Preventing Trouble: Making Schools Safer Places Using Positive Behavior Supports

Autor/inn/en	Oswald, Karen; Safran, Stephen; Johanson, George
Titel	Preventing Trouble: Making Schools Safer Places Using Positive Behavior Supports
Quelle	In: Education & Treatment of Children, 28 (2005) 3, S.265-278 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0748-8491
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Educational Environment; School Safety; Positive Reinforcement; Behavior Modification; Student Behavior; Program Effectiveness; Antisocial Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Effective management of disruptive behaviors in schools is a national concern. While substantial resources are often allocated toward individual students who exhibit challenging behavior, less emphasis is placed on preventative interventions in common areas such as hallways, cafeterias and playgrounds. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a multi-component Positive Behavior Support (PBS) intervention consisting of positive practice, pre-correction, verbal praise, reinforcement, correction of inappropriate behavior, active supervision, discussion of behavior with students and on-time dismissal could improve middle school students' problematic hallway behaviors. The 5-week intervention phase resulted in a very large reduction between baseline and treatment phases of 42.36% across 950 students. This study provides evidence that readily available and cost-effective techniques can be used to make school common areas safer and more orderly. Implications for the use of school-based PBS practices are discussed. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10