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Behaviour problems in the school: Incidence and interpretation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2015

Peter Mertin  and
George Wasyluk
Peter Mertin*
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent, Mental Health Service, Adelaide
George Wasyluk
Affiliation:
Adolescent Day Service, Adelaide
*
CAMHS Eastern Region Paradise Office, Box 2, 5 Darley Road, Paradise, South Australia 5075, 08 207 8999
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Abstract

Australian studies of teacher-rated levels of behaviour problems in schools are reviewed. Survey methodology and instrumentation affects incidence. The significance of these results is discussed in the light of two major considerations: the nature of “problem” and who defines it, and the need for a developmental perspective when interpreting data relating to childhood behaviour. The implications of teacher perceptions for system resource planning, referral and interagency networking, and intervention priority are considered,

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The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , November 1994 , pp. 32 - 39
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Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 1994

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