Main description:

In schools, much of the responsibility of implementing interventions to improve outcomes for students falls on teachers, which may lead to capacity and resource issues. One solution to this problem is the use of Peer-Mediated Interventions (PMIs), which include a variety of approaches that utilize similar individuals to the target student (e.g., students in school-based interventions) as interventionists or behavior change agents. Although there is a wealth of
research to support the effectiveness of students as interventionists, peers remain an under-utilized resource in school-based intervention delivery.

Peers as Change Agents is a comprehensive resource for school-based professionals working to incorporate PMIs across academic, behavioral, and social-emotional interventions. The text synthesizes the current research on school-based PMIs and distills the literature into concrete strategies that can be easily implemented in school-based contexts. Building on the foundational principles of PMIs, the authors reconceptualize this work into three new categories: Peer-Mediated Academic
Interventions; Peer-Mediated Behavioral Interventions; and Peer-Mediated Group Supports, to better address students' unique needs. Chapters also highlight the advantages of PMIs, including their potential for cultural relevance. As school staff continue to grapple with the practical challenges of ensuring equity
in student outcomes, Peers as Change Agents provides educators, school psychologists, and counsellors effective and efficient tools to support students as change agents in their own learning communities.

Contents:

Chapter 1: A New Conceptualization of Peer-Mediated Interventions
Tai A. Collins and Renee O. Hawkins

Chapter 2: Peers as Change Agents
Renee O. Hawkins, Mary Kate Gerrard, Christa Newman, and Hannah McIntire

Chapter 3: Peers as Culturally Relevant Change Agents
Tai A. Collins, Meagan Scott, Julia Villarreal, and Bryn Endres

Chapter 4: Peer-Mediated Academic Interventions
Shobana Musti-Rao and Michele M. Nobel

Chapter 5: Peer Tutoring
David A. Klingbeil, Stacy-Ann A. January, and Lanae R. Drachslin

Chapter 6: Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS)
Devin M. Kearns, Sarah R. Powell, Douglas Fuchs, and Lynn S. Fuchs

Chapter 7: Games-Based Cooperative Learning
Elizabeth McCallum, Jamie Yarbrough, and Ara J. Schmitt

Chapter 8: Peer-Mediated Writing Interventions
Christine K. Malecki and Samantha Coyle

Chapter 9: Peer-Mediated Behavioral Interventions
Keith C. Radley

Chapter 10: Peer Management Interventions
Kate Helbig and Evan Dart

Chapter 11: Peer-Mediated Social Skills Training
Jessica Simpson and Tim Lewis

Chapter 12: Peer Support Interventions in Inclusive Classrooms
Erik W. Carter

Chapter 13: Peer-Mediated Pivotal Response Training
Dacia McCoy, Chelsea Ritter, and J. Meredith Murphy

Chapter 14: Peer Modeling Interventions
Hunter King, Aaron J. Fischer, Heather L.J. Lewis, and Julio Payan

Chapter 15: Peer-Mediated Play Interventions
Laura Nabors

Chapter 16: Restorative and Conflict Resolution Interventions
Rhonda N. T. Nese, Sara McDaniel, Paul Meng, Lisette Spraggins, Vicki Babbs, and Erik J. Girvan

Chapter 17: Peer-Mediated Group Supports
Christopher H. Skinner, Tara Moore, and Jessica Eshbaugh

Chapter 18: School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Kent McIntosh and Angus Kittelman

Chapter 19: Classroom Management
Todd Haydon, Cara Dillon, Alana Kennedy, and Meagan Scott

Chapter 20: Technology-Based Classroom Management
S. Kathleen Krach and Lori R. Kern

Chapter 21: Interdependent Group Contingencies
Daniel M. Maggin, Christerallyn Brown, and Skip Kumm

Chapter 22: Independent and Dependent Group Contingencies
Tom Cariveau