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Stress, Biases, or Professionalism: What Drives Teachers' Referral Judgments of Students with Challenging Behaviors?
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Abidin, Richard R.; Robinson, Lina L. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2002
This study explored relative contributions of variables underlying 30 elementary teachers' referral judgments. Best predictors of referral were teachers' judgments about presence of behavioral problems and students' academic competence, while demography, off-task behavior, and teachers' stress failed to contribute significantly. (Contains…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Demography, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis
Strengthening Emotional Support Services: An Empirically Based Model for Training Teachers of Students with Behavior Disorders.
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Sawka, Kristin D.; McCurdy, Barry L.; Mannella, Mark C. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2002
This paper describes implementation of a combined active training and consultation project with 64 school staff members in a large urban district. Participation was broadly associated with increased staff knowledge of effective behavior management and instructional strategies, successful implementation of skills at the classroom level with…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Consultants