Positive Discipline: a Behavior Intervention Strategy

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The heart of the Mission and Vision of the Department of Education is to develop the learner's potential holistics to be globally competitive and a responsible citizen of this country. Programs, projects, and interventions are implemented including the Child protection Policy (CPP) to protect the rights and welfare of our learners from any kind of abuse. Despite of the effort of the department, the rising trend of misbehavior is a dilemma. The school tried a behavior intervention strategy in response to the advocacy of the department of eradicating cases of misbehavior through positive discipline

METHODS

Four (4) learners were identified as respondents of the intervention. They were misbehaved especially when the teacher is out. The school helped the learners changed their behavior through positive discipline. For a month, these learners attended a fifteen minute lecture facilitated by the school guidance coordinator. A verse from the Holy Scripture was discussed. Life sharing, reflections, and journals were completed. To monitor the progress, the class adviser recorded the behavior and class performance of these learners using a checklist. Anecdotal records were accomplished. The parents were also oriented about the intervention.

RESULTS

The journals, reflection, life sharing, and the progress report were evaluated at the end of the intervention. A sort of interview to parents, classmates, and teachers was conducted. Certain changes on the behavior of the respondents were observed. Theybecame responsible in doing things required to them, they were more respectful, they showed kindness and concern to their classmates, and tried to participate in class discussion.

DISCUSSIONS

Sustainability of the intervention was instructed to continuously help the learners. An action research was also recommended. Recollection of pupils and parents, focus group discussion, school learning action cell on dealing with misbehaved learners and parenting seminar were also suggested to strengthen the implementation of positive discipline.