Challenges faced by school teachers in implementing positive behavior support in their school systems

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-63

  Chitiyo, Morgan ^a   Wheeler, John J ^b,c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Sociology and Political Sciences   (United States)

^c TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom; Evidence based practice; Functional assessment; Positive behavior supports; Special education

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149143020     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741932508315049     Document Type: Article

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