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Typical School Personnel Developing and Implementing Basic Behavior Support Plans
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Strickland-Cohen, M. Kathleen; Horner, Robert H. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2015
We evaluated the ability of typical school personnel with basic behavioral training to develop and implement function-based supports for students with mild to moderate problem behaviors. Descriptive results indicated that following four 1-hr training sessions, 13 participants were able to (a) identify interventions that were and were not…
Descriptors: School Personnel, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Intervention
Providing a Supportive Alternative Education Environment for At-Risk Students
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McGee, John J.; Lin, Fan-Yu – Preventing School Failure, 2017
Many factors cause student disengagement from school that subsequently result in high dropout rates. Alternative education (AE) programs provide a different pathway for at-risk youths who do not meet the goals, standards, and requirements of traditional educational settings. However, educational agencies have vastly different interpretations…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, At Risk Students, Program Effectiveness, Program Development
Improving Teachers' Knowledge of Functional Assessment-Based Interventions: Outcomes of a Professional Development Series
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Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Oakes, Wendy Peia; Powers, Lisa; Diebold, Tricia; Germer, Kathryn; Common, Eric A.; Brunsting, Nelson – Education and Treatment of Children, 2015
This paper provides outcomes of a study examining the effectiveness of a year-long professional development training series designed to support in-service educators in learning a systematic approach to functional assessment-based interventions developed by Umbreit and colleagues (2007) that has met with demonstrated success when implemented with…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Student Behavior
Planning for Sustainable Implementation of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support: Lessons Learned from an Elementary School Case Example
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Tyre, Ashli; Feuerborn, Laura; Lilly, Kristen – ERS Spectrum, 2010
While there is a wide body of research to support the effectiveness of schoolwide positive behavior support (PBS), there are significant challenges to facilitating sustainable implementation. The present study begins to address these challenges by exploring PBS implementation in a diverse, regionally isolated elementary school that previously…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Resource Allocation, Program Implementation, Educational Planning
Dropout and Violence Needs Assessment: A Follow-up Study
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Miltich, Aimee P.; Hunt, Mary Helen; Meyers, Joel – California School Psychologist, 2004
The current study investigated a needs assessment survey designed to measure perceptions of causes of dropout and school violence and related interventions. The needs assessment was conceptualized as a first step to be taken by schools to facilitate program planning, school-based implementation and acceptability of programs designed to prevent…
Descriptors: Violence, Needs Assessment, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
An Examination of the Relation between Functional Behavior Assessment and Selected Intervention Strategies with School-Based Teams
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Scott, Terrance M.; McIntyre, Julianna; Liaupsin, Carl; Nelson, C. Michael; Conroy, Maureen; Payne, Linda Donica – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2005
Although functional behavior assessment (FBA) is widely advocated as best practice in developing effective behavior intervention plans for students with challenging behaviors, there is no compelling evidence supporting the ability of school-based personnel to use the outcomes of FBA to develop effective interventions. In this study, selected staff…
Descriptors: Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Theory Practice Relationship, Use Studies