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Behavioral Assessment and Treatment of Noncompliance: A Review of the Literature
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Lipschultz, Joshua L.; Wilder, David A. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2017
Noncompliance is a common behavior problem exhibited by typically developing children, as well as individuals with intellectual disabilities, and is correlated with a number of psychiatric diagnoses later in life. We begin this manuscript by describing the definition and prevalence of noncompliance. We then review the assessment procedures that…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Compliance (Psychology), Definitions, Incidence
The Use of Aversives in Special Education: Legal and Practice Considerations for School Principals
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; Losinski, Mickey; Whitford, Denise K.; Counts, Jennifer – NASSP Bulletin, 2017
The use of aversives as a method for behavioral intervention in U.S. public schools has been a persistent concern and often subject to litigation, particularly among students with disabilities. The use of aversives (restraint, seclusion, and corporal punishment) have been supported in some cases due to their perceived necessity to keep children…
Descriptors: Negative Reinforcement, Special Education, Disabilities, Principals
Functional Analysis in Public Schools: A Summary of 90 Functional Analyses
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Mueller, Michael M.; Nkosi, Ajamu; Hine, Jeffrey F. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
Several review and epidemiological studies have been conducted over recent years to inform behavior analysts of functional analysis outcomes. None to date have closely examined demographic and clinical data for functional analyses conducted exclusively in public school settings. The current paper presents a data-based summary of 90 functional…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Behavior Problems, Topography, Functional Behavioral Assessment
A Critique of Externally Oriented Behavior Management Approaches as Applied to Exceptional Black Children.
Patton, James M. – 1981
The paper looks at philosophical, heuristic, and practical reasons why behavior management approaches have failed to positively impact on the lives of exceptional Black children. Critiqued are behavior modification techniques, contingency management strategies, suspensions, expulsions, and positive and negative reinforcement. Noted among the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Black Students, Contingency Management
Aversive Stimuli in Academic Interactions between Students with Serious Emotional Disturbance and Their Teachers.
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Gunter, Philip L.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1993
This research review finds that academic activities and instructional interactions are potential sources of aversive stimuli that may increase undesirable escape and avoidance behavior in students with emotional disturbances. By reducing the availability of aversive stimuli in the instructional process, the development of more powerful and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Children's Acceptability of Classroom Interventions for Misbehavior: Findings and Methodological Considerations.
Elliott, Stephen N. – 1984
Research on clients' perceptions of the acceptability of psychological treatments has grown out of concern for social validity and has resulted in the development of a hypothetical model to explain how individuals might select treatments. This model involves four components: (1) acceptability of treatment; (2) use of treatment; (3) integrity of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques