Positive Behavior Support: Schools choosing praise over punishment
From: Audrey Quinn
Length: 00:06:16
Science reporter Audrey Quinn speaks with the Positive Behavior Support coordinator for the Highline School District about the success of their new program. She also talks with the Instructional Research Group director about the challenges of conducting research on behavioral modification programs in schools.
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Science reporter Audrey Quinn speaks with the Positive Behavior Support coordinator for the Highline School District about the success of their new program. She also talks with the Instructional Research Group director about the challenges of conducting research on behavioral modification programs in schools.
Broadcast History
Aired on KBCS 91.3fm on 10/1/09.
Transcript
VOX
We live in a highly punitive society. We don’t follow traffic rules because we expect a reward. Most of us follow traffic rules in order to avoid the punishments that can come with breaking them. But is relying on punishment for civil obedience always the best method? A Washington State school district is bucking the trend with interesting results.
Their story begins in the late 1990’s. Washington State educators concluded they had a problem with student behavior.
AX (Tricia Robles)
There was a task force in 1998 that really looked at in Washington State the number of students being referred to emotional behavior disorder settings and identified as having emotional behavior disorders.
VOX
That’s Tricia Robles.
AX (Tricia Robles)
I work in the Highline School District as a positive behavior support coordinator for the district.
VOX
The Highline School District wanted a be...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:As students return to the classrooms this fall, how can educators best handle disruptive behavior? The Highline School District just south of Seattle has adopted a new research-based strategy. Science reporter Audrey Quinn speaks the district coordinator for their new Positive Behavior Support Program. She also talks with an education researcher about the difficulties of judging the success of experimental behavior programs.
OUTRO:You can learn more about education research on the Instructional Research Group website at http://www.inresg.org/.
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