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Download full textMaynard, Brandy R.; Tyson-McCrea, Katherine; Pigott, Therese; Kelly, Michael – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The main objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the effects of intervention programs on school attendance behaviors of elementary and secondary school students to inform policy and practice. The specific questions guiding this study were: (1) Do indicated programs with a goal of increasing student attendance affect…
Descriptors: Intervention, Student Attitudes, Attendance Patterns, Attendance
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Direct linkArvans, Rebecca K.; LeBlanc, Linda A. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
Psychological interventions for migraines typically include biofeedback training, stress-management training, or relaxation training and are implemented without consideration of environmental variables that might maintain migraines or complaints of migraines. An adolescent with daily reports of migraines that negatively impacted school attendance…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Psychology, Evaluation Methods
Converse, Noelle; Lignugaris/Kraft, Benjamin – Remedial and Special Education, 2009
This study investigated the impact of a school-based mentoring program on at-risk students' office referrals, unexcused absences, and school attitude. Students who participated in the mentoring program had statistically significant reductions in office referrals and statistically significant improvements in school attitude. Based on an analysis of…
Descriptors: Mentors, School Attitudes, At Risk Students, Program Effectiveness
Cihak, David F.; Gama, Robert I. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2008
This study determined the effectiveness of noncontingent escape access to self-reinforcement, as a student-directed intervention. Three students successfully used a break card to systematically decrease inappropriate behavior maintained by negative reinforcement while increasing task engagement. In addition, teachers completed an Intervention…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Modification, Self Reward, Negative Reinforcement
Kirby, Kimberly C.; Kerwin, MaryLouise E.; Carpenedo, Carolyn M.; Rosenwasser, Beth J.; Gardner, Robert S. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2008
Contingency management (CM) for drug abstinence has been applied to individuals independently even when delivered in groups. We developed a group CM intervention in which the behavior of a single, randomly selected, anonymous individual determined reinforcement delivery for the entire group. We also compared contingencies placed only on cocaine…
Descriptors: Intervention, Cocaine, Contingency Management, Patients
Leonard, Noelle R.; Gwadz, Marya V.; Arredondo, Gricel N.; Riedel, Marion; Rotko, Lauren; Hardcastle, Emily J.; Potere, Jodi C. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2007
The abuse of alcohol and other substances by mothers raising adolescent children has serious adverse effects on family functioning and youth outcomes, and on mothers' own health and adaptation. Mothers who are also HIV-infected face additional challenges. In the present report, we describe a multi-session intervention conducted in individual…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mothers, Adolescents, Substance Abuse
