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School climate and implementation of a preventive intervention.
Anne Gregory1, David B Henry, Michael E Schoeny
1Curry School of Education, Clinical and School Psychology, University of Virginia, 405 Emmet Street, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA, agregory@virginia.edu
American Journal of Community Psychology
|October 6, 2007
Summary
School climate significantly impacts the implementation of psychosocial prevention programs. Positive staff support and administrative leadership are key to successful, sustained program adoption in schools.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- School Climate Research
- Program Implementation Science
Background:
- Research-based psychosocial prevention programs are widely disseminated but lack implementation guidance.
- Schools face challenges implementing these programs due to a poor understanding of school ecology interactions.
- Effective program implementation requires considering the school environment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine how school climate dimensions affect the level and rate of change in violence prevention intervention implementation.
- To investigate the longitudinal effects of school climate on program adoption and sustainability.
- To inform an ecological model of program implementation in schools.
Main Methods:
- Multi-level modeling was used to analyze data across three school years.
- Teacher-reported data on school climate dimensions were collected.
- Implementation levels and rates of change were assessed.
Main Results:
- Teacher-reported staff support and support among teachers and students predicted higher average implementation levels.
- Teacher-reported administrative leadership predicted greater growth in implementation over three years.
- School climate is a significant factor in program implementation success.
Conclusions:
- School climate dimensions, including staff support and administrative leadership, are critical for successful psychosocial program implementation.
- An ecological model considering school context is essential for program adoption and sustainability.
- Findings provide actionable insights for improving program implementation in educational settings.
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