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Direct linkMcCurdy, Barry L.; Thomas, Lisa; Truckenmiller, Adrea; Rich, Sara House; Hillis-Clark, Patricia; Lopez, Juan Carlos – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
This investigation employed a participatory action research method involving school psychology consultants and educators to design and evaluate the impact of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports in a self-contained school serving students with emotional and behavioral disorders. The traditional practices of a universal…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Action Research, Counselor Role, Evidence Based Practice
Download full textBoe, Val Rae M. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2008
This single-subject action research project examines the effects of animal-assisted therapy on the self-esteem and classroom behaviors of a student with an emotional/behavioral disorder. An 18- year-old male attending a special education school in northeastern St. Paul participated in animal-assisted therapy research for four weeks. Quantitative…
Descriptors: Animals, Therapy, Self Esteem, Student Behavior
Peer reviewedLloyd, John Wills; Heubusch, Joanne D. – Behavioral Disorders, 1996
Addresses methods of assessing social validity in interventions with individuals having behavioral disorders. Discusses three areas: (1) specific behavioral goals; (2) the social appropriateness of the procedures; and (3) the social importance of the outcomes. Issues of validity and utility are also raised. The paper concludes that application of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Intervention
O'Dea, Robert – International Journal of Special Education, 2006
Alchemy is an ancient philosophy on which the two modern day sciences of chemistry and analytical psychology are grounded. In education in New South Wales (NSW) at the present time, the behaviour of boys is of increasing concern to schools, to teachers, to parents and to society at large as evidenced by the over-representation of boys in school…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Action Research, Behavior Disorders, Males
Peer reviewedCheney, Douglas – Preventing School Failure, 1998
Describes the use of the action planning and research process (APR) by seven collaborative teams with 29 students having emotional or behavioral disorders in a middle school. The process involves student identification; systematic student assessment in interpersonal, emotional, cognitive, and biological areas; developing and implementing…
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Disorders, Educational Planning, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewedMeyer, Aleta L.; Farrell, Albert D. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1998
Describes efforts to apply the action-research process to design and evaluate a theory-based program of intervention to reduce and prevent youth violence in high-risk urban environments. Twelve objectives were developed to design and evaluate "Responding in Peaceful and Positive Ways," a violence-prevention curriculum for sixth graders.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Aggression, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders
