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Bruhn, Allison L.; McDaniel, Sara C.; Fernando, Josephine; Troughton, Leonard – Behavioral Disorders, 2016
Students with persistent behavior problems, including those with or at risk for emotional or behavioral disorders, often struggle to be self-regulated learners. To improve self-regulation skills, numerous strategies have been suggested, including goal setting. Whereas goal setting has focused mostly on academic and life skills, behavioral goal…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, At Risk Students, Goal Orientation
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Fallon, Lindsay M.; O'Keeffe, Breda V.; Gage, Nicholas A.; Sugai, George – Behavioral Disorders, 2015
Given the increased interest and implementation of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) systems in schools in the United States, practitioners and researchers have become interested in how to improve implementation with students and staff from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. Fallon, O'Keeffe, and Sugai (2012) reviewed the literature…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Cultural Differences, Student Diversity
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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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Trussell, Robert P.; Lewis, Timothy J.; Stichter, Janine P. – Behavioral Disorders, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of both functional behavior assessment-based interventions and targeted classroom interventions for reducing problem behaviors of children with emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) in special education classrooms. Specifically, this study was interested in how interventions based on changes in…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Instructional Effectiveness, Special Education
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Scott, Terrance M.; Kamps, Debra M. – Behavioral Disorders, 2007
Although FBA has been a familiar term to those in special education for over 30 years, its formal inclusion into IDEA is relatively recent. Currently, agreement as to the nature, context, and application of the FBA process is, at best, confusing and, at worst, inadequate to direct elective practice in schools. An analysis of the issues that define…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Special Education, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Marsh, Tricia Y.; Cornell, Dewey G. – Behavioral Disorders, 2001
A survey of 7,848 seventh-, ninth-, and eleventh-grade students on high-risk behaviors found that student school experiences explained more variance than ethnicity. Low academic grades, observation and threat of violence, drug use, and perceived lack of adult and peer support were experiential factors associated with involvement in high-risk…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Behavior Problems, Educational Environment, Environmental Influences