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Positive Behaviour Support: A Systematic Literature Review of the Effect of Staff Training and Organisational Behaviour Management
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Konstantinidou, Ioanna; Dillenburger, Karola; Ramey, Devon – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Positive Behaviour Support is an applied behaviour analytic system of support that is utilised in schools and in residential care settings for children and adults with disabilities who engage in challenging behaviour. Implementation fidelity depends on appropriate staff training and organisational behaviour management. A systematic literature…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Program Effectiveness, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Evaluation in Residential Environmental Education: An Applied Literature Review of Intermediary Outcomes
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Ardoin, Nicole M.; Biedenweg, Kelly; O'Connor, Kathleen – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2015
Residential environmental education aims to enhance proenvironmental attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors, as well as attain outcomes related to personal and interpersonal skills. Although these outcomes may not be evident for months or even years afterward, few program evaluations investigate how the experience and context affect intended outcomes…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Program Evaluation, Outcomes of Education, Literature Reviews
Regulations: Can They Control Staff Compliance in Human Services Systems?
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Jacobson, John W. – Mental Retardation, 1990
This article discusses results of regulations for Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded, arguing that, by establishing minimum standards for funding, these policies promote mediocrity. Strategies for promoting compliance behaviors are offered, as are observations on regulatory reform and the process of regulatory impact. (PB)
Descriptors: Adults, Compliance (Legal), Environmental Standards, Facility Guidelines
Regulating Professional Services in ICFs/MR: Remembering the Past and Looking to the Future.
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Sparr, Margaret P.; Smith, Wayne – Mental Retardation, 1990
This article reviews regulations governing Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR), including 1971 ICF/MR Medicaid funding legislation, standards development by professional consensus, development of federal regulations, intergovernmental roles, and possible directions for the future. A need is seen for professionals to…
Descriptors: Adults, Compliance (Legal), Environmental Standards, Facility Guidelines
Toward a Comprehensive Evaluation of the Deinstitutionalization Process: A Position Paper.
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Tari, Andor J.; Fenn, LeeAnn – Mental Retardation and Learning Disability Bulletin, 1988
The article briefly reviews the history of deinstitutionalization and supports the development and use of a comprehensive evaluation process to evaluate the human and environmental factors that affect the potential for successful placement of handicapped persons in community-based residential facilities. (JW)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Evaluation Methods
A Survey of Evaluations of Educational Intervention Programs Sponsored by Project Renewal. Publication No. 90.
Adler, Chaim; Melzer-Druker, Pessy – 1983
Published evaluation reports about educational intervention programs sponsored by Israel's Project Renewal are summarized and analyzed in this report. The programs reported on fall into the following categories: (1) intervention programs aimed at the family; (2) curriculum-based intervention programs; (3) school-related enrichment programs; (4)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth