Impact of the Good Behavior Game on special education teachers

Juliette A.B. Hopman; Pol A.C. van Lier; Jan van der Ende; Chris Struiksma; Theo Wubbels; Frank C. Verhulst; Athanasios Maras; Linda D. Breeman; Nouchka T. Tick

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Impact of the Good Behavior Game on special education teachers

Juliette A.B. Hopman^*, Pol A.C. van Lier, Jan van der Ende, Chris Struiksma, Theo Wubbels, Frank C. Verhulst, Athanasios Maras, Linda D. Breeman, Nouchka T. Tick

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	350-368
Number of pages	19
Journal	Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2017.1379389
Publication status	Published - 19 May 2018

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This research is part of the 4U Study and has been financially supported by a grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO (program number NL28706.097.09). Participating centers of the 4U Study include two departments of the Yulius Mental Health Organization (Yulius Academy and Yulius Education), the CED-Group Rotterdam, the Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Utrecht University, and the VU University Amsterdam, all located in the Netherlands. We thank all students, their teachers, and their parents who participated in this study and everyone who worked on the 4U Study. This research has been financially supported by a grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO [program number NL28706.097.09].

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Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO	NL28706.097.09

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Good Behavior Game
special education
teacher burnout symptoms
teacher self-efficacy
teaching behaviors

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