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2006

Brigham Young University

Positive behavior support

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Positive Behavior Support And Perceptions Of School Quality: An Empirical Study, Hilda Sabbah, Lynnette Christensen, Paul Caldarella, Michael Richardson, Adrian Juchau, Michelle Marchant, K. Richard Young Nov 2006

Positive Behavior Support And Perceptions Of School Quality: An Empirical Study, Hilda Sabbah, Lynnette Christensen, Paul Caldarella, Michael Richardson, Adrian Juchau, Michelle Marchant, K. Richard Young

Faculty Publications

Purpose of the BYU-Positive Behavior Support Initiative…to contribute to the knowledge and understanding of the issues that facilitate, sustain and nurture the emotional, social and moral development of youth by designing, implementing and evaluating school-wide positive behavior support.


Peaceable Schools: Bringing Positive Behavior Support Into Utah Public Education, Paul Caldarella, K. Richard Young Apr 2006

Peaceable Schools: Bringing Positive Behavior Support Into Utah Public Education, Paul Caldarella, K. Richard Young

Faculty Publications

This symposium highlights Peaceable Schools, a University-Public School Partnership currently underway in Utah County. Peaceable Schools is a prevention and intervention model for public schools K-12. This project uses Positive Behavior Support principles, which are based on the application of applied behavior analysis, focusing on the promotion of pro-social skills in the public schools. Peaceable Schools uses a positive teaching model to school-based discipline. It attempts to create and build a school culture that communicates explicit, positive expectations for students through posting school rules and consistently promoting positive behavior, rather than reacting in a punitive manner to students’ inappropriate behaviors.


Peaceable Schools Mentoring: A Pilot Study, Jennifer Smith, Michelle Marchant, Laura Cummings, Shauna Valentine, Janet Young, Paul Caldarella Apr 2006

Peaceable Schools Mentoring: A Pilot Study, Jennifer Smith, Michelle Marchant, Laura Cummings, Shauna Valentine, Janet Young, Paul Caldarella

Faculty Publications

Peaceable Schools, a project of the Department of Education at BYU, is an organization that seeks to help schools make data-based decisions regarding school-wide and individual interventions for their students. Mentoring has caught the eye of Peaceable Schools because research is still in its infancy and the popularity of implementing mentoring programs is growing steadily. One of Peaceable Schools' current research questions is "What are the effects of mentoring on the social and emotional behaviors of students at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders?"


Effects Of Positive Behavior Support On Perceptions Of School Quality, Hilda Sabbah, Paul Caldarella, Michael Richardson, Ben Young Apr 2006

Effects Of Positive Behavior Support On Perceptions Of School Quality, Hilda Sabbah, Paul Caldarella, Michael Richardson, Ben Young

Faculty Publications

Indicators of School Quality (ISQ) is a comprehensive survey system for school administrators to evaluate and monitor school improvement and accreditation efforts.