Behavior intervention : positive behavior support practices for educators of young children

Current public health reports show that early childhood behavior problems have increased in magnitude and prevalence in educational settings in recent years (Brauner & Stephens, 2006). The prevalence of problem behaviors in young children in general is more than 10% for children under age 8 in the U.S. (Joseph & Strain, 2003). Challenging behaviors are those that deviate from the expected appropriate behaviors within a context (Gresham & Elliot, 1993). This study investigated the effects of positive behavior supports (PBS) on children with challenging behaviors in early childhood settings (ages 3-8 years). The implementation of multiple-component PBS interventions resulted in decreases in challenging behaviors and increases in appropriate behaviors across settings for each participant, respectively.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Special Education

Grantor

University of Texas at Austin

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Narcisse, Ghislaine-Ducis Louise

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Rieth, Herbert J.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• O'Reilly, Mark
• Fuller, Anne
• Flower, Andrea
• Valenzuela, Angela
• Northcutt, Norvell

• Behavior disorders in children
• Positive behavior supports
• Early childhood education
• Social validity
• Behavior intervention
• Behavior therapy for children

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-2917

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-2917