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Maag, John W. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2009
Many public schools currently have organizational structures that form barriers for dealing more effectively with students' challenging behaviors even though positive school-wide approaches exist and provide empirical support for their use. Nevertheless, resistance to change occurs at both institutional and individual levels. Improving student…
Descriptors: Resistance to Change, Academic Achievement, Student Behavior, Positive Behavior Supports
Black, Susan – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2004
In this article, the author discusses the effects of zero-tolerance policies in schools and depicts how the policies no longer make schools safe, even though many educators see them as the backbone of school discipline. A 2000 study by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) confirms that stringent zero-tolerance policies, though…
Descriptors: Zero Tolerance Policy, Discipline, Minority Groups, Board of Education Policy