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Robinson, Fredrick – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In order to improve culture, safety, and climate, numerous schools nationwide are implementing Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS). The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) model for reducing high-risk behaviors of students identified as red zone. The…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Students, Risk
Rebecca Parrish – ProQuest LLC, 2013
While school lunch has the potential to be a time for students to develop appropriate social skills, most cafeterias are rife with disruptive and aggressive behavior. Lunch monitors struggle to effectively manage the many students eating lunch and yet few evidence-based cafeteria interventions exist. The purpose of this study was to implement and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Behavior, Social Behavior, Game Based Learning
Betts, Gregory W. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students who demonstrated moderate (n = 18), mild (n = 22), or low (n = 46) externalizing behaviors as rated by teachers on the Universal Behavior Screen at the research school decreased the amount of externalizing behaviors displayed in the research school setting. At posttest 61 students scored in the low range, 24 students scored in the mild…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Teaching Methods, Intervention
Cigainero, Lorraine – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of peer mediation on reducing violence and negative behaviors in middle school students. Negative behaviors included various ways students disrupt learning and included tardiness, absenteeism and truancy as well as classroom distractions of all forms. Three middle schools all in the same school…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Violence, Program Effectiveness, Peer Mediation
Reed-Reynolds, Shelly – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This dissertation study focused on the potential effect that various violence prevention program strategies implemented within the k-12 school setting have on the frequency of school based violent behaviors. The 2005-06 and 2003-04 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS:2006 & SSOCS:2004) was utilized as the secondary data source for this…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention, Parent Participation
Simmerman, Herbert R., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study investigated the use of organizational learning community principles to effectively manage organizational change. Target is a pseudonym for a small public school in Southern New Jersey that has provided educational services to students with special needs since 1969. In 2004 Target began providing services to a new population of students…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Organizational Change