Gentle teaching and applied behavior analysis: a critical review.

J Appl Behav Anal

Department of Psychology, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom.

Published: February 1993

In recent years, there has been a growing controversy surrounding gentle teaching. This paper explores the nature of this controversy with particular reference to the relationship between gentle teaching and applied behavior analysis. Advantages and disadvantages of this approach are discussed, and it is suggested that gentle teaching and applied behavior analysis need not be regarded as mutually exclusive approaches to working with persons with mental retardation.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1279769PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1992.25-853DOI Listing

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