Research: Why Implement School-wide PBIS?

School-wide implementation of PBIS is associated with the following outcomes:

• Improved academic performance
• Reduced bullying behaviors
• Improved social-emotional competence
• Improved social and academic outcomes for students with disabilities
• Decreased rates of student-reported drug and alcohol abuse
• Reduced office discipline referrals, suspensions, and incidents of restraint and seclusion
• Improved teacher outcomes, including perception of teacher efficacy; school organizational health and school climate, and perception of school safety

PBIS Evaluation Briefs

The evaluation briefs from the national Center on PBIS describe findings from data related to specific aspects of PBIS implementation.

Please visit the evaluation briefs section for these short, easy-to-read summaries. Each brief includes the following:

• Descriptions of the method
• Data
• Results
• Discussion for future research

References for the Evidence Base of PBIS

For a list of selected research studies regarding PBIS and its effectiveness by type of research, journal, year and area of focus, you can download a spreadsheet with a searchable reference list prepared by the national center.