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Sonia Shelton – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The problem of this study is the increase of challenging behaviors among elementary school students and the limited use of a SEL universal screener as a proactive measure to identify the students who exhibit a heightened level of concern that requires a tier 2 or tier 3 level of intervention. This quantitative study examined the impact of Second…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Screening Tests, Elementary School Students, Behavior Problems
Aijah Kai Baruti Goodwin – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Due to the diversification of school systems, schools are being challenged to engage in more culturally responsive practices to meet the needs of diverse students. Therefore, this study utilized Gay's (2002) model of culturally responsive teaching to assess the relationship between sociocultural factors and the academic competence and mental…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Academic Achievement
Needham, Mick – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Despite an abundance of research on interventions to improve social skills of young children with intellectual disabilities (ID), there is limited research on interventions aimed at improving social skills of adults with ID. The purpose of this single-subject study was to evaluate the outcomes of the Behavioral Opportunities for Social Skills…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Adults, Skill Development, Interpersonal Competence
Bosik, Sara Wynne – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study assesses the utility of the U.S. version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) teacher form as a screener for mental health and behavior concerns. The SDQ was administered to a community sample of 391 culturally and linguistically diverse students in grades K-6. Internal reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Questionnaires, Screening Tests, Child Behavior
Hallmark, Jonathan R. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The AIM of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of the integration of character education and positive behavior reinforcement. This integration was the intervention itself, a school-wide program, used within this study. After the intervention was implemented, quantitative student discipline data were examined to determine if there was a…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Discipline, Referral, Behavior Problems
Hansen, Janice Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship existed between teacher perception of a school's behavior management program and the implementation process. This study explored perceptions of teachers from three aspects of the Positive Behavior Intervention Support model as they relate to the implementation processes for PBIS.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Behavior Modification, Program Implementation, Models
Losinski, Mickey Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Structural analysis (SA) is an assessment process developed to analyze hypothesized relationships between contextual variables and subsequent behaviors. In the present study, an alternating treatments design investigated the effectiveness of environmentally-based interventions to reduce disruptive behaviors and increase on-task behaviors of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Student Behavior, General Education
Bullock, Cathy – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The impact of the instruction of a six-step problem solving negotiation procedure on the conflict resolution strategies and classroom behavior of six elementary students with challenging behaviors was examined. Moderately positive effects were found for the following negotiation strategies used by students: independent problem solving, problem…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Problem Solving, Aggression, Elementary School Students
Stites, Michele Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Military dependent children remain a largely unexplored subject, particularly in early childhood education. In an effort to fill the gap in the current literature, this research study focuses on how early childhood teachers perceive the educational needs of military dependent children. Previous research in the areas of geographic mobility,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Student Needs
Hall, Cristin M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The present study examined the social network perceptions of fifth grade rejected students (N = 723). Rejected students were separated into low-, medium-, and high-social prominence subtypes. Cluster analysis was also used to create analytically-derived subtypes of rejected students including the following characteristics: social network…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Grade 5, Social Networks, Prosocial Behavior
Cressey, James M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In order to provide effective social, emotional, and behavioral supports to all students, there is a need for formative assessment tools that can help determine the responsiveness of students to intervention. Schoolwide positive behavior support (SWPBS) is one framework that can provide evidence-based intervention within a 3-tiered model to reach…
Descriptors: Evidence, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Intervention
Brophy, Alicia Amanda – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Disproportionality and the poor post-school outcomes for African American youth with disabilities have been ongoing issues in special education. Limited opportunities to engage in social interactions may exacerbate these poor post-school outcomes for African American students with mild intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviors. African…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Suspension, Social Behavior, High School Students
Johnson, Jeffry Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Keeping schools safe and productive is an increasing concern for educators everywhere. This research focused on how one elementary school in West Fargo, North Dakota, implemented a school wide discipline approach to help decrease negative student behaviors. The researcher compared and contrasted three different discipline models. The researcher…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Males