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Gender Differences in Defending Behavior among Elementary School Students Trained in a Bullying Bystander Program: Is Self-Esteem a Moderator?
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Doumas, Diana M.; Midgett, Aida; Peck, Matt – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2023
This study evaluated the relationship among use defending behaviors, gender, and self-esteem among students trained in a brief, bystander bullying intervention (N = 93). Students were taught four specific strategies to use to defend targets of bullying. We used hierarchical regression analyses to test a moderator model in which we hypothesized…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Gender Differences, Bullying, Audiences
Engaging Upstanders: Class-Wide Approach to Promoting Positive Bystander Behavior
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Wood, Laura; Smith, Jennifer; Varjas, Kris; Meyers, Joel – School Psychology Forum, 2016
Positive and supportive bystander behaviors have been associated with decreases in the frequency and negative impact of bullying. This article addresses the design, implementation, evaluation, and continuation of a classroom-based intervention that promotes positive bystander behaviors. The Engaging Upstanders curriculum was piloted with two…
Descriptors: Bullying, Intervention, Student Behavior, Student Role
The Bullying Literature Project: Using Children's Literature to Promote Prosocial Behavior and Social-Emotional Outcomes among Elementary School Students
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Wang, Cixin; Couch, Lauren; Rodriguez, Geovanna Rosas; Lee, Catherine – Contemporary School Psychology, 2015
The current study evaluated the effectiveness of the Bullying Literature Project on social-emotional and behavioral outcomes among elementary school students. The Bullying Literature Project is a five-session classroom-wide intervention that uses children's literature as a springboard to promote adaptive social-cognitive process, teach social…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Social Development, Emotional Development
Bridging the Achievement Gap for Low Socioeconomic Students through Literacy Intervention
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Berrios, Mercedes – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this case study was to examine the factors pertaining to socially, economically, and culturally disadvantaged students, and to relate how these factors do not prohibit these students from demonstrating academic progress in literacy if they are provided with additional academic assistance and resources. This study examined roles and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Academic Achievement, Literacy, Lunch Programs
Closing the Achievement Gap between Boys and Girls
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Finley, Helen – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The critical role of accountability on schools has intensified the need to understand the impact of intervention strategies and best practices on literacy. Of particular concern is the underachievement of boys and identifying the learning differences between boys and girls. Examined in this quantitative study were the strategies and practices…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Intervention, Gender Differences, Educational Improvement
Student Initiatives in Urban Elementary Science Classrooms
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Lewis, Scott; Lee, Okhee; Santau, Alexandra; Cone, Neporcha – School Science and Mathematics, 2010
Student initiatives play an important role in inquiry-based science with all students, including English language learning (ELL) students. This study examined initiatives that elementary students made as they participated in an intervention to promote science learning and English language development over a three-year period. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Grade 5, Grade 3, English (Second Language)