Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to share the results of an observational study conducted on the frequency and severity of misbehaviors of 98 behaviorally disordered adolescent students as they rode school buses to and from a self-contained, day-school program for an entire year. Events promulgated by the Board of Education during that year allowed data to be collected on the same students on two different transportation arrangements: mainstreamed and categorical. Misbehaviors were classified and recorded according to types. As a measure of impact upon school personnel, the type and frequency of interventions employed by them during the year are also reported. Results indicate a tremendous increase in students' misbehaviors and subsequent interventions during the period of categorical transportation.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.