Effects of school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports and fidelity of implementation on problem behavior in high schools

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 111-124

  Flannery, K B ^a   Fenning, P ^b   McGrath Kato, M ^a   McIntosh, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High schools; Positive behavior support; School wide intervention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHODS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902537323     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/spq0000039     Document Type: Article

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