TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1980//
TI  - Using contingent decreased freedom-of-movement to eliminate classroom running away: a case study
JO  - Education and treatment of children
A1  - Chambers, John H.
A1  - Sanok, Richard L.
A1  - Striefel, Sebastian
SP  - 123
EP  - 132
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
N2  - The present research investigated the effects of a levels program, which made a child's increased freedom-of-movement contingent on his remaining in the classroom or assigned area, on the child's behavior of running away from a special education classroom. During a baseline period of five weeks, the child ran away an average of 6.5 times per week. Implementation of the levels program resulted in a decrease in runaway incidents to only.67 per week. The introduction of a modified levels program decreased runaway incidents still further to a mean of.45 per week. Reimplementation of both the levels program and modified levels program then resulted in a five-week period in which no runaways occurred. Followup in an eight-week Summer school program showed a continued low frequency of runaway incidents,.37 per week. The levels approach was considered a particularly advantageous procedure, as its application was correlated with drastically reduced running away incidents, while providing contact wiht potential classroom reinforcers. Maintenance of classroom attendance was possible with a single component of the treatment package.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-8491
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -