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Royer, Egide – 1997
A study of 15 eighth graders with behavioral disorders in Quebec evaluated the effectiveness of a social and school-related skills training program in which goals were decided by the students, their teachers, and their parents. A first year pilot study assessed the effect of parent and teacher participation in the selection of skills to be learned…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Alexander, Michael L. – 1981
Englewood Learning Center in Chicago provides programs for severely and profoundly handicapped children (5 to 17 years old) in an urban area where many families live in subpoverty conditions. The program requires families to be involved in the individualized education program process and in the whole range of educational services. The program…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Witt, Joseph C.; And Others – 1983
A home-based reinforcement program was instituted with three underachieving fourth graders who exhibited inappropriate behavior. Each day the children brought home a workbook assignment indicating percentage of correct responses and parents provided reinforcement for correct items and for improvement over time. Effectiveness on completion of daily…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Grade 4
Toomey, Derek – 1991
Concentrating on hearing reading rather than parents reading to children, this literature review examines research into parents' participation in their children's literacy development with the aim of providing information to assist school practice. The review focuses on attention to British studies involving systematic analysis of carefully…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews
Smith, Marty – 1997
This brief paper describes a Behavioral Intervention Program (BIP) in Georgia in 1995-1997 that provided services at the local level for 88 students with severe and challenging behaviors. Under the program, students with severe behaviors are identified at the local level and referred to the BIP through a request for service process. The local…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Negative Reinforcement
Wallace, Gail R. – 1980
The Teaching Parents Program at a center for moderately retarded students (5 to 13 years old) who may also be visually handicapped, multiply handicapped, or emotionally disturbed allows parents to learn principles of behavior modification, task analysis, and data collection while working with a child in the classroom. Materials used in the program…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Moderate Mental Retardation
Norton, Richard S.; Powers, Richard B. – 1980
Commitment is a self-control technique to induce weight loss. Tow targets of commitment contingencies, completion of the study and behavior change, were examined among 42 female and 3 male subjects who made a monetary deposit to enroll in the 10-week program. The treatment consisted of self-monitoring of eating and exercise behavior. Subjects were…
Descriptors: Adults, Attrition (Research Studies), Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research
Karustis, James L.; Habboushe, Dina F.; Leff, Stephen S.; Eiraldi, Ricardo B.; Power, Thomas J. – 1999
This paper briefly outlines the Homework Success Program (HSP), a family-school intervention program for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The HSP uses a conjoint behavioral approach, emphasizing the importance of implementing behavioral interventions that involve parents, teachers, and students. The primary goals of the program are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Educational Environment
Richardson, Susanna, Ed.; Izard, John, Ed. – 1990
This collection of papers focuses on practical approaches to resolving behavior problems in the Australian school system. The papers are divided into four general categories: perspectives on behavior problems, focusing on families, schools and system initiatives, and programs in special settings. The papers include: (1) "Beyond…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
2001
This symposium on learning organization consists of three presentations. "Perception of Learning Culture and Concerns About the Innovation on Use of Innovation: A Question of Level of Analysis" (Rebecca Fatima Sta. Maria, Karen E. Watkins) reports a study of the relationship between organizational members' perception of learning culture…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis