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Walker, Jennifer D.; Brigham, Frederick J. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2017
Sixteen general and special education teachers were randomly assigned to one of four teams that were to make manifestation determinations using two different "hidden profiles" case studies based on students with an emotional behavioral disability. One case study was constructed to support a decision of the behavior not being a…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Special Education Teachers, Case Studies
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Strickland-Cohen, M. Kathleen; Kennedy, Patrick C.; Berg, Tricia A.; Bateman, Lisa J.; Horner, Robert H. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2016
For decades, research has shown that function-based support is effective in reducing the frequency and severity of problematic student behaviors. One way for schools and districts to implement these supports effectively is by building local capacity to intervene with function-based interventions at the first signs of persistent problem behavior…
Descriptors: School Districts, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Student Behavior, Positive Behavior Supports
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Borgmeier, Chris; Loman, Sheldon L.; Hara, Motoaki; Rodriguez, Billie Jo – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2015
Over 15 years after passage of legislation requiring the use of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) to inform the development of positive behavior support plans (BSPs) in special education, schools are still struggling to implement BSPs based on FBA and the function of behavior. A primary concern is that school teams regularly fail to use…
Descriptors: Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Special Education, Positive Reinforcement