Action Research Conducted by Teachers, School Data Collection, Pre / Post Control Studies, Surveys and Quasi-Experiments
Conscious Discipline evaluates its effectiveness in many ways. Conscious Discipline practitioners, independent researchers and Loving Guidance, LLC. all conduct quantitative and qualitative research. Study designs and methodologies include action research conducted by teachers, school data collection, pre-post control studies, quasi-experiments, and surveys.
Research shows that Conscious Discipline:
- Improves the social and emotional skills of students
- Improves the social and emotional skills of teachers
- Increases student academic readiness
- Increases student academic achievement
- Improves the quality of student-teacher interactions
- Improves school climate
- Decreases aggression in preschool children
- Decreases impulsivity and hyperactivity in “difficult” students
