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An evaluation of the implementation of a positive behavior support approach in an urban preschool setting
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An evaluation of the implementation of a positive behavior support approach in an urban preschool setting
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http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.2/rucore10001800001.ETD.000052874
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English
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School Psychology
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Positive psychology
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Behavior therapy for children
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Preschool children
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Urban schools
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This dissertation documents the process of planning and conducting an evaluation of a positive behavior support (PBS) approach, which was aimed at reducing challenging behaviors and increasing of prosocial behaviors among preschool students in an urban public school setting. The program evaluation that was planned and conducted utilized Maher's (2000) program planning and evaluation framework. The focus of the dissertation was to follow through with evaluation of aspects of the PBS approach so that useful evaluation information could be provided to the supervisors of the Office of Early Childhood Education (OECE), with the intent of determining strong points of the program and areas in need of improvement. Another important dissertation intent was to provide a program evaluation plan that could be incorporated into the operational routine of the OECE so that program evaluation could become an integral part of the program. Furthermore, it was a basic contention of this dissertation that behavioral programs and services in public schools, such as PBS, should be incorporated into organizational routines and thereby be evaluated routinely so that informed judgments can be made about the value of the program, which will subsequently contribute to program development and improvement. This program evaluation was planned and conducted by this investigator during the 2008-2009 academic year. For this evaluation of the preschool PBS approach, four program evaluation questions were delineated in the program evaluation plan. Results of a formative implementation of the program evaluation plan revealed that teachers were generally satisfied with the PBS approach, that the program was implemented most consistently in its earliest years of implementation, that there was a discrepancy between teachers' self-assessment of their skills and their ability to document the manifestation of these skills, and that professional development and coaching were among the most helpful strategies for increasing teachers' skills. Findings of the dissertation were that the evaluation plan is feasible, key stakeholders found the evaluation information useful, and there was a desire to continue to use the evaluation plan for ongoing evaluations of the PBS program. Recommendations are offered for the development, improvement, and ongoing evaluation of the PBS program.
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xiii, 164 p. : ill.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-152)
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by Suzette J. Sularski
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Rutgers University
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2010
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2010-05
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ETD doctoral
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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