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Table 3 Teacher-reported implementation degree

From: Effectiveness of the settings-based intervention Shaping the Social on preventing dropout from vocational education: a Danish non-randomized controlled trial

 

Number of classes

Implemented,

n (%)

1. Meeting before school start

 A preliminary meeting was held

73

63 (86%)

 Relatives invited

62

56 (90%)

 Guided tour around the school’s facilities

63

36 (57%)

 Gathered in educational tracks

51

40 (78%)

2. Welcoming at first school day

 Classroom prepared for a festive reception

72

70 (97%)

 Welcome speech

72

59 (82%)

 A round of person-to-person introductions

72

57 (79%)

 Students work in groups on an assignment relevant to the education

72

45 (63%)

 Display of products of former students

72

46 (64%)

 Presentation of the curriculum and course content

71

69 (97%)

 Plan for the day, so others can take over

72

57 (79%)

3. Clear and detailed timetable

 Clear description of time

72

67 (93%)

 Clear description of classrooms’ location

72

62 (86%)

4. Morning meetings every school day

 Class meetings (number of days per week):

  5

72

26 (36%)

  4

72

7 (10%)

  3

72

10 (14%)

  2

72

6 (8%)

  1

72

10 (14%)

  0

72

13 (18%)

 Beverage or food served

59

29 (49%)

5. Break policy

 Entire class taking breaks at the same time and smoke breaks not allowed

72

27 (38%)

6. Pleasant non-smoking place to gather during breaks

 Existence of a pleasant non-smoking place (e.g. table football)

72

43 (60%)

  1. Table reproduced from published article regarding proximal effects [28]