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Behavior Modification, Vol. 27, No. 4, 505-523 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0145445503255569

Evaluating Student Discipline Practices in a Public School Through Behavioral Assessment of Office Referrals

Robert F. Putnam

May Institute, Inc., and May Center for Applied Research

James K. Luiselli

May Institute, Inc., and May Center for Applied Research, jluiselli{at}mayinstitute.org

Marcie W. Handler

May Institute, Inc., and May Center for Applied Research

Gretchen L. Jefferson

Eastern Washington University

Office discipline referrals are a common practice in public schools to address students' problem behaviors. The authors report two descriptive studies in a public elementary-middle school to illustrate frequency of office referrals as an evaluative data source. Study I was a behavioral assessment of office referrals to determine the types of discipline problems confronting school personnel and the distribution of referrals among teachers, students, and grade level. In Study II, a fifth-grade class that had the most office referrals in the school received whole-class and individual-student interventions that produced a decrease in the number of referrals. These findings support use of office referrals as a readily available index by which to identify school discipline problems, design interventions, and evaluate outcome.

Key Words: behavioral assessment • student discipline • office referrals • public schools


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