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Factors Related to Sustained Implementation of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support
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McIntosh, Kent; Mercer, Sterett H.; Hume, Amanda E.; Frank, Jennifer L.; Turri, Mary G.; Mathews, Susanna – Exceptional Children, 2013
The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with sustainability of school-based interventions and the relative contributions of those factors to predicting sustained implementation of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS). Participants were respondents from 217 schools across 14 U.S. states. Sustainability factors were…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Intervention, Sustainability, Factor Analysis
Statewide Implementation of Evidence-Based Programs
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Fixsen, Dean; Blase, Karen; Metz, Allison; van Dyke, Melissa – Exceptional Children, 2013
Evidence-based programs will be useful to the extent they produce benefits to individuals on a socially significant scale. It appears the combination of effective programs and effective implementation methods is required to assure consistent uses of programs and reliable benefits to children and families. To date, focus has been placed primarily…
Descriptors: Evidence, State Programs, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
A Comparison of School-Based Intervention Teams: Implications for Educational and Legal Reform.
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Bahr, Michael W.; Whitten, Elizabeth; Dieker, Lisa; Kocarek, Catherine E.; Manson, David – Exceptional Children, 1999
A study examined the practices of 121 school-based intervention teams from Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Findings revealed several positive practices by teams from all states; however, teams from Illinois displayed consistent superiority across several measures. Discussion focuses on implications for practice and educational and legal reform.…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Schoolwide Planning To Improve Paraeducator Supports.
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Giangreco, Michael F.; Edelman, Susan W.; Broer, Stephen M. – Exceptional Children, 2003
A study chronicled the use of a process of planning for paraeducator supports by teams in 46 schools in 13 states during the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 school years. Findings indicated that the process assisted school teams in self-assessing their paraeducators practices, identifying priorities, and developing action plans and implementing them.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Paraprofessional School Personnel
The School and Community Partnership: Planning Transition for Students with Severe Handicaps.
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Peters, Joyce M.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1987
The Teaching Research Transition Planning Project (Oregon) is implementing and evaluating the development of school/community teams to facilitate transition of handicapped students into the community. Preliminary evaluation results support the value of an outside stimulus to encourage collaboration, locally generated plans, and policy decision…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Decision Making, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Cooperative Teaching Project: A Model for Students at Risk.
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Self, Herticena; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1991
In the Cooperative Teaching Project, regular education teachers have primary responsibility for academic needs of students at risk in grades K-3, special educators provide supplemental classroom instruction, and student progress is monitored using curriculum-based measures. Evaluation outcomes indicate the model's positive effect on student…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Cooperation, High Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness