Date of Award
Fall 10-14-2016
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Organizational Leadership
First Advisor
Dr. William Hale, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Dr. Micheal Fields, Ed.D.
Third Advisor
Dr. Philip Pendley, Ed.D.
Abstract
Utilizing a qualitative study analysis, this study examines how behavior impacts academic success utilizing a token economy with students who suffer from emotional disturbance disorder. Through focus groups of para educators, therapists and teachers on special education settings, there will be a comparative analysis of behavior and academic success. The study will consist of six education sites throughout the Antelope Valley: A kindergarten through eighth grade (Yellen Learning Center), a kindergarten through sixth grade elementary (Valley View Elementary), a seventh through eighth grade intermediate school (Joe Walker) and three high schools that are ninth through twelfth grade (Desert Pathways, Palmdale High, and Pete Knight). These sites are all designed with programs to serve the needs of students who suffer from an emotional disturbance disorder. Continued research could be beneficial in understanding how behavior modification utilizing token economies impact academic success not only in specialized settings but in other settings as well.
Recommended Citation
DeFrancis, Solomon Dr., "A Qualitative Study Analysis on How Utilizing a Token Economy Impacts Behavior and Academic Success" (2016). Dissertations. 30.
https://digitalcommons.umassglobal.edu/edd_dissertations/30
Included in
Elementary Education Commons, Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons, Secondary Education Commons, Special Education and Teaching Commons