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Allocating Direct-Care Resources for Treatment of Maladaptive Behavior: The Staff Intensity Scale.
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Silverstein, Burton J.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1987
Group process and rating techniques were used to create a scale for measuring severity and frequency of 24 problem behaviors in institutionalized mentally retarded persons. A substantial correlation was found between scores and staff-time allocations, indicating usefulness of the scale as a predictor of staffing requirements for behavior…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales
Stress in Teaching: A Study of Occupational Stress and Its Determinants, Job Satisfaction and Career Commitment among Primary Schoolteachers.
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Borg, Mark G.; And Others – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1991
Reports results of research of occupational stress among elementary school teachers. Identifies four factors that contribute to teacher stress: (1) pupil misbehavior, (2) time/resource difficulties, (3) professional recognition needs, and (4) poor relationships. Discusses the relationship between job satisfaction, career commitment, and job…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries