Effects of team-initiated problem solving on decision making by schoolwide behavior support teams

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-59

  Todd, Anne W ^a   Horner, Robert H ^a   Newton, J Stephen ^a   Algozzine, Robert F ^b   Algozzine, Kate M ^b   Frank, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consultation; Databased decision making; Problem solving; Problem solving teams; School teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951972329     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377903.2011.540510     Document Type: Article

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