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Peer reviewedMathur, Sarup R.; Kavale, Kenneth A.; Quinn, Mary Magee; Forness, Steven R.; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr. – Behavioral Disorders, 1998
A study of 64 single-subject studies examined effectiveness of social skills intervention with students with emotional or behavioral problems. The results of quantitative synthesis procedures that use a percentage of nonoverlapping data suggest that skills interventions had limited empirical support for their overall effectiveness. Implications…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedKavale, Kenneth A.; Mathur, Sarup R.; Forness, Steven R.; Quinn, Mary Magee; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr. – Behavioral Disorders, 2000
In this discussion of quantitative research synthesis, past criticisms of meta-analysis are reviewed along with the ways they have been addressed. Objections to single-subject synthesis methods are discussed, along with the advantages of using the percentage-of- nonoverlapping-data metric. The article concludes by questioning the veracity of…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedForness, Steven R.; Serna, Loretta A.; Kavale, Kenneth A.; Nielsen, Elizabeth – Education and Treatment of Children, 1998
Describes the use of a self-determination curriculum for mental-health intervention and primary prevention for Head Start children. The curriculum addresses critical adaptive-skills domains, including social skills, self-evaluation, self-direction, networking or friendship, collaboration or support seeking, problem solving and decision making, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Conflict Resolution, Curriculum Design, Decision Making Skills
