The action research plan was started
last September. The data for the 2010-2011 school year has been received. Due
to changes in the administration I have not received the 2011-2012 data
yet.
Research for articles pertaining to
the effect of classroom management on the number of discipline referrals is
continuing. I have spent 10 hours researching articles and have found some
which pertain to the effect of classroom management on discipline referrals.
Research is still being done to find more articles. One article I have chosen is by Oliver, Wehby,
and Reschly who states “teacher’s classroom management practices have a
significant, positive effect on decreasing problem behavior in the classroom.”
The teacher survey has been developed
and I met with the principal and assistant principal in May to get their
approval. However, due to the end of year, the survey was not sent to the
teachers. When I meet with the principal I will ask about the best time to give
these to the teachers to fill out.
Our campus had a change in
administrators this year and I will be meeting with the new principal to
discuss the project soon. The project may have to be revised as teacher
assignments may affect the outcome of the research. I was going to focus on first and second grade
discipline referrals but since some teachers have left the district or been assigned
to other grades I may have to revise the project to focus on the teachers who
are still at our campus.
References
Oliver, R., Wehby, J., and Reschly,
D. (2011). Teacher classroom management practices: Effects on disruptive or
aggressive student behavior. Campbell Systematic Reviews 2011.4 DOI:10.4073/csr.2011.4.
