Preschool teacher’s perceived competence in managing challenging behaviors of children (CROSBI ID 603952)
Prilog sa skupa u zborniku | sažetak izlaganja sa skupa | međunarodna recenzija
Podaci o odgovornosti
Beadoin, Kathleen ; Skočić Mihić, Sanja ; Lončarić, Darko
engleski
Preschool teacher’s perceived competence in managing challenging behaviors of children
Preschool teachers encounter a variety of challenging behaviors such as internalizing behaviors (e.g. withdrawn behavior, poor interpersonal interactions) and externalizing behaviors (aggressive behavior, showing off, teasing, displaying a temper, being demanding …). ese behaviors interfere with the instructional routines of the classroom and the learning that occurs therein. e sense of competence that teachers hold regarding their ability to manage the challenging behaviors of children can affect the formation of relationships in the group, group dynamics and the atmosphere or climate in the classroom. e aim of this study was to examine the perceptions held by educators regarding their own competency for managing the challenging behaviors of children and to identify the factors that affect these beliefs. e study was conducted on a sample of 204 teachers working in DV Rijeka kindergarten. A rating scale of competence in managing challenging behaviors was created and used in this research. Factor analysis revealed a one-factor structure and scales showed good psychometric properties. e resulting factor is called self-assessed competencies in managing challenging behaviors and refers to the competence of preventing challenging behaviors, applying intervention and working with other professionals and parents. Preschool teacher assessment of their own competence in managing challenging behaviors is explained by the level of support they have when faced with children’s challenging behaviors and with their classroom management education. Participants with a higher level of support and education in classroom management estimate themselves more competent in managing challenging behaviors. e results suggest possible lower levels of competence of preschool teachers in managing challenging behaviors and the need for more education. Possible reasons for these findings may be insufficient theoretical and practical knowledge about classroom management in Croatian professional and scientific literature.
Preschool teachers ; Challenging behaviors ; Competences
Znanstveni niz = Scientific series ; knj. 22.
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Podaci o prilogu
211-211.
2012.
objavljeno
Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
Knjiga sažetaka 8. međunarodnog znanstvenog skupa Istraživanja u edukacijsko-rehabilitacijskim znanostima = Book of Abstracts of the 8th International Scientific Conference Research in Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
Milković, Marina ; Doležal, Dalibor ; Hržica, Gordana ; Stošić, Jasmina
Zagreb: Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
978-953-6418-71-8
Podaci o skupu
Međunarodni znanstveni skup "Istraživanja u edukacijsko rehabilitacijskim znanostima" (8 ; 2012)
predavanje
27.09.2012-29.09.2012
Zagreb, Hrvatska