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Dowell, Richard; Larwin, Karen – International Journal of Special Education, 2016
The purpose of a physical restraint is to control the behavior of a student. It can involve physically holding a person immobile against his or her will to using chemical or mechanical devices to control a person. This study was designed to contribute to the paucity of existing research literature in regards to a school administrator's impact on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Disabilities, Discipline, Behavior Modification
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
"Fast Track" is a comprehensive intervention designed to reduce conduct problems and promote academic, behavioral, and social improvement. The program's components include the "Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies" curriculum, parent groups, parent-child sharing time, child social skills training, home visiting, child…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Behavior Modification
Pellecchia, Melanie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are associated with many different levels of language and social impairment, differences in levels of cognitive impairment, varying levels of aberrant behavior, and discrepancies in the presence or amount of restrictive and repetitive behavior. The heterogeneity found within the ASD population is coupled with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Individual Characteristics, Intervention
Fox, Jon David – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Teachers and administrators are faced with managing the behaviors of students while preparing for the high stakes testing associated with the No Child Left Behind Act. One program that has demonstrated positive results at the elementary and middle school level is the school-wide positive behavior support model (SWPBS). Limited research is…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Academic Achievement, Discipline
Fertman, Carl I.; Schlesinger, Jo; Fichter, Cele; Tarasevich, Susan; Zhang, Xiaoyan; Wald, Holly – 1999
Recent research points to two types of strategies for preventing substance abuse and behavioral health problems among children and adolescents. The first approach emphasizes tobacco, alcohol, and drug resistance skills; problem-solving/decision-making training; stress management; and modification of attitudes and norms that encourage substance use…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Children, Drinking
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Lohrmann, Sharon; Talerico, Janet – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
Universal interventions are designed to systematically teach and reinforce consistent behavioral expectations. The purpose of this study was to provide an example of a group contingency classwide intervention called "Anchor the Boat" that operationally defined behavioral expectations, taught those expectations using teacher-directed…
Descriptors: Intervention, Role Playing, Grade 5, Interpersonal Competence