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Getting the Balance Right: The Challenge of Balancing Praise and Correction for Early School Years Children Who Exhibit Oppositional and Defiant Behaviour
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Fields, Barry – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2012
Increasingly, early childhood practitioners are faced with children who present with significant levels of oppositional and defiant behaviour. The management of this behaviour is often difficult and stressful. Efforts to minimise disruptive behaviour and to encourage more prosocial behaviour have very much revolved around the teaching of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Discipline, Positive Reinforcement
Staff Behaviour and Resident Engagement before and after Active Support Training
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Stancliffe, Roger J.; Harman, Anthony D.; Toogood, Sandy; McVilly, Keith R. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: Identifying the factors associated with greater increases in resident engagement has the potential to enhance the effectiveness of active support (AS). Method: Observational data from Stancliffe, Harman, Toogood, and McVilly's (2007) study of AS were analysed to evaluate amount of staff help, effectiveness of staff help, and staff use…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Residential Programs, Staff Development, Participation
Does School-Wide Positive Behaviour System Improve Learning in Primary Schools? Some Preliminary Findings
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Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Mooney, Mary; Barker, Katrina; Dobia, Brenda – New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: A school-wide program known as Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) that systematically reinforces positive behaviours in schools based on the USA model of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) but also emphasizes learning processes and outcomes was implemented in the Western Sydney Region (WSR) of Australia. Aim: The…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Self Concept, Factor Analysis