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Comprehensive Behavior Management: Individualized, Classroom, and Schoolwide Approaches, 2nd edition by Ronald C. Martella, J. Ron Nelson, Nancy E. Marchand-Martella and Mark O'Reilly (Sage Publications)
One of the most critical issues facing teachers and related-services personnel today is behavior management. Behavior management consistently ranks as the most concerning issue in surveys completed by school personnel. Unfortunately, most do not feel well equipped to deal with the multitude of behavior problems they see every day in the schools. The authors say they wrote Comprehensive Behavior Management with these individuals in mind. It is critical for teachers and related personnel to receive high-quality training in behavior management; a solid textbook written by experts in the field that incorporates evidence-based best practices is an important foundational aspect of this training.
Authors are Ronald C. Martella, professor of special education at Eastern Washington University; J. Ron Nelson, Associate Research Professor and co-director of the Center for At-Risk Children's Services at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Nancy E. Marchand-Martella, professor of special education at Eastern Washington University; and Mark O'Reilly, coordinator of the graduate training programs in autism and developmental disability in the Department of Special Education at University of Texas at Austin.
Comprehensive Behavior Management, 2nd edition, supports teachers in preventing management problems and responding to unwanted behavior when it occurs in classrooms. The text offers a comprehensive presentation of three levels of behavior management strategies: individual, classroom, and schoolwide, all three of which contribute to a positive learning environment. A social learning emphasis in which human behavior is viewed within an ecological framework is integrated throughout the text. Application of this information is supported by a range of pedagogical devices such as vignettes, examples, strategies, and activities to show teachers how to manage behavior effectively. The analysis and applications in this text cover both general education and special education strategies.
New to this edition:
- A new co-author, Mark O'Reilly from the University of Texas at Austin, contributes specific expertise in applied behavior analysis and individualized behavior management approaches, including functional behavior assessments and behavior support plans.
- The text has been updated to reflect the shift in behavior management support from one of an individual issue to one of a comprehensive approach with individualized, classroom and schoolwide supports.
- The sequence of the chapters is reorganized to reflect how the material is most frequently taught.
- All chapters are updated with current research, corresponding citations, additional tables and figures, and rewritten pedagogical features.
- Chapter 11 (formerly Chapter 5) has been rewritten to focus on what makes a program evidence-based.
- Chapter 12 has been added to provide coverage of the Response to Intervention (RTI) approach and how to integrate multitiered intervention models with the schoolwide positive behavior intervention and support (SWPBIS) model.
Comprehensive Behavior Management is designed differently from other management texts. The authors say they wrote this textbook to aid teachers and related-services personnel in the planning processes that must take place when preventing or responding to behavior management issues. Their goal is to provide extensive coverage of all three levels of support individualized, classroom, and schoolwide to help teachers and related-services personnel plan for and respond to behavior management issues effectively.
Features of this textbook include:
- Important aspects of behavior management (i.e., working with parents and families, ethics and the law, diversity, and data collection) are infused in chapters throughout Comprehensive Behavior Management.
- Every chapter includes objectives that provide a clear overview of what will be covered in the chapter.
- All chapters have a vignette at the beginning that highlights an important issue covered in the chapter. This vignette is revisited at the end, showing how the issue was addressed.
- Chapter headings are phrased as questions to facilitate easier note taking and discussion.
- Several tables and figures are evident in every chapter to aid in the understanding of key concepts.
- Discussion questions are found at the end of each chapter to test student understanding of the content. Answers to these questions are provided in the instructor's manual.
Finally, an extensive index and glossary are included to aid in the location and definition
Significant changes were made to several chapters.
Chapter 1. New information was added to this chapter on the best practices in behavior management, and the section on ethics was expanded to include a statement on seclusion and restraint.
Chapter 5. Discussion of preference and choice, as well as of prompting strategies related to behavior issues, was added to this chapter.
