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Young, Shawna – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2012
A college professor who trains preservice physical education teachers was asked to design, develop, and implement a pilot physical education program at a nonpublic school primarily serving students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBDs). The teacher/researcher conducted an action research study to maximize the effectiveness of teaching and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Private Schools, Intervals, Physical Activities
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Cheney, Douglas – Preventing School Failure, 1998
Describes the use of the action planning and research process (APR) by seven collaborative teams with 29 students having emotional or behavioral disorders in a middle school. The process involves student identification; systematic student assessment in interpersonal, emotional, cognitive, and biological areas; developing and implementing…
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Disorders, Educational Planning, Emotional Disturbances
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Burnard, Sonia; Nesbitt, Heather – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 1995
This paper describes the ongoing action research program at a residential school for students with emotional and behavior disorders in England. Structured "cooperative play" is used to improve language and behavior skills of students, train adults, and provide a research setting in which changes can be observed, recorded, and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders, Classroom Research
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Meyer, Aleta L.; Farrell, Albert D. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1998
Describes efforts to apply the action-research process to design and evaluate a theory-based program of intervention to reduce and prevent youth violence in high-risk urban environments. Twelve objectives were developed to design and evaluate "Responding in Peaceful and Positive Ways," a violence-prevention curriculum for sixth graders.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Aggression, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders