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Hawkins, Shannon M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
When conducted correctly, functional behavior assessments (FBAs) can help professionals intervene with problem behavior using function-based interventions. Despite the fact that researchers have shown that effective interventions are based on function, recent investigators have found that most behavioral intervention plans (BIPs) are written…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intervention, Disabilities, Autism
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Enrique, Jade A.; Adams, Katharine S.; Brockmeier, Lantry L.; Hilgert, Larry D. – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2013
Disproportionate representation occurs when the percentage of an identified group enrolled in special education varies significantly from that group's overall percentage of the school population (Harry, 1994). Response to Intervention (RTI), a paradigm for educational intervention, is designed to minimize many factors contributing to…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Response to Intervention, Special Education, At Risk Students
Berry, MaryKay Buchko – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Researchers have extensively studied the effects of placement on academic and behavioral interventions for students with disabilities and have found varying results. A correlational research design was used to determine if there was a relationship between the level of special education support (amount of time spent with special education support)…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Intervention, Disabilities
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Hawkins, Shannon M.; Heflin, L. Juane – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2011
Teachers working with students with emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) in elementary schools can be helped to increase use of an important behavioral strategy, behavior-specific praise statements (BSPS). Unfortunately, teachers' behaviors return to baseline levels when researchers leave, and little is known about the use of praise on high school…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Behavior, Positive Reinforcement, Emotional Disturbances
Karlin, Shary L.; Harnish, Dorothy – 1995
This report describes an exploratory evaluative assessment of the first year of 2 alternative public schools for 117 chronically disruptive, committed, and/or non-attending students (grades 6-12) in Georgia. The CrossRoads program is intended to provide students with the social services, individualized instruction, and/or transitions to other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies
Swan, William W., Ed.; Brown, Carvin L., Ed. – GPN Research Report, 1987
This collection of six papers focuses on students with serious emotional disturbances and/or behavior disorders in the Georgia Psychoeducational Network Program. "A Five Year Longitudinal Study of Severely Emotionally Disturbed/Severely Behaviorally Disordered (SED/SBD) Preschool Students" (Juanda Ponsell and others) reports the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Etiology
Swan, William W., Ed.; Brown, Carvin L., Ed. – GPN Research Report, 1989
This collection of papers includes five articles on the education of students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders participating in the Georgia Psychoeducational Network Program (GPN). "Training Needs of Fully Certified BD Teachers in the Georgia Psychoeducational Network" (Robert J. Stansberry) found, in a survey of 203 certified…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Autism, Behavior Disorders, Disability Identification
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Burley, Rebecca; Waller, Raymond J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2005
Freddy, a student diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder served for part of the school day in special education, was having difficulty staying on task. Teachers reported that Freddy was continuously getting up out of his seat, bothering classmates, and making verbal comments or requests without raising his hand. Observations were…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Disabilities, Special Education, Behavior Problems
Swan, William W., Ed.; Brown, Carvin L., Ed. – GPN Research Report, 1988
This research report contains seven papers on students with serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) and/or Severe Behavior Disorder (SBD) who participated in the Georgia Psychoeducational Network Program (GPN). "The 1982 Cohort of GPN Preschoolers--Where Are They in 1987-1988?" (Juanda Ponsell and others) reports the placement of 75…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Behavior Disorders, Drug Therapy