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Cullen, Stephen M.; Cullen, Mairi Ann; Band, Susan; Davis, Liz; Lindsay, Geoff – British Educational Research Journal, 2011
The Parent Support Adviser (PSA) role, piloted in 2006-2008 in 20 local authorities (LAs) in England, offered preventative and early intervention support to families where there were concerns about children's school attendance or behaviour. Overall, this was a highly successful initiative in terms of supporting parental engagement with their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Districts, Pilot Projects, Early Intervention
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Garbutt, Nathalie; Furniss, Frederick – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: The ability of descriptive assessments to differentiate functions of problem behaviours might be increased by systematically sampling natural contexts characterized by different establishing operations. This study evaluated the stability of such characteristics, and variability in challenging behaviour, for three school contexts.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Sampling
Sprague, Jeffrey; Pennefather, Jordan; Marquez, Jessie; Yeaton, Pamela; Marquez, Brion – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
This session will describe the social validity, usability and intent to use of an interactive, state-of-the-art, professional development program based on the Response to Intervention (RtI) approach and its core components (e.g., problem-solving strategy; three tiers of intervention service delivery with universal, selected and intensive…
Descriptors: Validity, Elementary School Teachers, Intention, Usability
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Mortenson, Bruce P.; Rush, Karena S.; Webster, John; Beck, Twila – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2008
The purpose of this study was to discern the current skill level of novice teachers in identifying the function of problem behaviors and illustrate the continued need for developing data collection skills with this population. Eighty-eight teachers with experience ranging from 1-5 years completed a series of open and forced-choice questions that…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Special Education Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Pilot Projects
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Johnson, Valerie L.; Holt, Laura J.; Bry, Brenna H.; Powell, Sharon R. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2008
The current study is a formative evaluation of an integrated, school-based program for urban minority youth transitioning into high school. The design of this pilot project was quasi-experimental in nature, with one freshman physical education class assigned to receive the intervention and one to receive no program or "treatment as usual." The…
Descriptors: High School Students, Physical Education, Pilot Projects, Formative Evaluation
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Kriebel, Dawn Kastanek; Wigfield, Allan; Reilly, Debbie; Krebs, Madeleine; Marklin, Jeanne – Adoption Quarterly, 2002
A pilot study examined effects of pre- and peri-adoption therapy on adoptive placements of 13 children who had been in foster care and who had been identified as "emotionally unstable." Intervention included counseling with licensed therapists and other services, such as parent education to ease the transition into permanency. Findings…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Behavior Problems, Counseling Effectiveness
Joiner, Lottie L. – American School Board Journal, 2001
A transient lifestyle, combined with emotional and behavior problems, often precipitates foster children's poor academic performance. Cooperation with child welfare workers is essential, as shown by the success rate of California's Foster Youth Services, Seattle's private social-service agency Treehouse, and New York City's Safe and Smart program.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Problems, Child Welfare
Lyons, Andri; Smith, Ralph – 1997
The Substance Use Prevention Education and Resources (SUPER I) program of the Austin Independent School District (Texas) is a school-based middle- and high-school curriculum that is offered as a positive alternative to long-term removals to students who have committed alcohol or drug-related offenses for the first time (excluding the sale or…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Expulsion, High School Students, Intermediate Grades