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Examining the Effects of Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on Student Outcomes: Results from a Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial in Elementary Schools

Catherine P. Bradshaw, Mary M. Mitchell, Philip J. Leaf2010Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 12(3), 133–148

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What it found

Schools randomly assigned to training in schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports put the model in place with high fidelity and had significant reductions in student suspensions and office discipline referrals.

What kind of study it is

Design
Randomized trial in schools
Weight
A trial in schools: it compares groups that got the practice with groups that didn't.
Sample
37 elementary schools in a five-year randomized trial
Who
School-age children (K–12)

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doi.org/10.1177/1098300709334798 · ERIC record EJ889024

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Bradshaw, C. P., Mitchell, M. M., & Leaf, P. J. (2010). Examining the effects of Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on student outcomes: Results from a randomized controlled effectiveness trial in elementary schools. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 12(3), 133–148. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098300709334798

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