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Behavior-Focused Alternative Schools: Impact on Student Outcomes
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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
First-Year Effectiveness on School Functioning of a Self-Contained ED Middle School
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Mattison, Richard E.; Schneider, Jayne – Behavioral Disorders, 2009
Students new to a self-contained middle school for students with emotional disturbance (ED) were followed during their first year to assess the effectiveness of the program on school functioning and psychopathology. Measures for academic functioning (grade point average and subject failures), attendance (absenteeism and lateness), and disciplinary…
Descriptors: Suspension, Grade Point Average, Emotional Disturbances, Hyperactivity
A Preliminary Investigation of the Relationship between In-School Suspension and the Disruptive Classroom Behavior of Students with Behavioral Disorders.
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Stage, Scott A. – Behavioral Disorders, 1997
A study of 36 students (ages 12-17) with behavior/emotional disorders in a residential school examined the effects of three types of in-school suspension programs on disruptive classroom behavior and the impact of classroom management. Results found no apparent effects of the in-school suspension interventions on classroom disruptive behavior.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Discipline