Chapter 7. The material from the Think Time chapter (Chapter 8) in the first edition was edited and integrated into this chapter.
Chapter 10. Information on the school evaluation rubric was removed and coverage of the School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) and the Benchmarks for Advanced Tiers (BAT) was added to this chapter.
Chapter 11. This chapter was Chapter 5 in the first edition, and was rewritten to focus on what makes a program evidence based. It now includes coverage of the criteria for being defined as an evidence-based intervention and how schools assess the magnitude of the effects of an intervention.
Chapter 12. This new chapter provides coverage of the response to intervention (RTI) approach and how to integrate multi-tiered intervention models such as RTI with the schoolwide positive behavior intervention and support model (SWPBIS).
Additional ancillary materials further support and enhance the learning goals of Comprehensive Behavior Management, 2nd edition. These ancillary materials include
the password-protected instructor site offers instructors a variety of resources that supplement the book material, including a Test Bank (Word), PowerPoint Slides, SAGE Journal Articles, Web Resources, Lecture Notes, Answers to In-Text Questions, and Course Syllabi.
The chapters are easy to read, very understandable, and very comprehensive for the information my certification students need. I have students with a wide range of experience, ages, and abilities in my course and this book seems like it would benefit them all. Robert L. Michels
I was impressed with the organization of the text and I enjoyed the vignettes and the vignettes revisited sections. I was also impressed that a chapter on school safety was included. This is a current challenge and it needs to be addressed. Su-Je Cho
The text covers most of the recent trends and strategies in behavioral interventions and contains evidence-based information and strategies. Also, the topics are organized in a question form which the students would prefer. Judith E. Terpstra
The changes and additions made to this second edition of Comprehensive Behavior Management have significantly improved the quality of the textbook. The book supports teachers in preventing classroom management problems and responding to unwanted behavior when it occurs. It can be used with undergraduate or graduate students in general education, special education, and educational and school psychology. Instructors teaching courses on behavior management, the principles of behavior, applied learning theory, and the classroom applications of educational psychology will find this textbook helpful. Additionally, consultants and administrators can use this textbook as a foundational text for those receiving inservice training on individualized, classroom, and schoolwide support planning. Target audiences include teachers and related-services personnel (e.g., school psychologists, counselors, social workers, behavior specialists, and instructional assistants).
Culinary Schools 2004/a>, 7th Edition (Peterson's Guides)
is a comprehensive guide to culinary schools in the
Professional programs offer formalized instruction in a class setting. A
diploma, degree, or certificate is awarded to the student at the end of
successful completion of a predetermined curriculum of courses and a minimum
number of credit hours. Workplace training in the form of an externship or
work-study program may be an option but is not usually required. An
apprenticeship is essentially an on-the-job training program. Typical
apprenticeship programs entail completion of a specific term (typically, three
years or 6,000 hours) of full-time employment for wages in a food service
kitchen under a qualifled chef. Classroom culinary instruction is usually
required in addition to the scheduled work, and a certificate may be awarded.
The Quick-Reference Chart lists programs by state and country, indicates what degrees or awards are offered, and notes if the program offers degree specializations in the areas of culinary arts, baking and pastry, or management. Please be aware that there are other degree specializations, and you will have to refer to individual profiles to discover what an individual program may offer beyond these popular ones.
Two indexes are available at the end of the book. The first lists programs by whether they offer a certificate or diploma or a degree (associate, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral). The second index is an alphabetical list by name of the program or institution.
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM PROFILES
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General Information. Indicates private or public institution, coeducational or single-sex, type of institution, and the campus setting. The founding year of the institution is also listed, as is institutional accreditation information.
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Program Information. Indicates the year the program started offering classes, program accreditation, the program calendar (semester, quarter, etc.), the type of degrees and awards offered, degree and award specializations, and the length of time needed to complete the degree or award.
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Program Affiliation. Lists those organizations to which the school or program belongs.
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Areas of Study. Includes the courses available.
