Teaching students to recruit positive attention: A review and recommendations

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 177-204

  Alber, Sheila R ^a   Heward, William L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalization; Inclusion; Recruiting; Reinforcement; Special education; Teacher praise

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013269168     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012258231074     Document Type: Article

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