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RE-AIM Evaluation of a Teacher-Delivered Programme to Improve the Self-Regulation of Children Attending Australian Aboriginal Community Primary Schools
- Source :
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Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties . 2020 25(1):42-58. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Studies in north-western Australia Aboriginal communities identified executive functioning and behavioural regulation as significant issues for children. Exposure to alcohol prenatally and adverse childhood experiences are known risk factors for impaired self-regulation and executive function, these risk factors being present in remote communities. In response, a partnership was initiated to trial a teacher-delivered self-regulation intervention based on the Alert Program®. While student outcomes were assessed, this paper describes the implementation and impact of the intervention on teachers through the five dimensions of the RE-AIM framework (Reach, Efficacy, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance). Trained classroom teachers (n = 29) delivered eight Alert Program® lessons to students over 8- weeks. Impact and implementation outcomes were assessed through teacher training and student lesson attendance data, and pre-training and post-intervention teacher questionnaires. Data were analysed using paired-samples t-tests and descriptive statistics. Eighty-one to 100% of prescribed lessons were implemented and teacher understanding of self-regulation and the Alert Program® improved significantly following the intervention (n = 14, p = 0.001). Most teachers (88%) reported changing their teaching and behaviour management practices because of the intervention and agreed there were benefits in teaching the Alert Program® to students in a region with high reported rates of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and self-regulation impairment.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1363-2752
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1248376
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2019.1672991