Impact of the Good Behavior Game on special education teachers
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2018
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Hopman, J.A.B.
Van Lier, Pol
van der Ende, Jan
Struiksma, Chris
Wubbels, Theo
Verhulst, Frank C.
Maras, Athanasios
Breeman, Linda
Tick, Nouchka
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Abstract
This study tested effects of a program that offers teachers universal classroom management strategies, on teachers’ burnout symptoms and self-efficacy, and their teaching behaviors. Data were collected from 147 teachers (mean age = 38.4 years, SD = 10.8) in 15 special secondary education schools for students with emotional and behavioral problems, at the start and end of the school year. Schools were randomly assigned to the experimental condition or a care-as-usual condition. Results show that the program impacted beneficially on self-reported levels of emotional exhaustion, and self-efficacy in engaging students and in classroom management, but not on teaching behaviors. Implications of this study for the professional development of teachers in special education and research are discussed.
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Good Behavior Game, teacher burnout symptoms, teacher self-efficacy, teaching behaviors, special education, Taverne, SDG 4 - Quality Education
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Hopman, J A B, Van Lier, P, van der Ende, J, Struiksma, C, Wubbels, T, Verhulst, F C, Maras, A, Breeman, L D & Tick, N T 2018, 'Impact of the Good Behavior Game on special education teachers', Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 350-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2017.1379389