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Student Behavior With And Without Principal’S Presence In The Cafeteria Setting, Derek Raymond O'Konek May 2012

Student Behavior With And Without Principal’S Presence In The Cafeteria Setting, Derek Raymond O'Konek

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The relationship between the number of student referrals in the cafeteria and whether or not the principal was present during the infractions was being studied. The data were taken from two lunches at three different schools. The first lunch contained approximately 150 second and fourth grade students, while the second lunch had about the same number of third and fifth graders. During the study, the referral data and the principal's presence were recorded. The principal of each school randomly supervised the two lunches so that kids would not be able to catch on to his/her attendance patterns. The results supported …