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Peer reviewedGrosenick, Judith K.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1990
A conceptual scheme developed by the National Needs Analysis Project in Behavior Disorders is presented for guiding program description and evaluation in the behavioral disorders field. The scheme identifies essential program components such as philosophy, community involvement, and exit procedures. Underlying assumptions, the development process,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Needs Assessment
Peer reviewedGolly, Annemieke; Sprague, Jeffrey; Walker, Hill; Beard, Kelli; Gorham, Ginger – Behavioral Disorders, 2000
Two studies evaluated effects of First Step to Success, a collaborative home and school early intervention program designed for kindergartners who show signs of emerging antisocial behavior. Two sets of 5-year-old male twins were the subjects of the 4-year studies. Exposure to the First Step program produced powerful behavior changes that were…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
Peer reviewedCarran, Deborah T.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1996
This study identified risk factors associated with unsuccessful discharge status of 134 students with serious emotional/behavioral disorders enrolled in a secondary-level, therapeutic day-treatment program. Major risk factors found were student substance abuse, involvement with juvenile services, and family living status. Application of…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Day Programs, Delinquency, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewedEtscheidt, Susan – Behavioral Disorders, 1991
The study examining the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral training program with 30 behaviorally disordered adolescents found participating students exhibited fewer aggressive behaviors and demonstrated greater self-control than nonparticipating students. The addition of an incentive for implementing the training strategies did not appear to…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring
Peer reviewedGriffith, Penny L.; Rogers-Adkinson, Diana L. – Behavioral Disorders, 1997
This study compared 41 students with severe behavioral disorders (attending either day or residential programs) on language measures. No significant differences were found between groups; both groups showed receptive and expressive language deficits. However, teachers rated students in the day program higher on conversational skills. Also,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Expressive Language, Incidence, Language Impairments
Peer reviewedDunlap, Glen; Childs, Karen E. – Behavioral Disorders, 1996
This study surveyed 12 journals in the field of emotional and behavior disorders to explore trends in five dimensions of research: (1) subject characteristics; (2) settings; (3)research design; (4) dependent variables; and (5) independent variables (interventions). Negligible trends were found and few studies reported interventions that were…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Individualized Programs
Peer reviewedSachs, John J.; Miller, Sidney R. – Behavioral Disorders, 1992
The impact of a modified wilderness program on the cooperative and aggressive behaviors of seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents was evaluated in the context of self-efficacy theory. Results indicated that participating adolescents showed a significant increase in cooperative behaviors and that direct observation procedures were more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Aggression, Behavior Change
