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. 2018 Jan 9;14(1):i–216. doi: 10.4073/csr.2018.1

Methods

Clustered randomised controlled trial

Participants

678 elementary school students, nested in 27 classrooms (nine schools)

53% Male, 86.8% African‐American

Location

Baltimore, US.

Interventions

1) Classroom centred intervention (CC) is aimed at improving classroom management. It involves three main components: curriculum enhancement, enhanced behaviour management practices and back‐up strategies for children not performing adequately.

2) Family School Partnership (FSP) is anintervention targeting improvement in parent‐teacher communication and parents’ child behaviour management strategies.

Programme deliverers

CC is delivered by teachers

FSP is delivered by teachers plus school psychologist or school social worker

Evaluator role

Designed the programme

Outcomes

Conduct problems in school

School suspension

Academic achievements

Mental health needs

Assessment

Baseline and five‐year follow‐up. There was a post treatment measure but school suspension was not measured.

Attrition

24%

COI statement

Not declared

CoFI

Possible. Researcher seems to be the programme designer (p.602)