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Kamau, Caroline; Spong, Abigail – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Faulty group processes have harmful effects on performance but there is little research about intervention protocols to pre-empt them in higher education. This naturalistic experiment compared a control cohort with an inducted cohort. The inducted cohort attended a workshop, consultations, elected a leader and used tools (a group log and group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teamwork, Protocol Analysis, Cohort Analysis
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Taylor, Mark – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2015
An estimated 20% of all adolescents will experience a depressive disorder by the age of 18, with schools being at the forefront of initiatives to promote resilience and well-being. This study reports on the development of the 24-item Student Perception of Wellbeing Questionnaire (SPWQ), created as a measure of well-being in three areas: exercise,…
Descriptors: Well Being, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Investigations
Martha Bleeker; Susanne James-Burdumy; Nicholas Beyler; Allison Hedley Dodd; Rebecca A. London; Lisa Westrich; Katie Stokes-Guinan; Sebastian Castrechini – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2012
Recess periods often lack the structure needed to support physical activity and positive social development (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2010). The Playworks program places full-time coaches in low-income schools to provide opportunities for organized play during recess and throughout the school day. Playworks activities are designed to engage…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Recess Breaks, Play, Athletic Coaches