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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Barrett, Susan B.; Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Lewis-Palmer, Teri – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2008
There is growing interest in positive behavior supports among state departments of education and local school systems as an efficient and effective strategy for addressing students' increasing and intensifying discipline needs. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is one whole-school prevention strategy that alters the school…
Descriptors: Discipline, Formative Evaluation, Prevention, Systems Approach
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Ingram, Kimberly; Lewis-Palmer, Teri; Sugai, George – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2005
Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) has been suggested for facilitating the development and effectiveness of behavior intervention plans. In this study, the researchers examined whether behavior intervention plans based on FBA information (function-based) were more effective than behavior intervention plans not based on FBA information…
Descriptors: Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Researchers, Behavior Problems
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Horner, Robert H.; Todd, Anne W.; Lewis-Palmer, Teri; Irvin, Larry K.; Sugai, George; Boland, Joseph B. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
Schools throughout the country are now encouraged to implement school-wide positive behavior support (PBS) procedures as a way to improve their behavioral climate, safety, and social culture. Research is needed to determine (a) the extent to which schools already use school-wide PBS, (b) if training and technical assistance efforts result in…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Standards, Evaluation Methods
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Forest, Emily J.; Horner, Robert H.; Lewis-Palmer, Teri; Todd, Anne W. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
The transition of young children with autism from preschool to kindergarten is an important event both for sustaining gains made during preschool and for establishing future social and academic development. This article provides a summary of 25 transition elements identified from the research literature as important for a successful transition.…
Descriptors: Autism, Young Children, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers