Abstract:Cynthia HudleyDirect observation in natural settings has been recognized for nearly a century (Thomas, 1929) as an important methodology to capture the nuances of children' s behavior for research, clinical assessment, and program evaluation. These ecologically valid descriptive data complement more widely used behavior rating scales to evaluate the impact of intervention programming on children's aggressive behavior. While observation data make an undeniable contribution to evaluation findings, particularly f… Show more
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