ERIC Number: EJ1072940
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Oct
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1098-3007
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Supporting Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-Tiered Models of Prevention in Schools: Administrators' Perspectives
Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Carter, Erik W.; Jenkins, Abbie; Dwiggins, Lauren; Germer, Kathryn
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, v17 n4 p209-222 Oct 2015
We report findings from a statewide survey of 365 site-level administrators developed to (a) learn about the extent to which schools across the state were implementing components of multi-tiered systems of support and (b) determine the areas in which these schools might need professional development or resources to support them. At least half of the administrators indicated a high level of implementation for all Tier 1 features, with the exception of instruction in school-wide behavioral expectations. Tier 2 and Tier 3 behavioral and social supports were reportedly less fully implemented than those focused on academic domains. Most differences between elementary and secondary schools existed in Tier 1 features, with implementation occurring more fully in elementary schools. More than half of the administrators indicated a high level of implementation of the 15 research-based educational practices and supports examined, with a statistically significant relation between administrators' ratings of currently implemented practices and the desire for support for all educational practices and supports except for increasing behavior-specific praise. In terms of potential venues for professional development and learning, in-district, during-school workshops and practices guides were rated most favorably. We discuss avenues for supporting schools with implementation.
Descriptors: Prevention, State Surveys, Administrator Attitudes, Program Implementation, Student Behavior, Professional Development, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools, Public Schools, Principals, Instruction, Behavior Modification, Reinforcement, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
Grant or Contract Numbers: UL1 TR000445