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Implementing Facility-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports in Secure Juvenile Correction Settings: Results of an Evaluation Study
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Sprague, Jeffrey; Jolivette, Kristine; Boden, Lauren J.; Wang, Eugene – Remedial and Special Education, 2020
In this study, we assessed the feasibility and social validity of an adapted approach to positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) implementation in secure juvenile facilities. The authors developed a comprehensive model of facility-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (FW-PBIS) for use in secure juvenile correctional…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Intervention
Implementing an LGBTQ Training for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Facilitators
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Drescher, Christopher F.; Eldridge, Elizabeth Devon; Wood, Elizabeth; Rossi, Alexis L.; Stepleman, Lara – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2018
Teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections remain a major health concern and are linked to a number of poor outcomes. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth are particularly at risk for these issues. Although evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) programs exist, they are not necessarily tailored…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Pregnancy, Prevention
A Case Study of Certified Support Staff Members' Perceptions of Professional Learning Communities
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Byrd, Tresseler S. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the perceptions of certified support staff at a Georgia middle school, focusing on their opinions of Professional Learning Communities (PLC), the roles they played in PLCs and the effect PLCs had on their professional practices. This descriptive case study utilized open-ended interviews,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Collegiality, Team Training, School Culture
Teacher Perceptions of Collegial Coaching: A Case Study of a Secondary English Department
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Thompson, Robert G. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the collegial coaching model of staff development used by 8 English teachers at one Georgia high school. The 8 teachers worked in 4 groups of 2 to develop curriculum, design lessons, and create assessments for one grade level of students. The theoretical foundation for the collegial coaching model dates…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Social Change
Evaluation, Supervision, and Staff Development under Mandated Reform: The Perceptions and Practices of Rural Middle School Principals
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Eady, Charlotte King; Zepeda, Sally J. – Rural Educator, 2007
The perspectives of three rural middle school principals as they implement Georgia's A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000 were investigated in this study. A case study approach was used, employing both within case and cross case analyses. Three interviews were conducted with each of the three participants, resulting in a total of nine interviews.…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Middle Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Supervision
A Third Party Evaluation of the "Basic Teacher Education Grant." Final Report.
Childers, B. E.; Eaddy, K. M. – 1981
For more than 60 years, the Georgia State Board of Education has allotted funds to the University of Georgia for use in preparation of vocational teachers and administrators. Since passage of the 1963 Vocational Education Act, however, emphasis has been put on programs and services for specific groups of people, rather than on instructional areas…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Educational Finance, Educational Planning, Evaluation