Impact of a Classroom Behavior Management Intervention on Teacher Risk Ratings for Student Behavior

• NCJ Number: 232613
• Journal: Journal of Drug Education Volume: 40 Issue: 1 Dated: 2010 Pages: 81-90
• Author(s): William B. Hansen, Ph.D.; Dana C. Bishop, M.Ed.; Julia Jackson-Newsom, Ph.D.
• Date Published: 2010
• Length: 10 pages
• Grant Number(s): R44 DA13537
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: For additional articles in this special issue see NCJ-232608-12 and NCJ-232614.

Annotation

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the All Stars Challenge, a class-room based behavior management component of a drug use prevention program aimed at fifth graders

Abstract

Classroom behavior management interventions have been used successfully with drug prevention programs to prevent subsequent antisocial behavior and substance use among youth. This article presents results from implementation of the All Stars Challenge, a classroom-based behavior management component to a drug prevention program for fifth graders. Risk ratings for shyness and lack of awareness of social norms among high-risk students who received the All Stars Challenge were reduced compared with fifth graders who did not receive the intervention. In contrast, physical and social aggressivity among low-risk students who received the program increased when compared to similar control students. Tables and references (Published Abstract)