Students with emotional and behavioral disorders who display disruptive behaviors in general education settings are increasingly being educated in alternative education settings. Alternative education settings can vary widely, but they typically have smaller classroom sizes and educational staff who are trained to teach students who were not successful in their previous educational settings. This Current Topics column provides (a) an introduction to how students are placed in those settings, (b) a description of common alternative educational settings, and (c) an overview of effective educational, behavioral, and mental health services available to children and youth in alternative educational settings.

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美国的另类教育环境

在普通教育环境中表现出破坏性行为的情绪和行为障碍学生越来越多地在替代教育环境中接受教育。另类教育环境可能千差万别，但它们的教室规模通常较小，教育人员受过培训，可以教授在以前的教育环境中不成功的学生。此当前主题专栏提供 (a) 介绍如何将学生安置在这些环境中，(b) 描述常见的替代教育环境，以及 (c) 概述为儿童提供的有效教育、行为和心理健康服务，以及替代教育环境中的青年。