Classroom behaviors that enable academic learning are the focus of this article. A brief
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the literature on effective teaching with those of learning to teach in order to answer this …

There can be no question that schools need sound disciplinary systems to maintain school
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In this compelling look at the psychology of hope, CR Snyder provides insights into the
personality of the highly hopeful individual. Drawing on inspiring clinical cases, as well as …

Continuing the tradition of excellence established in previous editions, distinguished
researcher, practitioner, and educator Alan Kazdin integrates pioneering and recent …

Publisher Summary This chapter reveals a methodology of assessing basic academic skills
focused on problem solving that has been designed to evaluate a student's skills and …

Although students with emotional or behavioral disorders have historically experienced poor
school outcomes compared to other students with and without disabilities, a number of …

This study evaluated the efficacy of video modeling delivered via a handheld device (video
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Many students with emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD) display both learning and
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