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Pétursdóttir, Anna-Lind – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
In this study, 188 master-level students received training through a distance education course to conduct functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) and behavior support plans with 68 boys and six girls (aged 3-20 years) displaying persistent behavior problems in inclusive preschools, elementary, and secondary schools. In the course, master-level…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Distance Education, Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Collier-Meek, Melissa A.; Fallon, Lindsay M.; Johnson, Austin H.; Sanetti, Lisa M. H.; Delcampo, Marisa A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2012
Although widely recommended, evidence-based interventions are not regularly utilized by school practitioners. Video self-modeling is an effective and efficient evidence-based intervention for a variety of student problem behaviors. However, like many other evidence-based interventions, it is not frequently used in schools. As video creation…
Descriptors: Evidence, Intervention, Video Technology, Student Problems
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Risser, Scott D. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
To investigate the relationship between relational aggression and school performance, this study examined the relative and combined associations among relational aggression, overt aggression, and victimization and children's academic performance. Additionally this study examined the relative associations among relational and overt aggression and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Bullying, Academic Achievement, Relationship
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Rusby, Julie C.; Crowley, Ryann; Sprague, Jeffrey; Biglan, Anthony – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
This article describes the use of an observation system to measure middle school staff practices, environment characteristics, and student behavior in the school common areas. Data were collected at baseline from 18 middle schools participating in a randomized controlled trial of school-wide Positive Behavior Support. The observations were…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents, Observation
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Felix, Erika; Vernberg, Eric M.; Pfefferbaum, Rose L.; Gill, Dodie C.; Schorr, John; Boudreaux, Angela; Gurwitch, Robin H.; Galea, Sandro; Pfefferbaum, Betty – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
Following terrorist events, teachers and nonteaching school personnel are important in helping children recover, yet little is known about their willingness to assist with this. We surveyed 399 employees from a Washington, D.C.-area school district following terror attacks (September 11, 2001, attacks; sniper shootings) about their exposure,…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Terrorism, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Behavior Modification
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Lassen, Stephen R.; Steele, Michael M.; Sailor, Wayne – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
An emerging literature on school-wide Positive Behavior Support (PBS) in urban settings suggests the utility of PBS in addressing student social development while decreasing the need for disciplinary actions (i.e., office disciplinary referrals [ODRs]). This research represents a significant addition to, and expansion of, this literature by…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Urban Schools, Social Development, Academic Achievement