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Strickland-Cohen, Monica Kathleen; Pinkelman, Sarah E.; Jimerson, Jo Beth; Berg, Tricia A.; Pinkney, Christopher J.; McIntosh, Kent – Preventing School Failure, 2019
Function-based support is a widely researched and highly effective form of intervention for students with persistent problem behavior. However, individualized behavior support practices for students continue to be implemented inconsistently in school settings, and educators often use valuable resources adopting interventions that are not likely to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Student Needs
Khoury, Caitlin Rasplica; McIntosh, Kent; Hoselton, Robert – Remedial and Special Education, 2019
Fidelity of implementation of school practices is crucial to student outcomes. Several types of tools, including self-assessments, are available for measuring fidelity, but little is known regarding the relation of self-assessments of fidelity to fidelity instruments completed with the support of external experts, specifically, during the first…
Descriptors: Validity, Fidelity, Program Implementation, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Bastable, Eoin; McIntosh, Kent; Fairbanks Falcon, Sarah; Meng, Paul – Grantee Submission, 2021
As interventions show promise for reducing school discipline disparities, it is important to understand what variables increase educators' commitment toward addressing racial equity in schools. In-depth interviews were conducted with a purposeful sample of 15 educators asked to describe pivotal events that shifted their own or others' active…
Descriptors: Discipline, Student Behavior, Racial Bias, Teacher Attitudes
Pinkelman, Sarah E.; McIntosh, Kent; Rasplica, Caitlin K.; Berg, Tricia; Strickland-Cohen, M. Kathleen – Behavioral Disorders, 2015
The purpose of this study was to identify the most important perceived enablers and barriers regarding sustainability of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports. School personnel representing 860 schools implementing or preparing to implement school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports completed an open-ended…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Positive Reinforcement, Intervention, Barriers
Pinkelman, Sarah; McIntosh, Kent; Raspica, Caitlin; Berg, Tricia; Strickland-Cohen, M. Kathleen – Grantee Submission, 2015
The purpose of this study was to identify the most important perceived enablers and barriers regarding sustainability of School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS). School personnel representing 860 schools implementing or preparing to implement SWPBIS completed an open-ended survey of factors regarding its sustainability.…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Positive Reinforcement, Intervention, Barriers
Bastable, Eoin; Kittelman, Angus; McIntosh, Kent; Hoselton, Rob – Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2015
School-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports (SWPBIS) is a systems-level framework for improving social and academic outcomes for students in schools through the use of integrated evidence-based practices. Although the effects of SWPBIS are well-documented in elementary schools, there is increasing interest in implementing SWPBIS in…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, High Schools, Intervention
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Andreou, Theresa E.; McIntosh, Kent; Ross, Scott W.; Kahn, Joshua D. – Journal of Special Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to identify, categorize, and describe practitioners' perspectives regarding factors that help and hinder sustainability of Tier I (universal) systems within School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS). Seventeen participants involved in sustaining Tier I SWPBIS over several years within a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Student Behavior
Mathews, Susanna; McIntosh, Kent; Frank, Jennifer; May, Seth – Grantee Submission, 2014
The current study explored the extent to which a common measure of perceived implementation of critical features of School-wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) predicted fidelity of implementation 3 years later. Respondents included school personnel from 261 schools across the United States implementing SWPBS. School teams completed the…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Teaching Methods, Program Implementation
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McIntosh, Kent; Predy, Larissa K.; Upreti, Gita; Hume, Amanda E.; Turri, Mary G.; Mathews, Susanna – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2014
The purpose of this study was to assess the perceived importance of specific contextual variables for initial implementation and sustainability of School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS). A large, national sample of 257 school team members completed the "School-Wide Universal Behavior Sustainability Index: School Teams", a…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Educational Environment, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior