Methods |
Clustered randomised controlled trial |
Participants |
12,334 students nested in 37 elementary schools 52% Male, 46.1% White (largest ethnic group) |
Location |
Maryland, United States |
Interventions |
School‐Wide Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS): a programme that targets a systemic change process in a whole school or in a district. SWPBIS aims to reduce students’ behaviour problems by changing staff behaviours and developing systems and supports to meet children's behavioural needs. |
Programme deliverers |
School staff, teachers and administrators |
Evaluator role |
Independent |
Outcomes |
Aggressive and disruptive behaviour Concentration problems Pro‐social behaviour Emotion regulation Office disciplinary referrals Out‐of‐school suspension |
Length |
Four years of implementation |
Assessment |
Five times over the course of four years. |
Attrition |
“Participation rate was consistently high, […] no evidence that missing data was problematic” p. e1140 |
COI statement |
Declared |
CoFI |
Unlikely, independent evaluator (p. e1136) |