Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the BEST in CLASS Adherence and Competence Scale

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 249-259

  Sutherland, Kevin S ^a   McLeod, Bryce D ^a   Conroy, Maureen A ^b   Abrams, Lisa M ^a   Smith, Meghan M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

teacher implementation; treatment integrity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910075785     PISSN: 10634266     EISSN: 15384799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1063426613497258     Document Type: Article

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