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Implementation Of School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports In The Neoliberal Context In An Urban Elementary School, Deanna Adams
Implementation Of School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports In The Neoliberal Context In An Urban Elementary School, Deanna Adams
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This research is a two-year ethnographic case study of a School-wide positive behavior supports (SWPBS) school leadership team, at an urban elementary school in central New York, during their first two years implementing SWPBS. SWPBS is a framework for implementing a school-wide behavior management system that focuses on proactive rather than reactive behavior interventions. SWPBS was recommended in No Child Left Behind and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as a positive alternative to punitive discipline policies and strategies and as a tool for reducing office discipline referrals and suspensions, as well as improving academic achievement.
Using in-depth interviews, participant observation, …