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Fahsl, Allison J.; Luce, Amanda E. – Preventing School Failure, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Fight-Free Schools violence prevention process had an effect on the frequency of aggressive acts of elementary school students. Participants included approximately 600 students ranging from Kindergarten to 5th grade in a suburban school in the Midwestern United States. Data were collected over…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Suburban Schools, Prevention, Aggression
Blank, Jessica C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study was aimed to investigate the potential negative impact that positive (e.g., praise and rewards) and punitive (e.g., sending students to the office) disciplinary techniques, commonly used within the Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) approach, have on students' prosocial motivation, and how aspects of…
Descriptors: Discipline, Student Motivation, Incentives, Behavior Modification
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Twemlow, Stuart W.; Biggs, Bridget K.; Nelson, Timothy D.; Vernberg, Eric M.; Fonagy, Peter; Twemlow, Stephen W. – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
This study evaluated the Gentle Warrior Program, a traditional martial arts-based intervention to reduce aggression in children, as it was implemented in three elementary schools. The sample consisted of 254 children in grades 3, 4, and 5 who participated in the Gentle Warrior Program as part of a larger school violence intervention. Results…
Descriptors: Intervention, Elementary Schools, Violence, Bullying
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Black, Sally; Washington, Ericka – ERS Spectrum, 2008
The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (BPP) is an internationally recognized school-based bullying prevention program. This project sought to evaluate pilot implementation of the program in one urban district using fidelity of implementation, bullying incident density (BID), student surveys, and serious incident reports as process and outcome…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Bullying, Prevention, At Risk Students
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Scheckner, Stacey B.; Rollin, Stephen A. – Journal of School Violence, 2003
This article details the implementation and empirical evaluation of an elementary school violence program. The problem of school violence and the significance and focus of the study are discussed. The general research question in this study was to examine the potential for a computer-mediated anger management program to enhance or improve the…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Educational Environment, Computer Uses in Education, Program Effectiveness
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Polirstok, Susan; Gottlieb, Jay – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2006
A professional development program which trained whole school staffs in the use of positive behavioral interventions for the purpose of reducing referral rates of students for misbehavior and special education evaluation. The program focused on training teachers and paraprofessionals in behavior management strategies to increase "high approval…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Reading Achievement, Academic Achievement, Referral