Urban applications of school-wide positive behavior support: Critical issues and lessons learned.*disclaimer
Positive behavior support strategies utilized in non-urban schools are not sufficient to ensure systems level change and overall school improvement in urban settings. In order to be effective, several systems-level factors need to be improved for sustainability of effective school reform efforts. These include, but are not limited to: (a) service integration, (b) coordinated family support, (c) school, family, and community partnerships, and (d) joint responsibilities for developing positive community contexts. Recommendations for integrating school, community, families, students, and business into partnerships are hoped to promote the use of PBS interventions that will be more successful and sustainable in inner-city communities.
Authors:
McCart, A., Turnbull, A.P., Sailor, W., Lassen, S. R., Warren, J. S., Edmonson, H. M. & Griggs, P.
Date:
2003
Publisher:
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions
Publisher website:
www.proedinc.com
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