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Hu, Xiaoyi; Lee, Gabrielle – Behavioral Disorders, 2019
Effective strategies to address communication and behavior challenges are critical in early intervention programs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on vocal mands and aggressive behavior displayed by a child with autism in China. One 4-year-old boy with autism participated…
Descriptors: Pictorial Stimuli, Behavior Modification, Communication Skills, Verbal Operant Conditioning
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Garwood, Justin D.; Werts, Margaret G.; Mason, Linda H.; Harris, Bronwyn; Austin, Morgan B.; Ciullo, Stephen; Magner, Karen; Koppenhaver, David A.; Shin, Mikyung – Behavioral Disorders, 2019
Many students who have experienced complex trauma receive special education services related to emotional and behavioral disorders at residential treatment facilities (RTFs) as they undergo therapy. One academic skill in which students with emotional and behavioral disorders often struggle is writing. The current multi-probe, multiple-baseline,…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Residential Programs
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Lochman, John E.; Boxmeyer, Caroline L.; Powell, Nicole P.; Qu, Lixin; Wells, Karen; Windle, Michael – Behavioral Disorders, 2012
This study examines whether a school-based preventive intervention for children with aggressive behavior affects children's academic outcomes when it is implemented by school counselors in a dissemination field trial. The Coping Power program targets empirical risk factors for aggressive behavior and focuses primarily on teaching social and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Grades (Scholastic), Risk, Special Education
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Maggin, Daniel M.; Fallon, Lindsay M.; Sanetti, Lisa M. Hagermoser; Ruberto, Laura M. – Behavioral Disorders, 2012
The present study investigated the effects of an intensive training protocol on levels of paraeducator fidelity to a group contingency intervention used to manage the classroom behavior of students with EBD. A multiple baseline design across classrooms was used to determine whether the training was associated with initial and sustained increases…
Descriptors: Aggression, Feedback (Response), Student Behavior, Fidelity
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Farmer, Thomas W.; Lane, Kathleen L.; Lee, David L.; Hamm, Jill V.; Lambert, Kerrylin – Behavioral Disorders, 2012
Research on school social dynamics suggests that antisocial behavior is often supported by peer group processes particularly during late childhood and adolescence. Building from a social interactional framework, this article explores how information on the social functions of aggressive and disruptive behavior may help to guide function-based…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Violence, Prevention, Behavior Problems
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Dunlap, Glen; Carr, Edward G.; Horner, Robert H.; Koegel, Robert L.; Sailor, Wayne; Clarke, Shelley; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Albin, Richard W.; Vaughn, Bobbie J.; McLaughlin, Darlene Magito; James, Kim Mullen; Todd, Anne W.; Newton, J. Stephen; Lucyshyn, Joseph; Griggs, Peter; Bohanon, Hank; Choi, Jeong Hoon; Vismara, Laurie; Minjarez, Mendy Boettcher; Buschbacher, Pamelazita; Fox, Lise – Behavioral Disorders, 2010
A major goal of positive behavior support (PBS) is to produce broad-based, long-term improvements in adaptive behavior; however, the empirical base, at present, is mainly composed of relatively short-term studies carried out in circumscribed contexts. Therefore, a need exists for reliable data that can inform the field regarding the comprehensive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality of Life, Behavior Modification, Rating Scales
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Wilson, Rich – Behavioral Disorders, 1984
A review of research regarding self-control treatments for aggressive behavior focuses on antecedent stimulus control, self-reinforcement, self-instructional training, and multiple component treatments. (CL)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Self Control
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Mullen, Joyce A.; Wood, Frank H. – Behavioral Disorders, 1986
Responses by 43 teachers and 200 junior high school students to the 55 common problems listed on the Disturbing Behavior Checklist 1 are compared. Rank orderings of the two groups' ratings of the disturbingness of behaviors show moderate agreement. (Author)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Junior High Schools, Student Attitudes
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; Conroy, Maureen; Zhang, Dalun – Behavioral Disorders, 2008
Since the reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; 1997) through the current reauthorization (IDEA 2004), disciplinary procedures and functional behavioral assessment (FBA) have been widely used in school districts to assist in the prevention and amelioration of problem behaviors. Although researchers have…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Discipline, Intervention, Disabilities
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Smith, Stephen W.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1994
This study investigated the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral training in reducing angry behavior and aggression among three fourth-grade students in a multicategory resource room. Results indicated that students were able to learn the strategy and reduce undesirable behavior, maintaining decreased levels of anger and aggression over time.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Anger, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems
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Goldstein, Arnold P.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1983
The article lists skills to be taught, then describes the psychoeducational training procedures, management problems, and research evaluation results of the structured learning approach for teaching social competencies to aggressive, withdrawn, immature, or developmentally lagging preadolescents and adolescents. Effectiveness reported includes…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems
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Wilkinson, S. Cynthia; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1995
Comparison of 289 Canadian elementary students with behavioral or emotional difficulties with 363 Welsh students referred for social/emotional difficulties found similarities in the severity and frequency of acting-out or undercontrolled behaviors but significant differences in inhibited or overcontrolled behaviors, with Canadian teachers…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Comparative Education, Elementary Education
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Kupersmidt, Janis B.; Bryant, Donna; Willoughby, Michael T. – Behavioral Disorders, 2000
A study assessed the prevalence and structure of antisocial behavior among 440 Head Start 4-year-olds. Findings indicate overall levels of aggression of the children were higher than in children in community child care classrooms, however, the percentage of highly aggressive children did not differ significantly between samples at this age.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems
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Neel, Richard S.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1990
This study of 10 aggressive and 9 nonaggressive preschool boys found that both groups attempted the same repertoire of social goals and used the same social strategies, but with varying relative frequencies. Aggressive children sought to stop or prevent action more often and used intrusive strategies more often than nonaggressive children.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Interpersonal Competence
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Hune, Jennifer Buie; Nelson, C. Michael – Behavioral Disorders, 2002
Four preschool children who exhibited aggressive methods for resolving social interaction conflicts were taught a problem-solving strategy. Results found that acquisition of the problem-solving strategy influenced the types of alternative solutions the children provided to social interaction conflicts. Students produced more prosocial resolutions…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
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