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Direct linkJorgensen, Mikaela; Nankervis, Karen; Chan, Jeffrey – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
While disability is recognised by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) as an evolving concept, the language of positive behaviour support has not kept pace with the current human rights-based approach. The widely-used terms 'challenging behaviour' and 'behaviours that challenge' imply that the behaviour…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Labeling (of Persons), Language Usage
Bulla, Andrew J.; Frieder, Jessica E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
Teachers are responsible for providing an education to students of all ability levels. Recent data suggest that roughly 95% of students with a disability are receiving some form of education in their general education setting. Individuals with disabilities tend to engage in higher levels of disruptive behaviors (e.g., talking out in class,…
Descriptors: Self Management, Disabilities, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
Schwartz, Ilene S.; Kelly, Elizabeth M. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2021
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a natural science dedicated to using behavioral principles to address socially important problems. One area in which behavior analysts have made compelling gains in the last 50 years is in developing, evaluating, and disseminating effective interventions for people with significant intellectual and developmental…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Disabilities, Applied Behavior Analysis, Intervention
Verstraete, Pieter – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2017
In this article the history of silence is looked at from an educational perspective. By closely examining the way three nineteenth-century authors--who all based their educational theories on concrete experiences with persons with disabilities--have related themselves to silence, it will be argued that silence has been educationalised. Silence has…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational History, Educational Theories, Experience
Download full textGagnon, Douglas J.; Mattingly, Marybeth; Connelly, Vincent J. – Carsey Institute, 2013
The restraint and seclusion of individuals--practices usually associated with highly restrictive environments--are extreme responses to student behavior used in some public schools. In this brief, authors Douglas Gagnon, Marybeth Mattingly, and Vincent Connelly report that restraint and seclusion are used much more frequently on students with a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Student Behavior, Public Schools, Students
Busacca, Margherita L.; Anderson, Angelika; Moore, Dennis W. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2015
This review evaluates self-management literature targeting problem behaviors of primary school students in general education settings. Thirty-one single-case design studies met inclusion criteria, of which 16 demonstrated adequate methodological rigor, according to What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) design standards. Visual analysis and WWC…
Descriptors: Self Control, Self Management, Behavior Problems, Elementary School Students
Ivie, Ashlee – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2016
This paper examines the use of cameras in self-contained special education classrooms. It begins with an examination of the legal framework used when administrators are contemplating the implementation of video surveillance within the classroom. It gives a brief summary of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Individuals with…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Self Contained Classrooms, Special Education, Legal Responsibility
O'Reilly, Mark; Fragale, Christina; Gainey, Summer; Kang, Soyeon; Koch, Heather; Shubert, Jennifer; El Zein, Farah; Longino, Deanna; Chung, Moon; Xu, Ziwei; White, Pamela; Lang, Russell; Davis, Tonya; Rispoli, Mandy; Lancioni, Giulio; Didden, Robert; Healy, Olive; Kagohara, Deborah; van der Meer, Larah; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
We examined the influence of an antecedent communication intervention on challenging behavior for three students with developmental disorders. Students were taught to request tangible items that were identified as reinforcers for challenging behavior in a prior functional analysis. Individual participant multielement and reversal designs were used…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Disabilities
von Ravensberg, Heidi; Blakely, Allison – Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2014
When to conduct a functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is a question answered by both best practice and the law. The special education field continues to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the functional behavioral assessment, an evidence-based technology that is the basis of a behavior intervention plan (BIP) and a cornerstone of the…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Positive Behavior Supports
Freeman, Jennifer; Sugai, George – Exceptional Children, 2013
In this article, we describe and evaluate the extent to which recent changes to state-level policy are related to seclusion and restraint in schools and detail what components of comprehensive restraint and seclusion policy are indicated. We examined state policy documents and coded them for the presence of specific characteristics related to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, State Policy, State Legislation, Discipline
Adelman, Howard; Taylor, Linda – Online Submission, 2017
Public education is at a crossroads. Moving in new directions is imperative. Just tweaking and tinkering with old ideas is a recipe for disaster. Continuing challenges confronting public education highlight why moving school improvement policy and practice in new directions is imperative. With a view to enhancing graduation rates and successful…
Descriptors: Barriers, Public Education, Equal Education, Achievement Gap
Spenceley, Lydia – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2012
The term "Special Needs" is one which is poorly defined in general and particularly nuanced in the Lifelong Learning Sector, where its meaning has been extended to incorporate economic and social needs in addition to the more "traditional" interpretation of the term. Although the sector apparently operates inclusively,…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Continuing Education, Disabilities, Special Needs Students
Cumming, Therese M.; Strnadová, Iva; Dowse, Leanne – International Journal of Special Education, 2014
The largest population of youth at risk for involvement in the juvenile justice system are those with disabilities and mental illness. There has been scant research into the pathways that these students take from home, school and the community to involvement in the justice system in Australia. This paper utilises insights from critical disability…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Students, Youth Programs, Youth Opportunities
Hebbeler, Kathleen; Spiker, Donna – Future of Children, 2016
What do we know about young children with delays and disabilities, and how can we help them succeed in prekindergarten through third grade? To begin with, Kathleen Hebbeler and Donna Spiker write, identifying children with delays and disabilities to receive specialized services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act poses several…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Eligibility, Preschool Education
Zirkel, Perry A. – Exceptional Children, 2013
This article examines a critical question for the special education community: What should be the current meaning of "free appropriate public education" (FAPE) in light of not only the Supreme Court's landmark "Rowley" decision in 1982 but also developments in the 30 years since then? After synthesizing what the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Court Litigation, Disabilities
