Date of Award
2003
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
EdD Program for Educational Leaders
Advisor
Maryanne Roesch
Committee Member
Sandra Eidson
Committee Member
Barbara Packer
Committee Member
Claudia Santin
Keywords
adolescent behavior, anger, anger management, anticipation, assertiveness, behavior modification, behavior problems, community, conduct disorders, data analysis, field trips, Giving It, home, inappropriate behavior, lesson plans, motivation, negotiation skills, parent participation, problem solving, recognition, relaxation, role playing, school, self-evaluation, self-instruction, socioeconomic status, students, Temporary Intervention Program (TIP), videotaping
Abstract
This applied dissertation was designed to provide methods to control anger in students who had records of inappropriate behavior. This study was conducted at Temporary Intervention Program (TIP), which is a school for students with severe behavior problems. This study showed the significant effects that a planned program of anger management had on adolescent children despite socioeconomic status, lack of parent participation, conduct disorders, or other obstacles.
The writer developed specific lesson plans to introduce methods that had proven effective in other institutions. Specific skills, such as relaxation, assertiveness, anticipation, self-instruction, self-evaluation, role playing, and problem solving, were emphasized. Students were able to use these skills in school, home, and community.
An analysis of the data revealed that students who attended TIP regularly were able to control inappropriate behaviors. The study was most effective when students learned and practiced steps from Giving It, Taking It, and Negotiation skills. No one method of anger management worked for all students. It is important to use a variety of methods of anger management. Students are motivated to learn when they know that they will receive recognition. Field trips were the primary motivational method used at TIP. A secondary motivational method was videotaping sessions.