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State-Level Analysis of School Punitive Discipline Practices in Florida
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Gagnon, Joseph Calvin; Gurel, Sungur; Barber, Brian R. – Behavioral Disorders, 2017
The purpose of this study was to identify statewide trends in school approaches to student discipline and examine the associations between punitive discipline practices and student, school, and local education agency (LEA) characteristics. In addition, we compared punitive disciplinary practices for schools and LEAs that do and do not allow…
Descriptors: School Districts, Punishment, Student Characteristics, Comparative Analysis
Vulnerable Decision Points for Disproportionate Office Discipline Referrals: Comparisons of Discipline for African American and White Elementary School Students
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Smolkowski, Keith; Girvan, Erik J.; McIntosh, Kent; Nese, Rhonda N. T.; Horner, Robert H. – Behavioral Disorders, 2016
Racial disparities in rates of exclusionary school discipline are well documented and seemingly intractable. However, emerging theories on implicit bias show promise in identifying effective interventions. In this study, we used school discipline data from 1,666 elementary schools and 483,686 office discipline referrals to identify specific…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Elementary School Students, Teacher Student Relationship, Intervention
Office Disciplinary Referral Patterns of American Indian Students from Elementary School through High School
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Whitford, Denise K.; Levine-Donnerstein, Deborah – Behavioral Disorders, 2014
Office disciplinary referrals (ODR) and classroom exclusions among students from minority backgrounds have been a persistent concern for decades. The purpose of this dissertation was to assess disciplinary characteristics of American Indian students in special education. More specifically, the purpose was to determine (a) the rate at which…
Descriptors: Referral, Discipline Problems, American Indian Students, Elementary School Students
Acceptability of Functional Behavioral Assessment Procedures to Special Educators and School Psychologists
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O'Neill, Robert E.; Bundock, Kaitlin; Kladis, Kristin; Hawken, Leanne S. – Behavioral Disorders, 2015
This survey study assessed the acceptability of a variety of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) procedures (i.e., functional assessment interviews, rating scales/questionnaires, systematic direct observations, functional analysis manipulations) to a national sample of 123 special educators and a state sample of 140 school psychologists.…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Special Education Teachers, School Psychologists, Attitudes
A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis of Influences on Juvenile Delinquency
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Barrett, David E.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Zhang, Dalun; Zhang, Dake – Behavioral Disorders, 2014
This study examined influences on delinquency and recidivism using structural equation modeling. The sample comprised 199,204 individuals: 99,602 youth whose cases had been processed by the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and a matched control group of 99,602 youth without juvenile records. Structural equation modeling for the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Influences, Delinquency, Recidivism
Characteristics of Bullies and Victims among Students with Emotional Disturbance Attending Approved Private Special Education Schools
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Carran, Deborah T.; Kellner, Millicent H. – Behavioral Disorders, 2009
The goal of this study was to describe rates and types of bullying and victimization among 407 students with emotional disturbance (ED) in grades 6 through 10 attending private approved special education schools in New Jersey. These students anonymously completed the Olweus Bullying Questionnaire. Results indicated that compared with a general…
Descriptors: Bullying, Emotional Disturbances, Secondary School Students, Victims of Crime
A Comparison of Three Instructional Methods for Teaching Math Skills to Secondary Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
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Billingsley, Glenna; Scheuermann, Brenda; Webber, Jo – Behavioral Disorders, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine the most effective of three instructional methods for teaching mathematics to secondary students with emotional and behavioral disorders. A single-subject alternating-treatments research design was used to compare three instructional methods: direct teach, computer-assisted instruction, and a combination…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Intelligence Quotient, Mathematics Skills
Academic, Social, and Behavioral Profiles of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Educated in Self-Contained Classrooms and Self-Contained Schools: Part I--Are They More Alike than Different?
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Lane, Kathleen L.; Wehby, Joseph H.; Little, M. Annette; Cooley, Cristy – Behavioral Disorders, 2005
It is assumed that students with EBD who have more severe deficits in academic, behavior, and/or social domains are placed in more restrictive settings. However, this assumption has not been empirically tested. This study compared students educated in self-contained classrooms to students educated in a self-contained school to determine if the…
Descriptors: Self Contained Classrooms, Behavior Disorders, Discriminant Analysis, Research Methodology