A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Classroom Management Strategies and Classroom Management Programs on Students’ Academic, Behavioral, Emotional, and Motivational Outcomes

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 643-680

  Korpershoek, Hanke ^a   Harms, Truus ^a   de Boer, Hester ^a   van Kuijk, Mechteld ^a   Doolaard, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

classroom management programs; classroom management strategies; meta analysis; review; student outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979519354     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: 19351046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0034654315626799     Document Type: Article

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