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Kato, Mimi McGrath; Kittelman, Angus; Flannery, K. Brigid; Cohen Lissman, Dana – Preventing School Failure, 2023
Previous research has demonstrated a need for contextual fit when implementing behavior supports in high schools (Flannery et al., "The High School Journal," 96(4), 267-282, 2013; Flannery & Kato, "Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth," 61(1), 69-79, 2017). As high schools move beyond the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Positive Behavior Supports, Program Implementation, Fidelity
Kittelman, Angus; Mercer, Sterett H.; McIntosh, Kent; Hoselton, Robert – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2022
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine patterns in implementation of Tiers 2 and 3 school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS) systems to identify timings of installation that led to higher implementation of advanced tiers. Extant data from 776 schools in 27 states reporting on the first 3 years of Tier 2…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Evidence Based Practice, Program Implementation, Fidelity
Kittelman, Angus; Strickland-Cohen, M. Kathleen; Pinkelman, Sarah E.; McIntosh, Kent – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2020
There is a dearth of research examining school and district factors associated with the abandonment of evidence-based practice in schools. In this mixed methods study, we surveyed 23 school personnel working with 30 schools that abandoned and then readopted school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS). Our aims were to…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Educational Change, Evidence Based Practice
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Massar, Michelle M.; Horner, Robert H.; Kittelman, Angus; Conley, Kathleen M. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2023
Coaching is a key driver supporting implementation of evidence-based instructional and behavioral practices (EBPs). The purposes of this study were to propose a model of coaching and examine the effects of two coaching mechanisms (prompting and performance feedback) on (a) teacher use of classroom management EBPs and (b) student classroom…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Instructional Effectiveness, Prompting, Feedback (Response)
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Chaparro, Erin A.; Kittelman, Angus; McDaniel, Sara C.; Peshak George, Heather; VanLone, Janet; So, SoLing – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2022
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a prevention-oriented multitiered system of support. In this article, we discuss how PBIS implementation might be different for schools in rural settings. We used two subsamples of an extant data set of 11,561 schools in 44 U.S. states reporting on PBIS implementation fidelity during the…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Rural Schools, Program Implementation
Kittelman, Angus; Bromley, Katherine W.; Mercer, Sterett H.; McIntosh, Kent – Remedial and Special Education, 2019
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the stability and validity of a measure assessing sustainability of school-wide behavior interventions, the "School-Wide Universal Behavior Support Sustainability Index: School Teams" (SUBSIST). We assessed the stability of the SUBSIST across 3 years of measurement. We also assessed the…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Decision Making, Capacity Building
McIntosh, Kent; Mercer, Sterett H.; Nese, Rhonda N. T.; Strickland-Cohen, M. Kathleen; Kittelman, Angus; Hoselton, Robert; Horner, Robert H. – Educational Researcher, 2018
In this 3-year prospective study, we tested the extent to which school-, practice-, and district-level variables predicted sustained implementation for schools in various stages of implementation of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS) Tier 1 (universal) systems. Staff from 860 schools in 14 U.S. states completed a…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Structural Equation Models, Fidelity, Predictor Variables
Nese, Rhonda N. T.; Nese, Joseph F. T.; McIntosh, Kent; Mercer, Sterett H.; Kittelman, Angus – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2019
In this study, longitudinal data from 708 schools across five states in the continental United States were analyzed to measure the time between initial training and adequate implementation of Tier I Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports over 5 years and the extent to which it varied by school characteristics. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Institutional Characteristics, Suburban Schools
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Kittelman, Angus; Wagner Bromley, Katherine; Mazzotti, Valerie L. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2016
Work experiences are linked to positive post-school outcomes for youth and young adults with disabilities. Unfortunately, students who struggle to manage conflict and challenges in work settings have a difficult time maintaining employment. Though ecological assessments are used to create supported work plans surrounding socially inappropriate…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Positive Behavior Supports, Workplace Learning, Disabilities