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Facilities. Lists the number and types of facilities available to students.
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Student Profile. Provides the total number of students enrolled in the program and the number who are full-time and part-time and the age range of students.
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Faculty. Provides the total number of faculty members, the number who are full-time and part-time, and the number who are culinary accredited, industry professionals, master bakers, or master chefs. The names of prominent faculty members and their degree or certificate level are listed if provided. The faculty-student ratio is also listed.
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Special Programs. Notes special educational opportunities offered by the program. Expenses. Includes information on full-time, part-time, in-state, and out-of-state tuition costs; special program-related fees; and application fees. Dollar signs without further notation refer to
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Financial Aid. Provides information on the number and amount of program-specific loans and scholarships awarded during the 2002—03 academic year and unique financial aid opportunities available to students. (This section covers only culinary-related financial aid and does not include types of financial aid that are open to all students, such as Pell Grants and Stafford Loans.)
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Housing. Indicates the type of on-campus housing available as well as the typical cost of off-campus housing in the area.
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Application Information. Provides information on application deadlines, the number of students who applied for admission to the program and the number of students accepted to the program for the 2002—03 academic year, and application materials that are required.
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Contact. Includes the name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the contact person for the program and the Web address of the program or institution.
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM PROFILES
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Program Information. Indicates if the apprenticeship program is directly sponsored by a college, university, or culinary institute; if the pro-gram is approved by the American Culinary Federation; if an apprentice is eligible to receive a degree from a college or university upon successful completion of the program; and if any special apprenticeships are available.
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Placement Information. Provides the number and types of locations where apprentices may be placed and lists the most popular placement locations of participants.
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Apprentice Profile. Indicates the number of participants, the age range of participants, and the application materials a prospective apprentice must submit.
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Expenses. Provides information on the basic costs of participating in the program as well as the application fee and special program-related fees.
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Entry-Level Compensation. Indicates the typical salary for an apprentice at the beginning of the apprenticeship program.
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Contact. Includes the name, address, telephone number, and, if provided, fax number and e-mail address of the contact person for the apprenticeship program.
Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2004 (Scholarships,
Grants and Prizes, 2004: Peterson’s) Billions of dollars are given to students
and their families every year to help pay for college. Last year, private donors
gave more than $2.5 billion in financial aid to help undergraduate students pay
for college costs. Yet, to the average person, the task of finding what one
needs in this huge network of grants and prizes appears to be nearly impossible.
Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2004 was created to help students and their
families pinpoint those specific private financial aid programs that best match
students' backgrounds, interests, talents, or abilities. In this publication you
will find detailed information about more than 3,400 scholarship/grant programs
and prize sources that will provide nearly 1.7 million financial awards to
undergraduates in the 2003-2004 school year. Foundations, fraternal and ethnic
organizations, community service clubs, churches and religious groups,
philanthropies, companies and industry groups, labor unions and public
employees' associations, veterans' groups, and trusts and bequests all are
possible sources.
Peterson's College Money Handbook, 2004, which supplies
all necessary information on undergraduate college funding from public
sources-the federal government, state governments, and the colleges and
universities themselves-and Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes make up a
two-part college financial aid resource library that gives you guidance and
detailed information about the aid that is available to anybody who wishes to go
to college.
Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2004 alone will be particularly useful to:
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Students whose family financial circumstances disqualify them from the need-based financial aid that makes up the preponderance of grants available from public sources;
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Students and families who wish to supplement the aid being given by governmental or university sources; and
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Students who possess special abilities, achievements, or personal qualifications (e.g.., memberships in church or civic organizations, specific ethnic backgrounds, parents who served in the armed forces, etc..) that fit the criteria of one or more of the various private scholarship sponsors.
