A Pilot Evaluation of the "Positive Action" Prekindergarten Lessons

Autor/inn/en	Schmitt, Sara A.; Flay, Brian R.; Lewis, Kendra
Titel	A Pilot Evaluation of the "Positive Action" Prekindergarten Lessons
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 184 (2014) 12, S.1978-1991 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2014.903942
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Child Development; Youth Programs; Program Evaluation; Pilot Projects; Pretests Posttests; Skill Development; Child Behavior; Social Development; Emotional Development; Quasiexperimental Design; Intervention; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Kindesentwicklung; Jugendsofortprogramm; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung
Abstract	There is a definite need for effective intervention programmes that address the social-emotional, character and healthy development of preschool children. Strong social-emotional skills are necessary for successful transitions to formal schooling and for healthy developmental trajectories. The "Positive Action" ("PA") programme has a long history of effectiveness in schools (K-12) and communities, but has only recently developed lessons for preschool settings. The current study reports the results of the first evaluation of these lessons. Children were randomly assigned to classrooms/instructors who had previously decided to offer "PA" lessons or not. Instructors in both "PA" and control classrooms rated children's behaviour at pretest and immediate post-test. Results suggest that the "PA" prekindergarten lessons are effective at improving children's skills and behaviours across all of the domains that the programme addresses. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10