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Success for All? The Role of the School Counselor in Creating and Sustaining Culturally Responsive Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Programs
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Betters-Bubon, Jennifer; Brunner, Todd; Kansteiner, Avery – Professional Counselor, 2016
Successful implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) programs should include culturally responsive practices to reduce disproportionality in school discipline referrals and create effective learning environments for all students. Sustaining culturally responsive PBIS programs requires attention to student demographics…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Role, Culturally Relevant Education, Positive Behavior Supports
Using Discipline Data within SWPBIS to Identify and Address Disproportionality: A Guide for School Teams
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McIntosh, Kent; Barnes, Aaron; Eliason, Bert; Morris, Kelsey – Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2014
The problem of racial and ethnic discipline disproportionality is both long-standing and widespread. Educators must address this issue by identifying rates of discipline disproportionality, taking steps to reduce it, and monitoring the effects of intervention on disproportionality. The purpose of this guide is to provide a reference for…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Racial Differences, Ethnic Groups
Hospice Decision Making: Diagnosis Makes a Difference
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Waldrop, Deborah P.; Meeker, Mary Ann – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: This study explored the process of decision making about hospice enrollment and identified factors that influence the timing of that decision. Methods: This study employed an exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional design and was conducted using qualitative methods. In-depth in-person semistructured interviews were conducted with 36…
Descriptors: Identification, Chronic Illness, Decision Making, Content Analysis
Examining the Validity of Office Discipline Referrals as an Indicator of Student Behavior Problems
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Pas, Elise T.; Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Mitchell, Mary M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
Office discipline referral (ODR) data are increasingly used to monitor student behavior problems and the impact of interventions, but there has been limited research examining their validity. The current study examined the concordance of ODRs with teacher ratings of student behavior using data on 8,645 children in 335 classrooms at 21 elementary…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Discipline, Academic Achievement
Design and Usability Testing of an mHealth Application for Midwives in Rural Ghana
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Velez, Olivia – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Midwives in Ghana provide the majority of rural primary and maternal healthcare services, but have limited access to data for decision making and knowledge work. Few mobile health (mHealth) applications have been designed for midwives. The study purpose was to design and test an mHealth application (mClinic) that can improve data access and reduce…
Descriptors: Family Planning, Participant Observation, Self Efficacy, Testing
Targeting Welfare-to-Work Services Using Statistical Tools.
Eberts, Randall W. – Employment Research, 2001
In January 1998-March 2000, a new statistical assessment and referral system to improve the job retention of welfare recipients participating in welfare-to-work programs was piloted in the welfare-to-work program serving two counties in southwestern Michigan. The assessment and referral system is based on statistical methods and uses…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Data Analysis, Decision Making, Demonstration Programs