Some
factors that can affect eligibility for these awards, such as ethnic heritage
and parental status, are beyond a student's control. Other criteria, such as
academic, scientific, technological, athletic, artistic, or creative merit, are
not easily or quickly met unless one has previously committed to a particular
endeavor. However, eligibility for many programs is within a student's control,
especially if he or she plans ahead. For example, a student can start or keep
up current membership in a church or civic organization, participate in
volunteer service efforts, or pursue an interest, from amateur radio to golf to
raising animals to writing and more. Any of these actions might give him or her
an edge for a particular scholarship or grant opportunity.
The
eligibility criteria for private scholarships, grants, and prizes are a real
mosaic; they vary widely and include financial need as well as personal
characteristics and merit. The number and amounts of the awards available from
individual sponsors can vary each year depending upon the number of grantees,
fund contributions, and other factors. However, practically anyone can find
awards to fit his or her individual circumstance.
Peterson's Four-Year Colleges: 2005
Opportunities abound for students, and this guide can help you find what you
want in a number of ways:
For advice
and guidance in the college search and selection process, just turn the page.
Providing a quick overview of the college application process, our College
Admissions Countdown Calendar outlines the pertinent month-bymonth milestones.
Surviving Standardized Tests describes
Next,
you'll want to read through the How to Use This Guide, which explains some of
the key factors you need to consider in the college search process and how to
locate this information in the individual college profiles presented in the
guide. Following that article is the College Profiles and Special Announcements
section. Here you'll find our unparalleled and newly expanded college
descriptions, arranged alphabetically by state.
They
provide a complete picture of need-to-know information about accredited
four-year collegesincluding admission rates, majors, current expenses,
financial aid, student life, and campus safety. All the information you need to
apply is placed together at the conclusion of each college profile. And if you
still thirst for even more information, nearly 1000 two-page narrative
descriptions appear in the In-Depth Descriptions of the Colleges section of the
book. These descriptions are written by admissions deans and provide great
detail about each college. They are edited to provide a consistent format across
entries for your ease of comparison.
If you have
already have specifics in mind, such as a particular institution or major, turn
to the QuickReference College Search Indexes. Here you can search for a
particular major or field of study to find a list of colleges that meet your
criteria. If you already have colleges in mind that pique your interest, you can
use the Colleges and Universities Alphabetical Index to search for these
schools. Check out the Entrance Difficulty Index for more information on the
schools you are considering. Page numbers referring to all information presented
about a college are conveniently referenced.
Finally, at
the back of the book, you will find your bonus CD-ROM. This CD includes
information on colleges and universities, standardized test preparation and
financial aid. Within the Colleges and Universities Info tab, you'll find
in-depth descriptions and access to colleges' Web sites and the ability to
instantly inquire any question to the school. The Test Prep tab and Financial
Aid tab both feature access to brand new Peterson's tools: Peterson's Test
Prep-SAT Online Course and Best College Deals. Refer to the last pages of this
book for the discount codes to get reduced fee (Peterson's Test Prep-SAT Online
Course) and FREE (Best College Deals) access! Be sure to check out all the
additional financial aid information and test prep practice offered on the CD
too!
Peterson's
publishes a full line of resources to help you and your family with any
information you need to guide you through the admissions process. Peterson's
publications can be found at your local bookstore, library, and high school
guidance office-or visit us on the Web at petersons.com.
Colleges,
will be pleased to know that Peterson's helped you in your selection. Admissions
staff members are more than happy to answer questions, address specific
problems, and help in any way they can. The editors at Peterson's wish you great
success in your college search!
Peterson's Internships, 2004 An internship is a
great way to acquire new skills, apply the knowledge you've gained in
and learn the ways of the working world. Search internships thousands of
positions in government, the nonprofit sector, and the corporate world by field
of interest or employer. Great for high school students, too!
- Descriptions of nearly 50,000 paid and unpaid opportunities
in finance, healthcare, entertainment, scientific research, and
other career areas
- Vital information on eligibility requirements, benefits, and
contact information
- Advice on getting the most out of your internship
- Application procedures
- Flow an internship influences your career choice
- Insights from internship sponsors
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