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Sometimes, Practice Makes Imperfect: Overcoming the Automaticity of Challenging Behavior by Linking Intervention to Thoughts, Feelings, and Actions
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Gable, Robert A.; Van Acker, Richard – Education and Treatment of Children, 2004
In schools throughout the country, education personnel express concern over the aggressive and antisocial behavior of children and youth. The frequency and severity of these acts compel us to find more effective strategies for decreasing and eliminating these behaviors. In this article, we argue for a broader explanation of the nature and…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Aggression, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
The Course Syllabus: Communication Tool or Contract?
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Higbee, Jeanne L. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2002
Argues that course syllabi and instructors' presentation of them set a tone for interaction with students. Relates incident in which a student in the author's class disrupted the class by regularly leaving to feed a parking meter. Student's behavior sparked discussions among colleagues regarding ways of presenting syllabi in relation to classroom…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Course Content
Expanding the Utility of Behavioral Momentum with Young Children: Where We've Been, Where We Need to Go.
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Davis, Carol Ann; Brady, Michael P. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1993
Behavioral momentum or interspersed requesting has been effectively used to achieve compliance with young children with disabilities. This paper reviews research on behavioral momentum and proposes expanding the utility of behavioral momentum to incorporate a variety of outcomes in social interactions, communication, motor skills, self-help…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills