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Hudaynazarova, Ayrahat; Avsaroglu, Selahattin – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2023
The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between positive and negative childhood experiences, forgiveness and social exclusion experiences of individuals in adolescence. The research was carried out using the relational survey technique, one of the quantitative research methods. The participants of the study consisted of middle school…
Descriptors: Social Isolation, Children, Adolescents, Middle School Students
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Ghobari Bonab, Bagher; Khodayarifard, Mohamad; Geshnigani, Ramin Hashemi; Khoei, Behnaz; Nosrati, Fatimah; Song, Mary Jacqueline; Enright, Robert D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
This research investigated the effectiveness of a forgiveness education program on reducing anger and ethnic prejudice and improving forgiveness in Iranian adolescents. There were 224 (Persian, Azeri, and Kurdish) male and female students in 8th grade who were selected from 3 provinces: Tehran, Eastern Azerbaijan, and Kurdestan. Schools were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Altruism, Interpersonal Relationship, Program Effectiveness
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Calbreath, Wes; Crews, Moody E. – Perspectives in Peer Programs, 2011
With the constant concern over violence in schools, school officials are looking for ways to head off this potential problem and to better assure a safe environment for all students. One way that has become popular is the implementation of peer mediation programs where students assist other students in learning how to deal with conflict through…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Suspension, Violence, Continuing Education
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Johannpeter, Kim; Forbringer, Linda L. – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2011
Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) is a technique that interrupts the conflict cycle and empowers students by helping them recognize their own patterns of difficult behaviors and develop more productive responses to emotional turmoil (Long, Wood, & Fecser, 2001). Focusing on the here and now, an adult using LSCI can help transform a crisis into…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Suburban Schools, Crisis Intervention, Adolescents
Pardini, Priscilla – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
Milwaukee's gay-friendly Alliance High School was conceived to be a welcoming and confirming school for kids who have been teased and bullied and had their interests marginalized in traditional schools. The result is a group of teens who feel they have found a safe place as they explore who they will be and how they will live the rest of their…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Adolescents, Homosexuality
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Heron-Hruby, Alison; Hagood, Margaret C.; Alvermann, Donna E. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2008
This study investigated how three adolescents who struggled to meet school-based standards for reading achievement used popular culture texts both in and out of school. Specifically, we focused on how the adolescents' uses of popular culture shaped and were shaped by adult expectations for literate practice. The adults in our study included two…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Reading Achievement, Conflict, Adolescents
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2017, taking place in Budapest, Hungary, from 29 of April to 1 of May, 2017. Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Outcomes of Treatment
Gomberg, Anna; Zadzora, Kathleen; Walter, Rebecca; Narvaez, Darcia – Online Submission, 2005
The Rating Ethical Content System (RECS) was developed for adults, but the question remains whether children can recognize moral themes in media with the same competency as adults. The current study aims to test a modified version of the existing scale (RECS-K) for use by children in order to determine whether children can recognize ethical…
Descriptors: Ethics, Moral Values, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents