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Measuring Promotors of School Functioning: Informing School-Based Psychosocial Support for Crisis-Affected Students in Lebanon
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Forsberg, June T.; Ghazale, Brenda; Siefeldeen, Samer; Schultz, Jon-Håkon – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2023
The evolving situation in Lebanon is characterized by multiple crises that affect education and can negatively affect a student's school-functioning and mental health. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education decided in 2019 to further intensify and upscale implementation of school-based psychosocial support. This study is a…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Well Being, Psychological Patterns, Mental Health
An Exploration of Educational Psychologists' Perceptions, Knowledge and Practices Regarding Speech, Language and Communication Needs
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Sedgwick, Adrienne; Stothard, Jan – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2019
Considering the prevalence of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and the known association with poor academic performance and social, emotional and mental health, it is surprising that two-thirds of children with primary SLCN go unidentified. Although educational psychologists (EPs) are well positioned to support schools in improving…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Language Impairments, Communication Problems, Educational Psychology
Demographic and Psychological Predictors of Grade Point Average (GPA) in North-Norway: A Particular Analysis of Cognitive/School-Related and Literacy Problems
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Saele, Rannveig Grøm; Sørlie, Tore; Nergård-Nilssen, Trude; Ottosen, Karl-Ottar; Goll, Charlotte Bjørnskov; Friborg, Oddgeir – Educational Psychology, 2016
Approximately 30% of students drop out from Norwegian upper secondary schools. Academic achievement, as indexed by grade point average (GPA), is one of the strongest predictors of dropout. The present study aimed to examine the role of cognitive, school-related and affective/psychological predictors of GPA. In addition, we examined the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade Point Average, Predictor Variables, Secondary School Students
Changing Roles, Changing Relationships: Parent-Professional Collaboration on Behalf of Children with Emotional Disabilities. Families as Allies Project.
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Vosler-Hunter, Richard W. – 1989
This handbook aims to help parents of emotionally disabled children and professionals serving emotionally disabled children to put the concept of collaboration into practice, to understand the barriers to collaboration, and to develop strategies to overcome those barriers and promote a working partnership. Factors that may influence or inhibit the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Check Lists, Child Advocacy, Cooperation
Growing Up Strong: A Mental Wellness and Life Skills Development Program for Preschoolers. Second Edition.
Hammer, Judith McGowan; O'Bar, Angelina Merenda – 1988
Growing Up Strong (GUS) is a curriculum designed to develop strong mental health in preschool through sixth grade students. This document contains a GUS teacher's guide for preschool classrooms and masters of materials that can be sent home with preschool children to promote family involvement in GUS. Part I of the four-part teacher's guide…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Check Lists, Child Rearing, Class Activities
Growing Up Strong: A Mental Wellness and Life Skills Development Program for Kindergarten through First Grade.
Hammer, Judith McGowan; O'Bar, Angelina Merenda – 1988
Growing Up Strong (GUS) is a curriculum designed to develop strong mental health in kindergarten through sixth grade students. This document contains a GUS teacher's guide for kindergarten and first-grade classrooms and masters of materials that can be sent home with children to promote family involvement in GUS. Part I of the four-part teacher's…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Check Lists, Child Rearing, Class Activities
Growing Up Strong: A Mental Wellness and Life Skills Development Program for Second and Third Graders.
Hammer, Judith McGowan; O'Bar, Angelina Merenda – 1989
Growing Up Strong (GUS) is a curriculum designed to develop strong mental and physical health in kindergarten through sixth grade students, with the objective of preventing subsequent substance abuse. This document contains a teacher's guide for using GUS in second and third grade classrooms (GUS 2-3) and duplication masters of materials that can…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Check Lists, Child Rearing, Class Activities