School-wide positive behavior support: Addressing behavior problems that impede student learning

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-198

  Warren, Jared S ^a,c   Bohanon Edmonson, Hank M ^a,d   Turnbull, Ann P ^a   Sailor, Wayne ^a   Wickham, Donna ^a   Griggs, Peter ^a   Beech, Shelly E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Kansas City Chiefs   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Positive behavior interventions; Prevention; School based interventions; School wide PBS; Student discipline

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849186206     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-006-9008-1     Document Type: Article

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