School-wide positive behavior interventions ARE sustainable AND effective! Teachers implement it and students benefit! A research review.

Bradshaw, Mitchell, and Leaf (2010) aim to examine the efficacy and sustainability of the School Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS), a program that implements systematic changes (i.e., discipline, leadership, etc.) within a school system to promote behavioural and academic outcomes for students. The current study was a randomized control longitudinal study over the course of 5 years. Of the 37 schools participating in the study, 56% implemented the SWPBIS program and the remainder were comparison who did not implement the program. The staff of the participating…