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Principal's Desirability for Professional Development in Competencies Related to Leading Special Education Programs
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Pontius, Nicholas Frantz – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of public school principals within the Commonwealth of Virginia as to their desirability for professional development in leading special education programs within their schools. Given a list of 18 competencies related to leading special education principals rated their desirability for…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Civil Rights, Laws, Behavior Modification
An Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Practical Functional Behavioral Assessment Training Model for Personnel in Schools
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Loman, Sheldon Lawrence – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The current study evaluated whether a manualized training in functional behavioral assessment (FBA) would result in typical school professionals being able to conduct a procedurally adequate FBA with a technically accurate summary statement for student behavior. Additionally, the study examined whether summary statements obtained by trained school…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Program Effectiveness, School Personnel
Parent Experiences in Using Positive Behavior Support to Reduce Challenging Behavior in Children with Severe Disabilities: A Qualitative Case Study
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Thomas, C. Adrainne – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In the 1970s, the Education for the Handicapped Act (EAHCA) gave rights to parents to receive training and mandated that schools provide it. The 1997, Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA 1997) mandated the use of PBS for children with problem behaviors. IDEA 1997 required that schools create behavior plans with positive behavioral strategies…
Descriptors: Intervention, Disabilities, Interviews, Measures (Individuals)