Action Research Progress

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.