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Mills, Martin, Ed.; McCluskey, Gillean, Ed. – Trentham Books, 2018
'Alternative education' encompasses a diversity of schooling types and organizations. "International Perspectives on Alternative Education" explores alternative forms of schooling from the position of academics, policy workers, and those working and studying in such schools across the world. The first-hand accounts by those working and…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Academic Achievement
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Landrum, Timothy J., Ed.; Cook, Bryan G., Ed.; Tankersley, Melody, Ed. – Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities, 2014
This volume explores serious challenging behavior in schools, with an emphasis on promising and research-based approaches to dealing with such behavior. Topics include what we know about: (1) the nature and extent of the problem (e.g., rates of aggression, violence, and noncompliance in schools); (2) addressing extreme forms of noncompliance; (3)…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification
Brown­ Chidsey, Rachel, Ed.; Andren, Kristina J., Ed. – National Professional Resources, Inc., 2015
Problem-­solving assessment is an essential component of multi-­tiered systems of support such as response to intervention (RTI) and positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS). This authoritative work provides a complete guide to implementing a wide range of problem­-solving assessment methods, including: (1) functional behavioral…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Intervention, Response to Intervention, Positive Behavior Supports
Wehmeyer, Michael L., Ed.; Webb, Kristine W., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Transition from secondary education to adulthood represents a period during which adolescents with disabilities face multiple responsibilities and changing roles that include establishing independence, attending postsecondary education or training, developing social networks, choosing a career, participating in their communities, and managing…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Learning Disabilities, Secondary School Students, Guides
Reyes, Augustina H. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
Fifty years after "Brown v Board of Education" inequalities in public education are evident in the disproportionate numbers of Black and Latino students who are held back, often do not graduate from high school, or are removed from school by unforgiving zero tolerance discipline policies. The National Center for Educational Statistics…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Minority Group Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Zero Tolerance Policy