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SynthesisJournal of school psychology2022

Investigating strategies to increase general education teachers' adherence to evidence-based social-emotional behavior practices: A meta-analysis of the single-case literature.

James L Merle, Andrew J Thayer, Madeline F Larson, Sydney Pauling, Clayton R Cook, Joseph A Rios, Jenna L McGinnis, Margaret M Sullivan

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Synthesis in Journal of school psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Strategies for Enhancing the Implementation of Universal Mental Health Prevention Programs in Schools: A Systematic Review.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023
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  8. ABA-based teacher training reduces emotional and behavioral problems in Brazilian children.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

James L MerleUniversity of Utah, USA. Electronic address: merle016@umn.edu.
Andrew J ThayerThayer Organizational & Psychological Services, LLC, USA.
Madeline F LarsonUniversity of Minnesota -, Twin Cities, USA.
Sydney PaulingUniversity of Texas at Austin, USA.
Clayton R CookUniversity of Minnesota -, Twin Cities, USA.
Joseph A RiosUniversity of Minnesota -, Twin Cities, USA.
Jenna L McGinnisUniversity of Minnesota -, Twin Cities, USA.
Margaret M SullivanUniversity of Minnesota -, Twin Cities, USA.

Funding

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MEDICAL INFORMATICS TRAININGT15LM007124 · NLM · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Karen Louise Eilbeck · 1997 to 2026
$22.0M
NCATS NIH HHS L30 TR004276NLM NIH HHS T15 LM007124
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Educational researchers have produced a variety of evidence-based practices (EBP) to address social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) needs among students. Yet, these practices are often insufficiently adopted and implemented with fidelity by teachers to produce the beneficial outcomes associated with the EBP, leaving students at risk for developing SEB problems. If ignored, SEB problems can lead to other negative outcomes, such as academic failure. Therefore, implementation strategies (i.e., methods and procedures designed to promote implementation outcomes) are needed to improve teachers' uptake and delivery of EBPs with fidelity. This meta-analysis sought to examine the types and magnitude of effect of implementation strategies that have been designed and tested to improve teacher adherence to SEB EBPs. Included studies (a) used single case experimental designs, (b) employed at least one implementation strategy, (c) targeted general education teachers, and (d) evaluated adherence as a core dimension of fidelity related to the delivery of EBPs. In total, this study included 28 articles and evaluated 122 effect sizes. A total of 15 unique implementation strategies were categorized. Results indicated that, on average, implementation strategies were associated with increases in teacher adherence to EBPs above baseline and group-based pre-implementation trainings alone (g = 2.32, tau = 0.77). Moderator analysis also indicated that larger effects were associated with implementation strategies that used a greater number of unique behavior change techniques (p < .001). Implications and future directions for research and practice regarding use of implementation strategies for general education teachers are discussed.

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Educational PersonnelEvidence-Based PracticeEmotionsHumansSchool TeachersStudentsBehavior changeImplementation strategiesMechanismmeta-analysisSchool-basedSingle case

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PMID35190070
PMCPMC11155481

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