University of Oregon, United States of America.
J Sch Psychol. 2019 Oct;76:159-167. doi: 10.1016/j.jsp.2019.03.007. Epub 2019 Oct 15.
Recent research in implementation science has focused on identifying factors that predict adoption of evidence-based practices in schools. Less attention has focused on examining the adoption of practices within districts. This study included a sequential cohort of 552 districts in 25 U.S. states adopting an evidence-based framework, school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS). We examined schools within districts reporting on PBIS fidelity during their first five years of PBIS initiatives. Latent change score and multi-level growth modeling were used to examine and predict the percent of district adoption of PBIS over time. Results showed a significant increase in the rate of district adoption over the first 4 years of the initiative, with a decrease in growth between years 4 and 5. District size, proportion of students receiving free or reduced lunch, and districts located in cities and towns were found to be significant predictors of the percent of schools adopting PBIS. Implications for future implementation research and strategies for increasing the adoption of PBIS are discussed.
最近的实施科学研究集中在确定预测学校采用循证实践的因素上。较少关注在地区内检查实践的采用情况。这项研究包括在美国 25 个州采用循证框架、全校积极行为干预和支持 (PBIS) 的 552 个地区的连续队列。我们研究了在实施 PBIS 倡议的头五年内报告 PBIS 忠实度的地区内学校。潜在变化得分和多层次增长模型用于检查和预测随着时间的推移 PBIS 在地区的采用率。结果显示，在倡议的头 4 年，地区采用率显著增加，第 4 年至第 5 年之间的增长率下降。发现地区规模、接受免费或减价午餐的学生比例以及位于城市和城镇的地区是采用 PBIS 的学校比例的重要预测因素。讨论了对未来实施研究和增加 PBIS 采用的策略的影响。
