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Reflections on the Past and Future [and] Like It Is: Thoughts on the Career of Lewis Polsgrove.
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Polsgrove, Lewis; Gable, Robert A. – Behavioral Disorders, 2003
This article reflects on the gap between research and practice and three approaches that might be used to promote evidence-based strategies: increasing awareness; improving teacher training; and mounting a focused research agenda. A response echoes the need for research-based practice and discusses the benefits of teacher education programs…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Disabilities, Educational Innovation, Educational Trends
Early Intervention with Children at Risk of Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: A Critical Examination of Research Methodology and Practices.
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Hester, Peggy P.; Baltodano, Heather M.; Gable, Robert A.; Tonelson, Stephen W. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2003
This paper reviews the research concerning critical elements of early intervention with children at risk for emotional/behavioral disorders. It examines: (1) literature search procedures and criteria; (2) conduct of the intervention including participant characteristics, types of interventions, types of measures, age of onset, and length of…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Practices
Putting Quality Functional Assessment into Practice in Schools: A Research Agenda on Behalf of E/BD Students.
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Quinn, Mary M.; Gable, Robert A.; Fox, Jim; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr.; Van Acker, Richard; Conroy, Maureen – Education and Treatment of Children, 2001
In light of the discipline provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act emphasizing functional assessments and positive behavioral interventions as well as new responsibilities for the Individualized Education Program team, this article discusses the problems that school divisions are encountering when implementing these…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Discipline, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
An Examination of School Climate in Effective Alternative Programs
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Quinn, Mary Magee; Poirier, Jeffrey M.; Faller, Susan E.; Gable, Robert A.; Tonelson, Steven W. – Preventing School Failure, 2006
The alternative education field lacks a common definition and has a major divide between the differing philosophies of alternative programs; little empirical evidence is available to identify the components necessary to create effective alternative educational programs. Tremendous growth in the availability of alternative programs in the United…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Nontraditional Education, Educational Environment, School Culture