The effects of positive behavior support within a district model of implementation

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Title The effects of positive behavior support within a district model of implementation
Publication Type dissertation
School or College College of Education
Department Educational Psychology
Author Mucha, Heidi Mathie
Date 2010-05
Description Public schools in the United States face challenges as they attempt to increase the academic achievement and social competencies of today's students. Many schools are turning to strategies known as positive behavior interventions and supports in a national effort to focus on prevention rather than on reactive disciplinary programs. This study examined the effects of positive behavior support within a district model of implementation. Through a state-supported program called the Utah Behavior Initiative, five elementary schools worked through the phases of infrastructure, implementation, and continuous improvement. Data were gathered for the baseline year and treatment year, and the effects were examined. The schools were found to be high implementers of positive behavior interventions and supports, and they also had a high level of consumer satisfaction based on student and teacher reports. The rates of positive reinforcement, reduction in office discipline referrals, and resources saved were examined on a school-by-school basis because an overall effect was not found. Implications for practice and future research were also discussed.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject School improvement programs; Utah; Classroom management; Behavior modification; Educational psychology
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name Doctor of Philosophy
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "The effects of positive behavior support within a district model of implementation," J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, LB7.5 2010 .M83
Rights Management Copyright © Heidi Mathie Mucha 2010
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Format Medium application/pdf
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Source Original: University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bg33q7
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