Education & Treatment of Children articles from August 2000

Education & Treatment of Children archives from August 2000

Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth (Volume 23).
August 1, 2000... This issue of Education and Treatment of Children contains a set of research based articles that were originally presented at the 23rd Annual Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioral Disorders national conference in Scottsdale, Arizona in...

Educating Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities in the 21st Century: Looking Through Windows, Opening Doors.
August 1, 2000... The task (albeit self-inflicted) of making projections regarding what may happen in the dawning century with regard to special education for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD) is an intimating one. One reason is that, in...

Troubled Children Grown-up: Antisocial Behavior in Young Adult Criminals.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2000... Abstract This study attempted to evaluate Eysenck's antisocial behavior (ASB) hypothesis. The hypothesis proposes that there is an antisocial temperament that in interaction with socialization, intelligence, and achievement put an...

Effects of a Short-Term Auxiliary Reading Program on the Reading Skills of Incarcerated Youth.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2000... University of Maryland Abstract A disproportionate number of incarcerated youth demonstrate poor reading skills. While poor academic performance does not directly cause delinquent behavior, rates of re-offending and recidivism are...

Effective Crisis Management Planning: Creating A Collaborative Framework.
August 1, 2000... Abstract University of Alabama Violence has permeated the fabric of public schools. Many teachers are fearful, unprepared, and ill equipped to deal with dangerous student behavior. One of the major impacts of the lack of active crisis...

Toward a Consensus of Functional Behavioral Assessment For Students with Mild Disabilities in Public School Contexts: A National Survey.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2000... Abstract Prescriptive guidelines for functional behavioral assessment have been widely published and referenced in the literature on persons with low incidence disabilities. However, the applicability of these procedures for children with...

Strategies for Maintaining Positive Behavior Change Stemming from Functional Behavioral Assessment in Schools.
August 1, 2000... Abstract Nationwide, schools are struggling to prepare IEP teams and other school personnel to conduct functional behavioral assessment and develop positive behavioral intervention plans and supports. While there is a growing evidence that...

Functional Behavioral Assessment as a Collaborative Process Among Professionals.
August 1, 2000... More and more, students are displaying inappropriate behaviors such as aggression, noncompliance, and disruption, in our schools. Some of those students have disabilities and are protected by the Individual with Disabilities Education Act...

A Comparative Analysis of Teachers', Caucasian Parents', and Hispanic Parents' Views of Problematic School Survival Behaviors.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2000... Abstract Scholars have asserted that the misclassification of culturally diverse students in programs for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) may be attributable, at least in part, to the mismatch between the behavioral...

A Model for Early Detection and Primary Prevention of Emotional or Behavioral Disorders.
August 1, 2000... Abstract A truly effective early detection and primary prevention program for children who are considered high-risk should probably not begin just in the school years but should instead focus on preschool settings such as Head Start. There...

A Review and Analysis of Service-Learning Programs Involving Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders.
August 1, 2000... Abstract Service-learning programs involving students with emotional/behavioral disorders (E/BD) are becoming increasingly popular. This paper provides a review and critical analysis of 11 service-learning programs with children and...

Charter Schools and Students with Special Needs: How Well Do They Mix?
August 1, 2000... Abstract In an effort to improve what many perceive as inadequate public education, legislators and school reformers have embraced the concept of charter schools in hopes of "raising the bar" of student achievement through educational...