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School-Wide Positive Behavior Support in an Alternative School Setting: A Case Study
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Simonsen, Brandi; Britton, Lisa; Young, Dale – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2010
Students with disabilities who display serious (e.g., dangerous) problem behaviors are frequently educated in alternative school settings. Although there is considerable research on intervention approaches (e.g., function-based support) to support individual students with challenging behaviors, there is a lack of research on schoolwide…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Intervention, Aggression, Behavior Disorders
A Descriptive, Multiyear Examination of Positive Behavior Support
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Dunlap, Glen; Carr, Edward G.; Horner, Robert H.; Koegel, Robert L.; Sailor, Wayne; Clarke, Shelley; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Albin, Richard W.; Vaughn, Bobbie J.; McLaughlin, Darlene Magito; James, Kim Mullen; Todd, Anne W.; Newton, J. Stephen; Lucyshyn, Joseph; Griggs, Peter; Bohanon, Hank; Choi, Jeong Hoon; Vismara, Laurie; Minjarez, Mendy Boettcher; Buschbacher, Pamelazita; Fox, Lise – Behavioral Disorders, 2010
A major goal of positive behavior support (PBS) is to produce broad-based, long-term improvements in adaptive behavior; however, the empirical base, at present, is mainly composed of relatively short-term studies carried out in circumscribed contexts. Therefore, a need exists for reliable data that can inform the field regarding the comprehensive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality of Life, Behavior Modification, Rating Scales
Positive Intervention for Serious Behavior Problems: Best Practices in Implementing the Hughes Bill (A.B. 2586) and the Positive Behavioral Intervention Regulations. Updated Revised Edition.
Wright, Diana Browning; Gurman, Harvey B. – 2001
This guide is intended to help California educators comply with requirements of the 1990 Hughes Act (which ensured the right of the state's special education students to a behavioral intervention plan) and with requirements of the reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1997) concerning functional behavioral assessment and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Compliance (Legal)
Positive Intervention for Serious Behavior Problems: Best Practices in Implementing the Hughes Bill (A.B. 2586) and the Positive Behavioral Intervention Regulations.
Wright, Diana Browning; Gurman, Harvey B. – 1994
This manual provides guidelines to educators attempting to comply with California's Hughes Bill, which is intended to ensure the rights of special education students to have positive behavioral intervention plans designed to bring lasting behavioral changes without interventions that cause pain or trauma. An introductory chapter summarizes the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Techniques
A Statewide Survey of California Teachers about Behavioral Interventions in Special Education.
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Dake, Bruce; And Others – 1993
California special education teachers (N=1,282) responded to a survey concerning the distribution of, and support for, students receiving special education services who engage in severe problem behaviors in school settings. The survey included questions about the status and experience of the teacher as well as the specific areas of support used in…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems