ERIC Number: EJ1092985
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Apr
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
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Scale-Up of Safe & Civil Schools' Model for School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Smolkowski, Keith; Strycker, Lisa; Ward, Bryce
Psychology in the Schools, v53 n4 p339-358 Apr 2016
This study evaluated the scale-up of a Safe & Civil Schools "Foundations: Establishing Positive Discipline Policies" positive behavioral interventions and supports initiative through 4 years of "real-world" implementation in a large urban school district. The study extends results from a previous randomized controlled trial that established the effectiveness of the Safe & Civil Schools program in 32 elementary schools in the same district. This study emphasizes the application and evaluation of the program in regular district schools. Four-year results indicate that elementary, middle, and high schools experienced moderate but steady improvements in (a) school discipline, (b) student safety policy and training, (c) staff perceptions of student behavior, and (d) student suspension and chronic tardiness rates. With few exceptions, improvements occurred after schools began Safe & Civil Schools "Foundations" training, and more years of training were associated with larger cumulative improvements in school and student outcomes. Given that similar effects were observed in schools with and without random assignment of training, and only after training began, we concluded that the improvements stem from Safe & Civil School's "Foundations" training.
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Educational Environment, School Safety, School Culture, Discipline Policy, Intervention, Positive Behavior Supports, Urban Schools, School Districts, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools, Behavior Change, Suspension, Attendance, Teacher Attitudes, Program Effectiveness
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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
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