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Sauerwein, Markus; Theis, Désirée; Fischer, Natalie – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2016
Research has shown that participation in extracurricular activities has a positive effect on adolescents' social behaviour and academic performance; however, the reciprocal influence of extracurricular activities and leisure on the development of adolescents' academic performance and social behaviour is unclear. In our study, we investigate the…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Leisure Time, Recreational Activities, Grade 5
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Wang, Weijun; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Brittain, Heather L.; McDougall, Patricia; Krygsman, Amanda; Smith, David; Cunningham, Charles E.; Haltigan, J. D.; Hymel, Shelley – School Psychology Quarterly, 2014
School-level school climate was examined in relation to self-reported peer victimization and teacher-rated academic achievement (grade point average; GPA). Participants included a sample of 1,023 fifth-grade children nested within 50 schools. Associations between peer victimization, school climate, and GPA were examined using multilevel modeling,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Grade Point Average, Victims, Peer Groups
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Steen, Sam – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2009
This article describes a group counseling intervention promoting academic achievement and ethnic identity development for twenty fifth grade African American elementary students. The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) scores of students participating in the treatment group improved significantly over those in the control group. Implications…
Descriptors: African American Students, Ethnicity, Group Counseling, Grade 5