%0 Journal Article
%T A Review of Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports as a Framework for Reducing Disciplinary Exclusions
%A Antonis Katsiyannis
%A Denise K. Whitford
%A Nicholas A. Gage
%J The Journal of Special Education
%@ 1538-4764
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0022466918767847
%X Schoolwide positive behavior interventions and supports (SWPBIS) is currently implemented in more than 23,000 schools nationally and internationally. Several reviews have examined the SWPBIS evidence base, including a meta-analysis of single-case design research. However, to date, there has not been a review of group-based experimental research (e.g., randomized controlled trials [RCTs]) on the school-level effects of SWPBIS implementation to reduce disciplinary exclusion, including office discipline referrals and suspensions. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis following What Works Clearinghouse procedures to investigate that relationship. We identified four group experimental studies that included disciplinary exclusion as an outcome variable; two RCTs and two quasi-experimental designs. Overall, 90 schools, including both elementary and high schools, were evaluated. A statistically significant large treatment effect (g = £¿.86) was found for school suspension, but no treatment effect was found for office discipline referrals. Implications for future research are discussed
%K schoolwide positive behavior support
%K office discipline referral
%K disciplinary exclusion
%K meta-analysis
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022466918767847