NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Individuals with Disabilities…1
Assessments and Surveys
Wechsler Intelligence Scale…1
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 8 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pham, Thi Quynh Ni; Arthur-Kelly, Michael; Foggett, Judith; Lyons, Gordon – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
Challenging behaviour is a problematic issue for students with intellectual disability, including those in special education settings. While there is a need to address challenging behaviour in these schools, most Vietnamese classroom teachers struggle to deal with those behaviours due to their lack of effective strategies. In response, this first…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teacher Education, Behavior Problems, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shippen, Margaret E.; Patterson, DaShaunda; Green, Kemeche L.; Smitherman, Tracy – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2012
Youth at risk for school failure need community and school supports to reduce the likelihood of developing delinquent behavior. This article provides an overview of community and school approaches aimed at intervening on the school-to-prison pipeline. Community and school efforts are emerging that take into account empirical evidence demonstrating…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Student Personnel Services, Correctional Institutions, Delinquency
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Johansen, Anita; Little, Steven G.; Akin-Little, Angeleque – Kairaranga, 2011
The way in which behaviour is perceived and managed by teachers can influence the classroom environment. The current study examined teachers' perceptions of the cause of school behavioural problems and the effectiveness of positive behavioural interventions. It also examined the level of formal training participants have received in behaviour…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, Classroom Environment, Professional Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Couvillon, Michael A.; Bullock, Lyndal M.; Gable, Robert A. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2009
Although functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) and behavior intervention plans (BIPs) have been utilized since the 1960s, their use has steadily increased since the passing of IDEA 1997 which mandated their use in specified circumstances. References to FBAs and BIPs in No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the 2004 re-authorization of IDEA, and in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment, School Personnel, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bruce, Susan; DiNatale, Patrice; Ford, Jeremiah – American Annals of the Deaf, 2008
According to even the most conservative estimates, at least a quarter of deaf children have additional disabilities. Most teacher preparation programs do not sufficiently prepare teacher candidates for the challenges posed by these children. This article describes a professional development effort to prepare in-service educators of the deaf to…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Sensory Integration, Alternative Assessment, Partial Hearing
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wright, Diana Browning; Mayer, G. Roy; Cook, Clayton R.; Crews, S. Dean; Kraemer, Bonnie Rawlings; Gale, Bruce – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effects of two trainings designed to increase the competencies of professionals to develop high quality positive behavior support plans for students that engage in problem behaviors that interfere with theirs and/or others' ability to learn. Training one consisted of training attendees on six key…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Change, Positive Reinforcement
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pindiprolu, Sekhar S.; Peterson, Stephanie M.; Bergloff, Hollie – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2007
The amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) require states address the training needs of in-service and pre-service personnel for developing and implementing positive intervention strategies (Gable, Quinn, Rutherford, & Howell, 1998; Shelladay & Stichter, 1999; The Center for Effective Collaboration and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Intervention, Disabilities, School Personnel
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lane, Kathleen Lynne L.; Gresham, Frank M.; O'Shaughnessy, Tam E. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2002
Four challenges in the emotional/behavioral disorders field are discussed: implementation of empirically validated screening procedures; better understanding of the curriculum and instruction currently used to educate students with emotional disturbances; investigation of the relationship between underachievement and externalizing behaviors; and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Curriculum Design