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Publication Date: 2013
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Implementing Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support in High School Settings: Analysis of Eight High Schools
Flannery, K. Brigid; Frank, Jennifer L.; Kato, Mimi McGrath; Doren, Bonnie; Fenning, Pamela
High School Journal, v96 n4 p267-282 Apr-May 2013
Schoolwide positive behavior support (SWPBS) is a systems-level intervention designed to prevent the occurrence of problem behavior and increase social competence. A growing body of research documents that SWPBS reduces problem behavior and improves academics (e.g., McIntosh, Chard, Boland, & Horner, 2006), yet documentation of the feasibility of implementing SWPBS in high school settings is lacking. The current study
examines implementation of universal SWPBS components in eight high schools serving over 15,525 students across a three-year period. Our findings were that improvements in implementation were evident between baseline and the end of year one, yet the implementation of SWPBS practices took a minimum of two years to achieve statistically significant and meaningful changes. These results suggest that unique aspects of the high school context may present specific implementation challenges. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: High Schools, Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Student Behavior, High School Students, Program Effectiveness, School Size, Administrative Organization, School Culture, Student Development, Outcomes of Education, Student Diversity, At Risk Students, Teamwork, Leadership, Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Student Participation, Program Evaluation, Expectation, Rewards, Responses, School Districts, Administrator Role, Teacher Role, Longitudinal Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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