Classroom management is a vital skill for all teachers. Special education teacher educators are tasked with ensuring that teacher candidates are prepared to implement evidence-based practices for the prevention and intervention of challenging behaviors. Many teacher candidates are taking their coursework in an asynchronous online format, which…

The study developed a typology of cyber- and traditional victimization. The sample consisted of 497 adolescents (ages 12-18) who took the 2013 School Crime Supplement of the National Crime Victimization Survey. Latent profile analysis (LPA) with a 3-step estimation procedure was employed, using school behavior management as a covariate and weapon…

A new threat has arisen for which teachers, administrators, and parents admit they are poorly prepared. Cyberbullying--electronic forms of peer harassment--is becoming increasingly prevalent and often originates beyond the legal reach of the school. This presentation describes how cyberbullying differs from other forms of mistreatment, cites…