Modeling the Mental Health Practice Change Preferences of Educators: A Discrete-Choice Conjoint Experiment
Charles E Cunningham1, Melanie Barwick2, Kathy Short3
1Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L9C 7N4 Canada ; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Jack Laidlaw Chair in Patient-Centred Health Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Canada.
School Mental Health
|February 25, 2014
Summary
Educators prefer workshops and expert-led training for student mental health strategies. School-level decisions and support from colleagues, administrators, and unions are crucial for adopting evidence-based practices.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Public Health
- Organizational Behavior
Background:
- Schools often delay implementing evidence-based strategies to enhance student mental health.
- Understanding educator decision-making is key to successful adoption of new practices.
Purpose of the Study:
- To model factors influencing educators' decisions to adopt children's mental health strategies.
- To identify distinct educator segments based on practice change preferences.
Main Methods:
- A discrete-choice conjoint experiment with 1,010 educators.
- Latent class analysis to identify preference segments.
Main Results:
- Two educator segments emerged: 'Change Ready' (77.1%) and 'Demand Sensitive' (22.9%).
- Both segments favored workshops by experts teaching universal skills; online options were less preferred.
- Colleague, administrator, and union support significantly influenced choices.
- 'Change Ready' educators preferred school-led decisions and comprehensive support, while 'Demand Sensitive' preferred teacher autonomy and optional coaching.
Conclusions:
- Educator adoption of mental health strategies is complex, influenced by social, organizational, and policy factors.
- Dissemination efforts must consider diverse educator preferences and the importance of stakeholder consensus.
- Lack of consensus among educators, administrators, and unions hinders the adoption of effective mental health practices.
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