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Motivation to Adhere to Unit-Based Guidelines for Alcohol Consumption and Ability to Do so Is Limited among University Students
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Furtwängler, Nina; de Visser, Richard Oliver – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2017
Aims: The first aim was to explore whether university students possess the information, motivation and behavioural skills required to adhere to government guidelines for alcohol consumption expressed in "units" of alcohol. The second aim was to identify correlates of greater motivation to adhere to guidelines and greater capacity to…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Student Motivation
Intentions and Trait Self-Control Predict Fruit and Vegetable Consumption during the Transition to First-Year University
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Tomasone, Jennifer R.; Meikle, Natasha; Bray, Steven R. – Journal of American College Health, 2015
Objective: To examine the independent and combined effects of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) variables and trait self-control (TSC) in the prediction of fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC) among first-year university students. Participants: Seventy-six first-year undergraduate university students. Methods: In their first week of class…
Descriptors: Self Control, Eating Habits, Food, Guidelines
The Association for Behavior Analysis International Position Statement on Restraint and Seclusion
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Vollmer, Timothy R.; Hagopian, Louis P.; Bailey, Jon S.; Dorsey, Michael F.; Hanley, Gregory P.; Lennox, David; Riordan, Mary M.; Spreat, Scott – Behavior Analyst, 2011
A task force authorized by the Executive Council of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) generated the statement below concerning the techniques called "restraint" and "seclusion." Members of the task force independently reviewed the scientific literature concerning restraint and seclusion and agreed unanimously to the…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Discipline, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification
Planning for the Future: A Model for Using the Principles of Transition to Guide the Development of Behavior Intervention Plans
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Mueller, Tracy Gershwin; Bassett, Diane S.; Brewer, Robin D. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2012
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandates the implementation of a behavior intervention plan based on a functional behavioral assessment when a student's behavior necessitates disciplinary actions. However, IDEA does not provide any clear guidelines as to what the plans should contain nor how they can address behaviors that…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Intervention, Guidelines, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Discipline or Disaster? Fastback Series, No. 8.
Stoops, Emery; King-Stoops, Joyce – 1975
Before discussing discipline policies and practices specifically, the authors survey the basis for discipline, the kinds of discipline, the needs and sources of discipline, and the relationships between parents and students and discipline. The authors point out the need for encouraging self-discipline and make the point that discipline and…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems
Classroom Management.
Porter, Robin – 1983
Intended primarily for student teachers and beginning teachers, this paper provides a base from which teachers may develop their own approach to classroom management and suggests ways of fostering a classroom climate conducive to effective management and student self-discipline. The discussion begins by considering four factors influencing…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperating Teachers, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education