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The National Behavior Research Coordination Center: Coordinating Research and Implementation of Evidence-Based School Interventions for Children with Serious Behavior Problems
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Wagner, Mary M.; Sumi, W. Carl; Woodbridge, Michelle W.; Javitz, Harold S.; Thornton, S. Patrick – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2009
In implementing its Behavior Research Initiative, the U.S. Department of Education funded four Behavior Research Centers, each to test the efficacy of a separate intervention to improve the behavior of elementary school students with or at risk for serious behavior problems. The initiative also established the National Behavior Research…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Elementary School Students
Early Intervention Programs for Young Handicapped Children in Australia, 1979-80.
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Queensland Univ., Brisbane (Australia). Fred and Eleanor Schonell Educational Research Centre. – 1981
Findings from a national study of early intervention programs and toy libraries for handicapped children in Australia are summarized. After an introduction to theoretical concerns, chapter 2 reviews the rationale for early intervention and describes research on components of exemplary programs and on evaluation of the effectiveness of early…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Infants, Intervention
An Overview of the School-Based Prevention of Adolescent Suicide.
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Sandoval, Jonathan; And Others – Special Services in the Schools, 1987
The article examines strategies for preventing suicide in the secondary schools. Cognitive, social, and ethical barriers to prevention are described, and a model curriculum-based primary prevention program is presented. A discussion of secondary prevention focuses on students at risk and counseling approaches such as direct counseling or peer…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Counseling Techniques, Demonstration Programs
Classwide Student Tutoring Teams: The Effects of Peer-Mediated Instruction on the Academic Performance of Secondary Mainstreamed Students.
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Maheady, Larry; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1987
The study examined the effects of classwide peer tutoring (involving team assignment, a game format, contingent point rewards, and immediate error correction) on the academic performance of mildly handicapped and nondisabled students (n=91) in ninth- and tenth-grade math classes. Group and individual results indicated significant improvement in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demonstration Programs, Educational Games, Feedback
Looking at the Bright Side: A Positive Approach to Qualitative Policy and Evaluation Research.
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Bogdan, Robert; Taylor, Steven J. – Qualitative Sociology, 1990
This paper presents an example of "optimistic research," a qualitative approach which focuses on positive interventions helpful to practitioners, in this case an examination of programs successfully integrating people with severe disabilities. The study evaluated 40 programs through site visits which focus on observation, interviews, and…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adults, Children, Community Programs
Total School Intervention Programs: A State Initiative to Improve Staff Development through Organization Development.
Sange-Walters, Peggy; And Others – 1987
A collaborative approach to solving school problems in Maryland emphasizes planned change through organization development processes. Organization development, a process of planned improvement in overall functioning, strives for sustained capacity in problem-solving by communication, goal-setting, conflict resolution, and commitment. The…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs