A Mixed Methods Approach to Examining the <i>Getting Ready</i> Intervention for Supporting Young Children with Challenging Behaviors

ii List of Tables vi List of Figures vii Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Review of Literature 11 Purpose 50 Research Questions and Hypotheses 50 Chapter 3: Methods 54 Study Design 54 Setting and Participants 56 Procedure 58 Intervention: Getting Ready 58 Data collection and analysis 60 Phase 1: Quantitative strand 60 Point of mixing 63 Phase 2: Qualitative strand 64 Phase 3: Findings resulting from mixing of methods 68 Ethical Considerations 69 Summary 70 Chapter 4: Results 72 Phase 1: Quantitative Results 72 Relationships at Time 1 73