Practical considerations in creating school-wide positive behavior support in public schools

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-39

  Handler, Marcie W ^a,c   Rey, Jannette ^a   Connell, James ^a,b   Thier, Kimberly ^a   Feinberg, Adam ^a   Putnam, Robert ^a  

^a MAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Salem City Public Schools   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 33846643613     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20203     Document Type: Article

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