School Climate and Implementation of a Preventive Intervention

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में प्रकाशित:American Journal of Community Psychology vol. 40, no. 3-4 (Dec 2007), p. 250-260
मुख्य लेखक: Gregory, Anne
निगमित लेखक: The Metropolitan Area Child Study Research Group
अन्य लेखक: Henry, David B, Schoeny, Michael E
प्रकाशित:
Blackwell Science Ltd.
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सार:Although there has been wide dissemination of research-based psychosocial prevention programs, a similarly strong research base to guide program implementation has been lacking. Program implementation has been particularly difficult for schools, due partly to insufficient understanding of how school ecologies interact with these programs. This study examined the effects of multiple dimensions of school climate on level and rate of change in implementation of a violence prevention intervention across three school years. Using multi-level modeling, the study found that teacher-reported support between staff and among teachers and students predicted higher average levels of implementation. Teacher-reported administrative leadership predicted greater growth in implementation across 3 years. Findings offer implications for an ecological model of program implementation that considers school-level contextual effects on adoption and sustainability of new programs in schools. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]   Although there has been wide dissemination of research-based psychosocial prevention programs, a similarly strong research base to guide program implementation has been lacking. Program implementation has been particularly difficult for schools, due partly to insufficient understanding of how school ecologies interact with these programs. This study examined the effects of multiple dimensions of school climate on level and rate of change in implementation of a violence prevention intervention across three school years. Using multi-level modeling, the study found that teacher-reported support between staff and among teachers and students predicted higher average levels of implementation. Teacher-reported administrative leadership predicted greater growth in implementation across 3 years. Findings offer implications for an ecological model of program implementation that considers school-level contextual effects on adoption and sustainability of new programs in schools.
आईएसएसएन:0091-0562
1573-2770
डिजिटल ऑब्जेक्ट पहचानकर्ता:10.1007/s10464-007-9142-z
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