Behavior Change in the Classroom Self-Management Interventions

One of the primary goals of education is to ensure that children learn varied and complex self-management skills to become more self assured, more self reliant, and responsible for their own behavior, as well as to succeed academically. Although learning experiences designed to actively teach self-management techniques are usually directed toward children with severe academic and behavior problems, these skills are also extremely beneficial for the general student population. An excellent resource for school-based practitioners who wish to address the needs of all school-aged children and adolescents, this book presents practical approaches for designing and implementing self-management interventions in school settings.

Edward S. Shapiro is Professor and Coordinator of the School Psychology Program at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His research focuses primarily on the use of behavioral assessment and interventions for school-based behavior problems. This has included the applications of self-management strategies for both academic and social problems in children and adolescents. Most recently, Dr. Shapiro has been investigating techniques that are effective for training school personnel in challenging behaviors. The Editor of School Psychology Review, the official journal of the National Association of School Psychologists, he is author of three other books and has published numerous journal articles and book chapters.
Christine L. Cole is Assistant Professor in the School Psychology Program at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She received her doctoral training in the psychological aspects of exceptionality at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research activities have involved the development and evaluation of self-management approaches to the treatment of challenging behaviors in individuals with developmental and other disabilities. An Editorial Advisory Board member of School Psychology Review, she had coauthored numerous journal articles and book chapters in psychology and education.