An Alternative Program To Improve Student Behavior: The Focus Program.

Potter, Les; Bulach, Clete

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Publication Date: 1996

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An Alternative Program To Improve Student Behavior: The Focus Program.

Potter, Les; Bulach, Clete

Thresholds in Education, v22 n4 p14-16 Nov 1996

Describes a South Carolina middle school's efforts to improve student behavior and decrease suspension rates by using a focus-group approach with underachieving seventh graders with behavior problems. Students participated in daily focus-group experiences in which they learned strategies for changing their behavior and improving study skills. Grades and attendance both improved dramatically. (MLH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Behavior Problems, Discipline, Enrichment Activities, Focus Groups, Grade 7, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Models, Parent Participation, Program Descriptions, Remedial Programs, Student Behavior, Study Skills

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Carolina

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