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Experiences of Learners from Child-Headed Households in a Vulnerable School that Makes a Difference: Lessons for School Psychologists
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Pillay, Jace – School Psychology International, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of vulnerable learners from child-headed households through an ecological systems model that includes their homes, community, and school. Special emphasis was given to the role of school psychologists as change agents within the context of schools. This qualitative study…
Descriptors: Psychological Services, Sentences, Family (Sociological Unit), School Psychologists
Using Accuracy of Self-Estimated Interest Type as a Sign of Career Choice Readiness in Career Assessment of Secondary Students
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Hirschi, Andreas; Lage, Damian – Journal of Career Assessment, 2008
A frequent applied method in career assessment to elicit clients' self-concepts is asking them to predict their interest assessment results. Accuracy in estimating one's interest type is commonly taken as a sign of more self-awareness and career choice readiness. The study evaluated the empirical relation of accuracy of self-estimation to career…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Grade 7, Career Counseling, Counseling Psychology
Conflict Resolution Styles, Self-Efficacy, Self-Control, and Future Orientation of Urban Adolescents
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Vera, Elizabeth M.; Shin, Richard Q.; Montgomery, Gloria P.; Mildner, Carolyn; Speight, Suzette L. – Professional School Counseling, 2004
This study examined the correlates and predictors of conflict resolution styles in a sample of urban seventh and eighth graders. Girls were found to rely on verbal assertion more frequently and aggressiveness less frequently than boys in the sample. Self-efficacy and self-control were found to be significant predictors of conflict resolution…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grade 8, Interpersonal Competence, Self Efficacy
A Rational Emotive Behavioral Approach to Improve Anger Management and Reduce Office Referrals in Middle School Children: A Formative Investigation and Evaluation
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Sharp, Shannon R. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2005
Sixteen seventh and eighth graders previously identified as having behavioral problems earned significantly higher post-test scores on a test of REBT concepts immediately after participation in a Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) training program, and this knowledge was retained after an 8-week follow-up period (p less than 0.01).…
Descriptors: Aggression, School Psychologists, Effect Size, Scores