Using office discipline referral data for decision making about student behavior in elementary and middle schools: An empirical evaluation of validity

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-23

  Irvin, Larry K ^a   Horner, Robert H ^a   Ingram, Kimberly ^a,b   Todd, Anne W ^a   Sugai, George ^a,c   Sampson, Nadia Katul ^a   Boland, Joseph B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b University of Oregon ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 31644444962     PISSN: 10983007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10983007060080010301     Document Type: Review

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