Schoolwide social-behavioral climate, student problem behavior, and related administrative decisions: Empirical patterns from 1,510 schools nationwide

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-85

  Spaulding, Scott A ^a   Irvin, Larry K ^a   Horner, Robert H ^a   May, Seth L ^a   Emeldi, Monica ^a   Tobin, Tary J ^a   Sugai, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenging behaviors; Descriptive analysis; Discipline; Positive behavior support; Schoolwide interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749255545     PISSN: 10983007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098300708329011     Document Type: Article

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