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Korean early childhood educators’ self-reported versus observed strategies for addressing challenging behaviors: an exploratory study

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Published/Copyright: August 11, 2015

Abstract

The present study is an extension of past research profiling 34 Korean early childhood educators’ observed behavior support strategies in natural settings. Data regarding their self-reported strategy profiles were additionally collected and compared to their observed strategy profiles. Discrepancies were found between teachers’ reported and observed strategies. Teachers reported that they implemented precorrection and behavioral-specific praise more often than redirection or reprimand/punishment. However, they were observed implementing redirection more often than precorrection and behavioral-specific praise was least frequently implemented. Furthermore, no correlations were found between teachers’ observed and reported strategies. Implications of these findings are discussed.


Corresponding author: Melissa Stormont, University of Missouri, Special Education, 311 Townsend Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA, E-mail:

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Received: 2014-11-23
Accepted: 2015-5-9
Published Online: 2015-8-11
Published in Print: 2016-2-1

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