Final report of the research project:
A Comparative Study of Disruptive Behavior between Schools in Norway and the United States
Project summary
This document contains an overview of the research project “A Comparative Study of Disruptive Behavior between Schools in Norway and the United States.” The project was a collaboration between Norwegian and American researchers. The project aimed to enhance our understanding of problems and challenges related to disruptive behavior in schools. The project included a qualitative and quantitative component. The qualitative component consisted of observational studies conducted by master’s students from the University of Oslo, aiming to identify categories of disruptive behavior in schools. The quantitative component consisted of a student-survey including the identified categories. The survey aimed to examine the prevalence of disruptive behaviors as well as how students and teachers react towards these kinds of behavior.
The results from the study indicate that the majority of students in both countries had been disturbed by disruptive behavior and that this occurred on nearly a daily basis. This could help to underline that the issue of disruptive behavior is one of the greatest challenges in schools today. In both countries, reactions from teachers only partially reduced disruptive behavior. There is a need for further research on how teachers cope with disruptive behavior.
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