Positive behavior support in school - a quasi-experimental mixed methods study and a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While positive school climate is important for students' well-being and mental health, school personnel may experience challenges in creating a nurturing school climate. School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) has shown positive effects on school climate and children's prosocial behaviors, but fewer studies have been conducted in a European context.

Aim

This project aims to investigate the effectiveness of SW-PBIS program for students' social-emotional skills and academic achievement as well as teachers' and students' perceptions of classroom learning environment. Furthermore, the study intends to evaluate how school-level factors mediate or moderate the effects of the intervention. In addition, the study includes a qualitative evaluat

SUBMITTER: Karlberg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443622 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature