Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports vs. Corporal Punishment: A Literature Review

Abstract

The following literature review provides information about School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) initiatives at the elementary, middle, and high school building levels. The review also explains the importance teacher morale and overall school climate has on a student's education. A second component of this literature review focuses on corporal punishment in schools and how the use of this behavior discipline can serve as a detriment to students and their education process. The intentions and outcomes of this literature review are to educate and inform the reader of two behavioral interventions and the successes and lasting effects of those interventions. First, we will begin with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.