ERIC Number: EJ1202829
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-988X
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Externalizing Behaviors within General, At-Risk, and Special Education Preschool Classrooms: A Preliminary Investigation
Floress, Margaret T.; Rader, Rebecca A.; Berlinghof, Jessica R.; Fanok, Paige C.
Preventing School Failure, v62 n4 p279-288 2018
Student problem behaviors occur across all classroom settings, but preschool children are three times more likely to be expelled than students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Determining the extent to which preschool students exhibit problem behaviors may help promote preventative practices in early childhood settings. This study examined the natural occurrence of externalizing behaviors within general, at-risk, and special education classrooms. Direct observations were collected across six classrooms to measure student off-task and disruptive behavior. No significant off-task differences were found across the three classroom types. However, a significant difference in disruptive behavior was found between special education and general education classrooms and between special education and at-risk classrooms. Implications and directions for future study are discussed.
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Preschool Children, At Risk Persons, Special Education, Behavior Problems, Prevention, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Expulsion
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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