Re-Engineering the Educational System: Technology Transfer from a Behavioral Perspective.

IF 2.5 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Perspectives on Behavior Science Pub Date : 2025-02-03 eCollection Date: 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1007/s40614-025-00432-w

Janet S Twyman

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Access to quality education is a fundamental human right, deeply connected to an individual's overall well-being and quality of life. This article explores how effectively transferring behavior-analytic principles can improve educational outcomes and re-engineer educational systems. Drawing on Dr. Henry S. Pennypacker's work on technology transfer and cultural concerns, it examines the research-to-practice gap in K-12 education. An iterative continuum for translating research into practice is proposed and applied to school improvement. The process of technology transfer in education is analyzed, highlighting successful examples and identifying barriers to widespread adoption of behavior-analytic techniques. Barriers include implementation fidelity, teacher training, resource allocation, and school culture. Deliberate strategies to advance behavior-analytic practices in education are shared, emphasizing the potential of behavior analysis to significantly improvement educational outcomes and broader societal progress.

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Perspectives on Behavior Science PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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3.90

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10.00%

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期刊介绍： Perspectives on Behavior Science is an official publication of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. It is published quarterly, and in addition to its articles on theoretical, experimental, and applied topics in behavior analysis, this journal also includes literature reviews, re-interpretations of published data, and articles on behaviorism as a philosophy.