ERIC Number: EJ1039729
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Sep
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 77
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0829-5735
Implementing School-Wide Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports to Better Meet the Needs of Indigenous Students
McIntosh, Kent; Moniz, Christina; Craft, Calli B.; Golby, Risha; Steinwand-Deschambeault, Tammy
Canadian Journal of School Psychology, v29 n3 p236-257 Sep 2014
This article examines the need for and importance of culturally responsive behaviour support for Indigenous students. Many of the educational challenges currently faced by Indigenous students can be explained by cultural disconnect and a mismatch between school expectations and cultural values. Principles of Indigenous approaches to behaviour support are described and compared with school-wide positive behavioural interventions and supports (PBIS), a framework for building a positive school culture that shows promise in relation to culturally responsive practice. The authors provide a brief overview of PBIS and adaptations of this practice to meet the needs of Indigenous students. A descriptive case study of PBIS implementation in a high school in the Northwest Territories provides an example of culturally responsive implementation of PBIS.
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Student Needs, Indigenous Populations, Culturally Relevant Education, Cultural Influences, Cultural Relevance, Educational Environment, School Culture, High Schools, High School Students, Foreign Countries, Canada Natives, Older Adults, Social Environment, Social Responsibility, Case Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Northwest Territories; Canada; Alberta

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