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Sally Power; Chris Taylor – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2024
Wales is often compared favourably to other countries because of its commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and lower levels of school exclusions. Systematic analysis of policy documents reveals the dominance of a rights-based discourse in approaching the challenge of school exclusions, which are explained in terms of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Discourse Analysis
Janzen, Melanie D.; Schwartz, Karen – McGill Journal of Education, 2018
Discourses of children as deficient and deviant are common within the education system and shape the ways in which educators interact with and respond to children. To illustrate this, we conducted a critical discourse analysis of a provincial policy document that directs schools in the development of Codes of Conduct. Drawing on poststructural…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, Ethics, Educational Policy
Duchesneau, Nancy – Education Trust, 2020
The majority of public schools and districts in the U.S. report they are working to support the social and emotional learning of students. But in too many places, the approach is to focus narrowly on changing student behavior rather than implementing practices that build relationships and create learning environments that support positive social…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Social Development
Opartkiattikul, Watinee; Arthur-Kelly, Michael; Dempsey, Ian – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2014
A commitment to maximizing learning outcomes for all students is an axiom of most educational systems around the world. However this goal is sometimes compromised by factors that can be complex and difficult to address. Student behavior problems are one of the major issues challenging educators in many countries including Thailand. Recently, laws…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification
MacAllister, James – Educational Studies, 2014
This paper considers different conceptualisations of school discipline within both UK education policy and wider educational and philosophical literature. Initially, it is noted that notions of "behaviour management" dominate discourses about school discipline. It is suggested that this is unhelpful as behaviour management skills are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Discipline, Educational Policy, Educational Philosophy
Howery, Kathy; McClellan, Tony; Pedersen-Bayus, Karen – Canadian Journal of Education, 2013
This paper presents a description of ongoing work of an Alberta school district that is working to support and enhance effective inclusive practices that reach and teach every student. The district is implementing a Pyramid of Supports model that is built upon four critical elements: a belief in social justice and the value of every child, a…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Social Justice, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
Maynard, 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
Renshaw, Tyler L.; Young, K. Richard; Caldarella, Paul; Christensen, Lynnette – Online Submission, 2008
Researchers invested in school-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) have been attempting to answer an important question: Is SWPBS an evidence-based practice (EBP; e.g., Sugai & Horner, 2007)? Given the context of educational policy, this question appears to be reasonable, as its answer could significantly influence funding and adoption of SWPBS…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Program Effectiveness, Educational Policy
Losen, Daniel J. – National Education Policy Center, 2011
This brief is a companion to the policy brief entitled, "Discipline Policies, Successful Schools and Racial Justice," which reviewed the research on disciplinary exclusion from school and made several recommendations, including the following three for seeking policy change through legislation: (1) Federal and state policy should require…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Race, Suspension, Expulsion
Losen, Daniel J. – National Education Policy Center, 2011
In March of 2010, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan delivered a speech that highlighted racial disparities in school suspension and expulsion and that called for more rigorous civil rights enforcement in education. He suggested that students with disabilities and Black students, especially males, were suspended far more often than their White…
Descriptors: Suspension, Civil Rights, Educational Change, Social Justice
Muscott, Howard S.; Mann, Eric L.; LeBrun, Marcel R. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2008
This evaluation report presents outcomes for the first cohort of 28 early childhood education programs and K-12 schools involved in implementing schoolwide positive behavior support as part of a statewide systems change initiative that began in New Hampshire in 2002. Results indicate that the overwhelming majority of schools were able to implement…
Descriptors: Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation
Washburn, Sandy; Stowe, Kimberlee J.; Cole, Cassandra M.; Robinson, James – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2007
Successful discipline, improved school climates, and behavioral competence are integrally related to improving academic outcomes. This policy brief presents common discipline practices in schools and discuss current discipline data from Indiana. In addition, the report examines school-wide Positive Behavior Support (PBS), an alternative approach…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Discipline, Educational Environment, Educational Policy
McCall, Robert B.; Green, Beth L. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2004
Research methods are tools that can be variously applied - depending on the stage of knowledge in a particular area, the type of research question being asked, and the context of the research. The field of program evaluation, critical for social policy development, often has not adequately embraced the full range of methodological tools needed to…
Descriptors: Standards, Intervention, Benchmarking, Evidence Based Practice
Schweinhart, Lawrence J.; Fulcher-Dawson, Rachel – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2006
This report presents results from research into the effects of early childhood programs on their participants, particularly low-income and at-risk children. The studies described offer evidence on the long-term effects of high quality early childhood programs. Such programs can have long-lasting positive effects on children and their families,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Low Income Groups, High Risk Students, Educational Quality