POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT SYSTEM IN ADOLESCENT STUDIO: AN INVESTIGATION (Pages 33-39) by Dr. M. Jesa in THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SPECIALIST / ISSN: 2350-1499 (Online); 2350-0751 (Print)

India 2020 envisions “a nation that is prosperous, healthy, devoid of terrorism, peaceful, happy and continues with a sustainable growth path” as its 9th pillar, the country being the youngest with 64% working age group. In the emerging era of entrepreneurship the Missile Man of India reminds, “Every youth wants to be unique, that is, you! But the world all around you is doing its best, day and night, to make you just “everyone” else!” Do the Indian classrooms train the future with a rather regressive mindset or hopefully with an ‘Almost home’ assurance? A masked authoritaniasm could hardly anymore sustain a submissive band of students whether children, adolescents or the teeming youth. A structured approach to promote positive relations, positive interventions and supports and a school environment which ensures effective behaviour support may prove a panacea for next present generation successive citizens. A ‘positive behaviour support system’ with its research validated strategies systematically acknowledges appropriate behaviour and swiftly responds to undesired behaviour of school population. Sustained effort of a team of teachers with a pro-active school policy, have demonstrated wonders in the behaviour pattern of the wards, with the collaboration of the family and the community. With the two phases of making the students develop knowledge and skills on the expected positive behaviour and that of acknowledgement and consequence system, the students have no other option than becoming self disciplined. The accreditation index of a school in future should be based on its value system reflected in its mission and vision. Then only the abodes of education could dream of a bright peaceful future to humanity. The paper shares the results of an effective behaviour support self assessment survey carried out among higher secondary school teachers in Kozhikode District in Kerala, using a behaviour support scale. The findings bring to light the reasons behind the recent shoot up in the crime graph in adolescent studios. Key Words: school behaviour support system, structured approach to promote positive relations