Positive behavior support in school - the causal mechanisms and interactive processes
This project aims to evaluate a school-wide program for positive behavior support, School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBIS), which focuses on preventing behavioral problems and creating a positive classroom and school climate. The project combines quantitative and qualitative methods in two sub-studies.
Start
2022-08-01
Planned completion
2026-12-31
Main financing
Collaboration partners
Research group
Project manager at MDU
External project members
Martin Karlberg
Johanna Svahn
Ann-Carita Evaldsson
Aim
Firstly, the aim is to explore the complex interplay of factors on the school, classroom and individual levels that contribute to the effects of SW-PBIS on students' prosocial behaviors and academic achievement as well as students' perceptions of school and classroom climate. Secondly, the aim is to get a deeper understanding of the social processes and local meanings that emerge and take form among the students, teachers and other school professionals as they participate in the SW-PBIS program.
