The effectiveness of two universal behavioral supports for children with externalizing behavior in head start classrooms

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 133-143

  Smith, Sandra Covington ^a   Lewis, Timothy J ^b   Stormont, Melissa ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior supports; early childhood; externalizing behavior; Head Start

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958743298     PISSN: 10983007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098300710379053     Document Type: Article

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