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Ohrt, Jonathan; Webster, Lindsay; De La Garza, Mario – Professional School Counseling, 2015
In this article, the authors discuss how school counselors at two middle schools identified and intervened with eighth-grade students who were at risk for academic failure using the Student Success Skills (SSS) small-group curriculum (Brigman, Campbell, & Webb, 2010). Participants reported significant increases in self-regulation and perceived…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Self Esteem, Self Concept, At Risk Students
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James, Alana I. – Psychology Teaching Review, 2014
Two challenges identified for psychology higher education are supporting entry students' transition, and supporting graduates' transition into employment. The evaluation of the first phase of a cross-age mentoring action research project targeting these issues is presented; eight psychology undergraduates mentored 20 A-level psychology pupils in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Age Groups, Mentors, Psychology
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Boe, Val Rae M. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2008
This single-subject action research project examines the effects of animal-assisted therapy on the self-esteem and classroom behaviors of a student with an emotional/behavioral disorder. An 18- year-old male attending a special education school in northeastern St. Paul participated in animal-assisted therapy research for four weeks. Quantitative…
Descriptors: Animals, Therapy, Self Esteem, Student Behavior