ERIC Number: EJ1462353
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
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Available Date: 2023-12-13
Teachers' Insights on the Training, Coaching, and Implementation of the Good Behavior Game
Lacy Skinner1; Stephanie L. Coleman2; Elizabeth Kenney3
Contemporary School Psychology, v29 n1 p45-58 2025
As school psychologists help teachers plan and implement classroom behavior management interventions, teacher perspectives on these interventions are vital to consider. To better understand teacher perspectives on a well-established, effective intervention, this study analyzed teacher responses to the Good Behavior Game (GBG; Barrish et al., 1969). After two days of training and several weeks of implementing the intervention with coaching, the teachers were interviewed regarding their experiences. Following qualitative analysis of teacher responses, the results revealed several strengths of the intervention and its outcomes, including improved student behavior and ease of implementation. Teachers additionally provided insights on adapting the intervention for the classroom context, such as modifying terminology, timing, and rewards. Recommendations provided based on teacher data can refine future research studies and real-world implementation of the GBG. This study provides depth to the GBG literature, which primarily focuses on intervention outcomes, by capturing important implementation factors (e.g., training/coaching, adaptation, social validity) as discussed by the intervention implementers themselves.
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Training, Coaching (Performance), Program Implementation, Educational Games, Student Behavior, Behavior Change, School Psychologists, School Psychology, Classroom Techniques, Intervention, Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Vermont State University, Department of Psychological Science, Castleton, USA; 2University of Houston-Downtown, Department of Social Sciences, Houston, USA; 3Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Department of Psychological Services, Cypress, USA