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Wilkerson, Kimber; Afacan, Kemal; Perzigian, Aaron; Justin, Whitney; Lequia, Jenna – Behavioral Disorders, 2016
Behavior-focused alternative schools serve students who have been unsuccessful in other school settings due to low academic achievement coupled with significant behavior challenges. In this study, we investigated the effectiveness of secondary behavior-focused alternative schools on four different student outcome variables: (a) school attendance,…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Special Schools, Low Achievement
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Mattison, Richard E. – Behavioral Disorders, 2004
Universal measures of school functioning/impairment (i.e., grade point average, subject failures, absenteeism, disciplinary referrals/suspensions) were examined over the course of 1 school year for a cohort of 89 special education students classified as having emotional disturbance (ED) who were taught in a unique public school program. On average…
Descriptors: Special Education, Grade Point Average, Emotional Disturbances, Academic Achievement