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Childs, Karen Elfner; Kincaid, Don; George, Heather Peshak; Gage, Nicholas A. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2016
School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) is a systems approach to supporting the social and emotional needs of all children utilized by more than 21,000 schools across the nation. Data from numerous studies and state projects' evaluation reports point to the impact of SWPBIS on student outcomes (office discipline referrals…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Discipline Problems, Suspension
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Özek, Umut – Education Finance and Policy, 2015
Test-based accountability has become the new norm in public education over the last decade. In many states and school districts nationwide, student performance on standardized tests plays an important role in high-stakes decisions, such as grade retention. This study examines the effects of grade retention on student misbehavior in Florida, which…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Educational Policy, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
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Barkley, Brian; Lee, David; Eadens, Daniel – eJEP: eJournal of Education Policy, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between Leader in Me schools teachers' perceptions of culture, climate, and discipline referrals during the 2010-11 school year. Primary data were obtained from 172 teacher-reported surveys, from nine schools in three districts in Florida and Mississippi. A MANOVA analysis was used to…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, School Culture, Discipline Problems, Referral
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Carrell, Scott E.; Hoekstra, Mark L. – Education Next, 2009
Each year, between 10 and 20 percent of schoolchildren in the United States are exposed to domestic violence. According to psychologists, such exposure can lead to aggressive behavior, decreased social competence, and diminished academic performance. A majority of parents and school officials believe that children who are troubled, whatever the…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Family Violence, Aggression, Income
Micklo, Stephen J. – 1992
This study was conducted to identify and validate the work-related problems of public school teachers in Florida's Prekindergarten Early Intervention Program which targets economically at-risk 3- and 4-year olds. The study was designed to answer three questions: (1) What problems are perceived to be most bothersome and occur most frequently? (2)…
Descriptors: Demography, Discipline Problems, Economically Disadvantaged, Parent Participation
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Dept. of Planning and Evaluation. – 1976
The study discussed in this report is intended to describe the operation of two of Dade County, Florida Public Schools programs to modify the behavior of its disruptive students, the Alternative School (excluding the COPE centers) program and the School Centers for Special Instruction. Additionally, data on the impact of the alternative school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Counseling Services
Goins, L. Keith, Ed. – 1996
This proceedings includes the following papers: "Dealing with Discipline Problems in Schools" (Allen); "Developing Global Awareness" (Arnold); "Desktop Publishing Using WordPerfect 6.0 for Windows" (Broughton); "Learn and Earn" (Cauley); "Using the Computer to Teach Merchandising Math"…
Descriptors: Business Education, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Computer Software