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Youth Outcomes Following Implementation of Universal SW-PBIS Strategies in a Texas Secure Juvenile Facility
- Source :
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Education and Treatment of Children . Aug 2013 36(3):135-145. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- School-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (SW-PBIS) is a framework for creating safe and effective learning environments and cultivating a positive educational climate. Researchers show that SW-PBIS can improve behavioral outcomes, while demonstrations of a causal relationship between improvements in students' academic achievement and implementation of SW-PBIS remain equivocal. We provide evidence of reductions in behavioral incident reports, improvements in school attendance, and increases in career and technical industry certifications following SW-PBIS implementation in one Texas secure male juvenile correction facility. We argue that these improvements could only be due to SW-PBIS implementation and not alternative explanations (e.g., agency policy/procedure changes, changes in facility or agency leadership, other treatment/rehabilitation programs, validity of measures). We also offer an explanation for these improved gains based on the academic characteristics of incarcerated youth. (Contains 2 tables.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0748-8491
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Education and Treatment of Children
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1014505
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/etc.2013.0019