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Comparison of correlates of classroom behavior problems in schools with and without a school‐wide character education program
Author(s) -
Parker David C.,
Nelson Jennifer S.,
Burns Matthew K.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/pits.20506
Subject(s) - psychology , character (mathematics) , affect (linguistics) , academic achievement , class (philosophy) , mathematics education , observational study , class size , control (management) , developmental psychology , character education , primary education , social psychology , communication , medicine , mathematics , geometry , management , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science , economics
System‐wide practices in schools should diminish the occurrence of children's problem behavior that is deleterious to academic achievement. The current study examined the relationship between variables that affect classroom behavior and observed behavior in schools with and without a theoretically based character education program. Observational data from 12 elementary schools compared control and treatment conditions on classroom disruption, and examined the influences of class size and percentage of students receiving a free or reduced price lunch (FRL). Results showed a weaker relationship between class size, FRL, and behavior problems within the character education schools than in control schools and that the character education program may have had a stronger influence in schools with a high percentage of students eligible for FRL. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.