ERIC Number: EJ1124475
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1559-243X
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Direct Instruction and Guided Practice Matter in Conflict Resolution and Social-Emotional Learning
DeVoogd, Karen; Lane-Garon, Pamela; Kralowec, Charles A.
Perspectives in Peer Programs, v27 n1 p23-37 Win 2016
Seven schools in an economically challenged area of an urban school district in central California implemented mentored peer mediation programs under the guidance of a university-K-12 partnership project, Mediator Mentors. Individual student outcomes for social-cognitive dispositions, perceptions of school climate, conflict strategy choices, and standardized testing results in language arts were analyzed on the basis of assessments administered after one year of program implementation and compared to pretest values generated by student mediators and non-mediators. Attendance and student perceptions of school safety were also examined after a year of peer mediation at the schools. Overall school climate was analyzed with respect to bullying incidence and suspension and expulsion rates before and after one year of program implementation.
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Conflict Resolution, Social Development, Emotional Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Urban Schools, Peer Mediation, College School Cooperation, Social Cognition, Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, Standardized Tests, Language Arts, Program Effectiveness, Pretests Posttests, Attendance Patterns, School Safety, Bullying, Suspension, Expulsion, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Surveys, Empathy, Affective Behavior, Perspective Taking
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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