Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Overview of foundations, assessment, characteristics, interventions, and methodology in emotional and behavioral disorders research / Robert B. Rutherford Jr., Mary Magee Quinn, and Sarup R. Mathur -- Historical to contemporary perspectives of the field of emotional and behavioral disorders / James M. Kauffman, Frederick J. Brigham, and Devery R. Mock -- Classification and definition of emotional and behavioral disorders / Douglas Cullinan -- Cultural and linguistic competency and disproportionate representation / David Osher ... [et al.] -- Linking prevention research with policy : examining the costs and outcomes of the failure to prevent emotional and behavioral disorders / Mary Magee Quinn and Jeffrey M. Poirier -- How research informs practice in the field of emotional and behavioral disorders / Melody Tankersley, Timothy J. Landrum, and Bryan G. Cook -- Assessment and evaluation of students' behavior and intervention outcomes : the utility of rating scale methods / Stephen N. Elliott and R.T. Busse -- Functional behavioral assessment / James J. Fox and Robert A. Gable -- Psychiatric and psychological assessment of emotional and behavorial discorders during school mental health consultation / Richard E. Mattison -- Curriculum-based measurement of students with emotional and behavorial disorders : assessment for data-based decision making / Keith J. Hyatt and Kenneth W. Howell -- Early identification and prevention of emotional and behavioral disorders / Maureen A. Conroy, Jo M. Hendrickson, and Peggy P. Hester -- Accountability and assessment for students with emotional and behavioral disorders / James G. Shriner and Joseph H. Wehby -- Externalizing behaviors of aggression and violence and the school context / Michael J. Furlong, Gale M. Morrison, and Shane R. Jimerson -- Internalizing behavior problems in children and adolescents / Frank M. Gresham and Lee Kern -- Youth delinquency : prevention and intervention / C. Michael Nelson, Peter E. Leone, and Robert B. Rutherford Jr. -- Research issues in autism spectrum disorders / Dwight P. Sweeney and Charles D. Hoffman -- Early intervention for emotional and behavioral disorders / Kimberly T. Kendziora -- Psychopharmacology in the treatment of emotional and behavioral disorders / Dean E. Konopasek and Steven R. Forness -- The school-to-community transition of adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders / Douglas Cheney and Michael Bullis -- Teaching alternative behaviors to students with emotional and behavioral disorders / Nancy B. Meadows and Kay B. Stevens -- Informed practice in teaching self-control to children with emotional and behavioral disorders / Lewis Polsgrove and Stephen W. Smith -- Instruction and classroom management : prevention and intervention research / Joseph C. Witt, Amanda VanDerHeyden, and Donna Gilbertson -- Social skills training and teaching social behavior to students with emotional and behavioral disorders / Kenneth A. Kavale, Sarup R. Mathur, and Mark P. Mostert -- Academic instruction and tutoring interventions for students with emotional and behavioral disorders : 1990 to the present / Kathleen Lynne Lane -- Schoolwide systems of behavior support : maximizing student success in schools / Carl J. Liaupsin, Kristine Jolivette, and Terrance M. Scott -- Collaboration with other agencies : wraparound and systems of care for children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders / Lucille Eber and Sandra Keenan -- Applied behavior analysis and the education and treatment of students with emotional and behavioral disorders / Timothy J. Lewis ... [et al.] -- Experimental research designs in the study of children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders / Richard Van Acker ... [et al.] -- Qualitative research and its contributions to knowledge of emotional and behavioral disorders / Edward J. Sabornie -- Data collection in research and applications involving students with emotional and behavioral disorders / Phillip L. Gunter and L. Kenton Denny.