Developing teaching assistants’ skills in positive behaviour management: an application of Video Interaction Guidance in a secondary school

Understanding teaching assistant self-efficacy in role and in training: its susceptibility to influence

“…The first theme, Bandura's (1977) theory of sources of information, highlights the importance of the processes of training and nature of experience (Tebb, 2001;Gibb, 2007;Hayes et al, 2011). Training can be influenced by verbal persuasion from others, emotion or affect as well as learning from others' experience.…”

“…One author (Hutchings, 1997) suggested that lack of change in TA performance was due to external factors such as a lack of opportunity given to the TAs by the teachers to demonstrate their new skills. Hayes, Richardson, Hindle and Grayson (2011) concluded that TA self-efficacy was a factor which influenced their implementation of a Video Interaction Guidance intervention. They also suggested that TA self-efficacy is influenced by training opportunities.…”

Assessing Effective Utilisation of Instructional Time by Secondary School Teachers in Northern Region, Ghana

“…Behaviour Management skills is a significant aspect of schooling that helps to maintain good classroom environment which permits effective utilisation of the instructional time in schools (see Ibrahim, 2017;Kyriacou 2014;Hayes et al, 2011;Strahan 2005;Walby 1998;). An effective classroom environment enhances time management and maximises engagement rates.…”

“…Globally effective teaching and learning are critical part of schooling (Kyriacou 2014(Kyriacou , 2009Hayes et al, 2011;Goodall et al 2005). In order to ensure effective teaching and learning, teachers provide instructions using the designated curriculum content and allotted instructional time for the subject.…”

A systematic literature review of the ‘managed move’ process as an alternative to exclusion in UK schools

“…Evidence-based interventions targeting anger management or restorative justice (Morrison, 2006) can also be used. Teachers, teaching assistants or learning mentors may be offered training and support on behaviour management techniques for the classroom (Hayes et al, 2011;Pane et al, 2014). Lastly, programmes such as multi-systemic therapy can be offered as comprehensive prevention strategies offered at a systemic level to support the school and family (Fox and Ashmore, 2014) but targeted inventions like this are costly and difficult to access.…”