Cand.polit Merete Aasheim disputerer for ph.d.-graden i helsevitenskapelige fag og vil offentlig forsvare avhandlingen:
Young children with problem behavior in school settings: Evaluation of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management program in a Norwegian regular school setting
Kort sammendrag av avhandlingen:
This thesis evaluate the effectiveness of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management (IY TCM) program in Norway, when implemented as a universal preventive intervention in a regular school setting targeting all teachers and students at the lower primary school level. Using a quasi-experimental pre-post comparison group design, reports from teachers in 21 intervention schools, participating in the IY TCM program (6 full-day workshops, 42 hours) where compared to reports from teachers in 22 comparison schools. A total of 302 1st to 3rd grade teachers and 1,518 students in the age of 6 to 8 years, took part in the study. Positive findings for change in students’ social skills and problem behaviours, teacher-student relationship and teachers’ involvement with parents were confirmed. This evaluation gives new knowledge of the impact of the IY TCM program when given as a full-scale universal preventive intervention in regular school settings. The findings suggest potential preventive effects of the IY TCM program and gives implications for future school practice with regard to improving the teacher-student-parent relationship and lowering the risk of future behavioral and social problems in schools.
Veiledere
Professor Charlotte Reedtz, hovedveileder
Førstelektor Bjørn Helge Handegård, bi-veileder
Professor Monica Martinussen, bi-veileder
Bedømmelseskomiteen
1. opponent Professor Francis Gardener, Oxford University, UK
2. opponent Ph.d. John Kjøbli, RKBU Øst og Sør
Leder av komite Førsteamanuensis Merete Saus, RKBU Nord, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Disputasleder
Instituttleder Per Håkan Brøndbo, RKBU Nord, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Prøveforelesning over oppgitt emne holdes kl. 10:15, samme sted:
“How can we increase the public health impact of evidence-based interventions in schools?”