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Survey Of Teacher Attitude Regarding Inclusive Education Within An Urban School District, Evangeline Kern
Survey Of Teacher Attitude Regarding Inclusive Education Within An Urban School District, Evangeline Kern
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It is anticipated that inclusion will become more prevalent in classrooms over the next ten years as a result of increasingly stringent federal and state mandates. In order for inclusion to result in adequate yearly progress for all subgroups, it must be implemented properly. Research has demonstrated that a key component for proper implementation is an understanding of baseline attitudes regarding inclusive education held by teachers. The purpose of this study is to investigate the attitudes of K-12 regular and special education teachers regarding inclusive education, in an urban Pennsylvania school district, the Chester Upland School District. The study examines …
School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports : An Evaluation Of An Elementary School Program, Lisa Andreasen
School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports : An Evaluation Of An Elementary School Program, Lisa Andreasen
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
The outcomes of a school-wide positive behavior support program at a rural elementary school were evaluated to determine the effects of a school-wide program on the behavior of students. A program evaluation was conducted using student office referrals that were collected over a six year period. The results indicated that student office referrals significantly decreased from Year 1 to Year 6 and that specific behaviors of aggression and inappropriate language also decreased significantly from Year 1 to Year 6. Data were investigated to indicate trends in total office referrals by gender, grade, month, location, and problem behavior.