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District-Level Administrators' Perspectives on the Implementation of Functional Behavior Assessment in Schools
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; Conroy, Maureen; Zhang, Dalun – Behavioral Disorders, 2008
Since the reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; 1997) through the current reauthorization (IDEA 2004), disciplinary procedures and functional behavioral assessment (FBA) have been widely used in school districts to assist in the prevention and amelioration of problem behaviors. Although researchers have…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Discipline, Intervention, Disabilities
Seriously Emotionally Disturbed or Socially Maladjusted? A Critique of Interpretations.
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Weinberg, Lois A.; Weinberg, Carl – Behavioral Disorders, 1990
The article critiques interpretations purporting to distinguish between serious emotional disturbance (SED) and social maladjustment (which is excluded from the federal SED definition). An interpretation of social maladjustment based on social deviance is proposed to more clearly determine eligibility for services under provisions for the…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Definitions, Educational Legislation
Social Maladjustment: An Interpretation.
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Center, David B. – Behavioral Disorders, 1990
The article addresses the exclusion of social maladjustment from the federal definition of serious emotional disturbance and proposes a limited interpretation which would prevent the inappropriate exclusion of students with antisocial behavior from special education services. Briefly discussed are related issues of identification and programing.…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education