Methods |
Randomised controlled trial |
Participants |
60 seventh and eighth grade school students Gender and ethnicity not reported |
Location |
Washington, US |
Interventions |
Project A.T.T.E.N.D. (Alternatives To Trouble Encouraging New Directions). An education programme targeting self‐responsibility for maintaining school discipline. An alternative to punitive disciplinary methods that combines supervision of attendance, behaviour and classwork as well as counselling. |
Program deliverer |
School counsellor |
Evaluator role |
Design and delivery |
Outcomes |
Attendance (absences and tardies) Suspension Number of misbehaviour referrals Grades |
Length |
Nine weeks |
Assessment |
Baseline and post treatment |
Attrition |
No attrition reported |
COI statement |
Not declared |
CoFI |
Possible. Researcher is programme developer and deliverer (p.7) |