This Handbook provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of a series of often related themes which underpin theoretical and philosophical approaches to pupils perceived as having EBDs, and their realization in both policy and provision.

Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• About the Book
• Part One Context and Terminologies
• 1 Themes and Dimensions of EBD: A Conceptual Overview - Peter Clough, Philip Garner, John T. Pardeck and Francis Yuen
• 2 International Comparisons in EBD: Critical Issues - Margret Winzer
• 3 Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties: An Historical Perspective - Ted Cole
• 4 Defining Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: The Quest for Affirmation - Kenneth A. Kavale, Steven R. Forness and Mark P. Mostert
• 5 What Do We Mean by ‘EBD’? - Gary Thomas
• 6 The Forgotten ‘E’ in EBD - Tony Bowers
• Part Two Roots and Causes
• 7 Biology and Behaviour: The Educational Relevance of a Biopsychosocial Perspective - Paul Cooper
• 8 The Influences of the School Contexts and Processes on Violence and Disruption in American Schools - Michael J. Furlong, Gale M. Morrison and Emily S. Fisher
• 9 The Problem is Not the Problem: Hard Cases in Modernist Systems - Tim O'Brien, Dennis Guiney
• 10 Academic Achievement and Behaviour: An Axiomatic Link? - Tom Nicholson
• 11 Juvenile Delinquency and Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties in Education - Paul O'Mahony
• 12 Television and Viewers' Behaviour: Real or Elusive Links? - Tony Charlton and Charlie Panting
• 13 Racial/Ethnic Representation across Five Public Sectors of Care for Youth with EBD: Implications for Students in School Settings - May Yeh, Kristen McCabe, Katina Lambros, Richard Hough, John Landsverk, Michael Hurlburt and Shirley Culver
• Part Three Strategies and Interventions
• 14 Working with Children and Young People with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties: What Makes What Works, Work? - John Visser
• 15 Teaching Students with Emotional Behavioural Disorders - Bill Rogers
• 16 Reducing Problem Behavior Through School-Wide Systems of Positive Behavior Support - Timothy J. Lewis and Lori L Newcomer
• 17 Building School-Wide Behavior Interventions That Really Work
• 18 Advocacy for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders - Carl R. Smith
• 19 Voices from the Margins: The Perceptions of Pupils with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties about Their Educational Experiences - John Dwyfor Davies
• 20 Involving Students with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties in Their Own Learning: A Transnational Perspective - Barry Groom, Richard Rose
• 21 Directions in Teaching Social Skills to Students with Specific EBDs - Helen McGrath
• 22 The Pupil Support Base in the Scottish Secondary School: An Alternative to Exclusion - Paul Hamill
• Part Four Some Points of Tension and Development
• 23 The Gap between Research and Practice: Achieving Effective In-Service Training for Teachers Working with EBD Students - Egide Royer
• 24 Researching a Marginalized Population: Methodological Issues - Ann Lewis
• 25 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Concerns and Issues - Marjorie Montague and Marcelo Castro
• 26 Do Teacher Training Courses Prepare Us for the Challenge of Students Experiencing EBD? - Christopher Blake
• 27 How We Prevent the Prevention of Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in Education - James M. Kauffman