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This study deals with direct care staff and child development and child care studients' rationales for selecting and implementing time out procedures when managing children's behavior. The implications of the results for selecting specific management techniques along with their relevance for the training of child care personnel are discussed.
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This research was conducted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the master of science degree by Antoinette Y. Rodgers under the supervision of Karen Vander Ven, Alan E. Kazdin, and Carl Johnson at the University of Pittsburgh. The research was conducted when the author was affiliated with Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Rodgers, A.Y. Acceptability of time out procedures for schoolage children: Evaluations by direct care staff and students in child development and child care. Child Youth Care Forum 21, 195–208 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00757570
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