The effects of a targeted intervention to reduce problem behaviors: Elementary school implementation of check in-check out

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-55

  Todd, Anne W ^a   Campbell, Amy L ^a   Meyer, Gwen G ^a   Horner, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior education program; Challenging behaviors; Check and connect; Check in check out; Elementary school students; School wide interventions; Secondary intervention; Targeted intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349056777     PISSN: 10983007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098300707311369     Document Type: Article

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