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Rigor, Replication, and Reproducibility: Increasing the Relevance of Behavioral Disorders Research
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Gage, Nicholas A.; Stevens, Robert N. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2018
Science is being criticized within scientific domains and society. To address this, we suggest that researchers in special education, broadly, and those working in the behavioral disorders field, specifically, consider three critical facets of research: (a) importance of rigor, (b) value of replication, and (c) transparency of reproducibility in…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Research Methodology, Behavioral Science Research, Quasiexperimental Design
A School-Wide Three-Tiered Program of Social Skills Intervention: Results of a Three-Year Cohort Study
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Albrecht, Susan Fread; Mathur, Sarup R.; Jones, Ruth E.; Alazemi, Saad – Education and Treatment of Children, 2015
The purpose of this paper was to summarize the implementation of a schoolwide tiered intervention program in three Midwestern U.S. elementary schools over a period of three years. The program, Social Skills Training and Aggression Reduction Techniques plus Time-Away (START[superscript Plus]) includes components of social skills training at the…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, School Activities, Elementary Schools
Implementation and Acceptability of an Adapted Classroom Check-Up Coaching Model to Promote Culturally Responsive Classroom Management
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Elise T. Pas; Kristine E. Larson; Wendy M. Reinke; Keith C. Herman; Catherine P. Bradshaw – Education and Treatment of Children, 2016
Literature suggests that improving teacher use of culturally responsive classroom management strategies may reduce the disproportionate number of racial and ethnic minority students who receive exclusionary discipline actions and are identified as needing special education, particularly for emotional and behavioral disorders. Coaching teachers is…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Teaching Methods, Minority Group Students, Discipline Problems
Check in/Check out: A Post-Hoc Evaluation of an Efficient, Secondary-Level Targeted Intervention for Reducing Problem Behaviors in Schools
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Filter, Kevin J.; McKenna, Moira K.; Benedict, Elizabeth A.; Horner, Robert H.; Todd, Anne W.; Watson, James – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
The Check in/Check out (CICO) program was developed as a secondary-level, targeted behavioral intervention in a three-tier preventative model of behavior support and has received empirical support as an effective way to reduce problem behaviors (Hawken & Horner, 2003; March & Horner, 2002). The purpose of the present study was to evaluate,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education
Translating Research into Effective Practice: The Effects of a Universal Staff and Student Intervention on Indicators of Discipline and School Safety.
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Sprague, Jeffrey; Walker, Hill; Golly, Annemieke; White, Kathy; Myers, Dale R.; Shannon, Tad – Education and Treatment of Children, 2001
The implementation of a school-wide discipline plan based on the Effective Behavior Support model in nine elementary and middle schools, in addition to the Second Step violence prevention curriculum, resulted in reductions of discipline referrals, improved social skill knowledge, improved school operations, and motivation to continue with the…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Discipline Policy
Evaluation of a Comprehensive Behavior Management Program To Improve School-Wide Positive Behavior Support.
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Metzler, Carol W.; Biglan, Anthony; Rusby, Julie C.; Sprague, Jeffrey R. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2001
A study evaluated a consultative approach to assisting a middle school (n=617 students) in implementing empirically based school-wide behavior management practices. The effective behavior support program resulted in increased positive reinforcement for appropriate social behavior and decreased aggressive social behavior among students. Discipline…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification