Cultural Perspectives: Missing Pieces in the Functional Assessment Process.

Salend, Spencer J.; Taylor, Lorraine S.

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Publication Date: 2002

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Cultural Perspectives: Missing Pieces in the Functional Assessment Process.

Salend, Spencer J.; Taylor, Lorraine S.

Intervention in School and Clinic, v38 n2 p104-12 Nov 2002

This article provides guidelines for conducting culturally sensitive functional assessments by forming a diverse multidisciplinary team, employing culturally sensitive ways of selecting target behaviors, collecting data on students and their behavior, analyzing data and formulating hypotheses; and developing culturally responsive behavioral intervention plans and evaluating their effect on students' cultural perspectives. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Data Collection, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Minority Group Children, Student Evaluation

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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