olds, creates innovative programming…
Descriptors: Literacy, Information Science Education, Skill Development, Summer Programs
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Case, Rosalind Jane Leamy; Starkey, Nicola J.; Jones, Kelly; Barker-Collo, Suzanne; Feigin, Valery – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2017
This two-phase study investigated New Zealand primary school teachers' knowledge and perceptions of childhood mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), and evaluated the effectiveness of a professional development workshop for enhancing teacher knowledge regarding mTBI. In phase one, 19 teachers from schools in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty engaged in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Knowledge Level, Children
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Rose, Jo; Stanforth, Alex; Gilmore, Gwen; Bevan-Brown, Jill – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2018
Reducing fixed term exclusions (FTE) in primary schools is a difficult proposition. This research discusses how a partnership of primary schools developed more inclusive systems to support students previously given FTEs for disciplinary purposes. Longitudinal data from interviews and documentary sources trace the development of an approach amongst…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Partnerships in Education, Inclusion, Discipline Problems
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Mukeredzi, Tabitha G.; Bertram, Carol; Christiansen, Iben – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2018
Background: There is a growing focus in South Africa on teachers developing appropriate knowledge, skills and dispositions for teaching to support young learners' development and learning. One such teacher development programme is the Advanced Certificate in Teaching for Foundation Phase teachers, offered by the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Knowledge Level, Program Effectiveness
Gray, Colleen – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Several children in grades K-5 are attending after-school programs for various reasons, such as academic support, social interaction, and behavioral support. The problem investigated is that short-term success has been stated and researched, but the long-term academic effectiveness of after-school programs for students in urban educational…
Descriptors: African American Students, Parent Attitudes, After School Programs, School Districts
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