Learning Needs not Learning Difficulties: Intervention and Challenging Behaviour

Authors

  • Tim O'Brien

Keywords:

Learning Needs, Learning Difficulties, Intervention, Challenging Behaviour, Positive Reinforcement, Positive Behaviour, Strategies, Teaching Methodologies, Behaviour Management

Abstract

Promoting the positive behaviour of children and staff is not a matter of superficial quick-fix strategies. It requires analytical investigation into what pupils and teachers experience and understand when challenging behaviour occurs in the classroom and the contingent implications for respectful intervention. 

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Published

1988-11-11

How to Cite

O’Brien, T. (1988). Learning Needs not Learning Difficulties: Intervention and Challenging Behaviour. REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 12(1), 19–26. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/353

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (1998)

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