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Verlenden, Jorge; Naser, Shereen; Brown, Jeffrey – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2021
Behavioral and social-emotional challenges experienced in childhood are risk factors for negative educational and health outcomes. Universal social-emotional screening in schools has been identified as an effective approach to identifying children at risk for mental health and behavioral challenges and is congruent with tiered frameworks for…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, At Risk Persons
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Chidi, Nnebedum; Lucky, Abadi James; Ikechukwu, Obasi Henry – Educational Process: International Journal, 2019
The study investigated the personnel management practices adopted by principals in the administration of secondary schools in Awka Education Zone, Anambra State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Mixed research design was employed for the study. The population of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Secondary Schools, Personnel Management
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Mitchell, Rachel R.; Tingstrom, Daniel H.; Dufrene, Brad A.; Ford, W. Blake; Sterling, Heather E. – School Psychology Review, 2015
The purpose of the present study was to extend previous research by evaluating the effect of the interdependent group contingency procedure known as the Good Behavior Game (GBG) on decreasing disruptive behaviors with general-education high school students. Although many studies exist that have used the GBG to alter behaviors across ages ranging…
Descriptors: High School Students, Educational Games, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
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Siegel, Deborah – Science Teacher, 2013
Science fairs can be good motivators, but as extracurricular activities, they leave some students behind. However, by staging a Science Challenge Day at school, educators can involve all students in doing everything from choosing activities to judging projects. This article presents a model for running a successful Science Challenge Day. The…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Advanced Placement Programs, Discipline, Teamwork
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Flannery, K. B.; Fenning, P.; Kato, M. McGrath; McIntosh, K. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2014
High school is an important time in the educational career of students. It is also a time when adolescents face many behavioral, academic, and social-emotional challenges. Current statistics about the behavioral, academic, and social-emotional challenges faced by adolescents, and the impact on society through incarceration and dropout, have…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Intervention
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Hallam, Susan; Rogers, Lynne; Rhamie, Jasmine – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2010
This paper describes staff perceptions of the implementation of an alternative curriculum, Skill Force, for disaffected pupils in the UK. The perceptions of Skill Force and school staff were compared based on data from questionnaires completed by 62 Skill Force and 84 school staff, and interviews with representative samples of each. While the data…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Comparative Analysis
Denney, Kathy A.; Van Gorder, Charles H. – Principal Leadership, 2004
The increasing reliance on harsh punitive approaches, such as zero tolerance policies, for school discipline makes procedural and substantive protections for students a timely issue. When zero tolerance policies are applied to behavior that does not threaten the immediate safety or welfare of others, they can have a negative impact on the welfare…
Descriptors: Discipline, Zero Tolerance Policy, Teamwork, Advocacy
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Fenning, Pamela; Theodos, Jennifer; Benner, Courtney; Bohanon-Edmonson, Hank – Journal of School Violence, 2004
The purpose of this article is to advocate for proactive content in discipline codes of conduct. Proactive discipline codes integrate Positive Behavior Support (PBS) strategies (Sugai & Horner, 2002) and attend to the academic needs of students (McEvoy & Welker, 2000). Proactive discipline codes of conduct have meaningful participation by key…
Descriptors: Discipline, Behavior Modification, Suspension, Expulsion