Date of Award
1999
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Elementary School Counseling
Department
Education
First Advisor
Pamela Nickels
Second Advisor
Gary Benedict
Third Advisor
Anita Sankar
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of counseling programs designed to improve school and classroom behavior of young children. The study focused on an eight week session Behavior Management Program for 4 groups of students. Each group had 9 students which included 32 participants in all. The groups met once a week for 30 minutes. The participant's school and classroom behavior was monitored daily during treatment. Teachers were asked to rate the participants on behaviors using the Conners' Teacher Rating Scale - 39 before and after treatment. The results of the study supports that counseling programs are effective in improving school and classroom behavior of young children.
Recommended Citation
Pruitt-Donnell, Gwendolyn, "Exploring the Effectiveness of Counseling Programs Designed to Promote Positive Behavior Changes in Young Children" (1999). Theses. 1320.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/1320
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