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Download full textVanderWeele, Tyler J.; Hong, Guanglei; Jones, Stephanie M.; Brown, Joshua L. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
In this paper the authors extend recent work on mediation in a multilevel setting and on causal inference under interference among units to develop a template for the mediation analysis of group randomized educational interventions. The present work will contribute to the literature on interference, in particular on interference in the context of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Classroom Environment, Research Design, Inferences
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Direct linkZeng, Songtian; Benner, Gregory J.; Silva, Rayann M. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2016
The purpose of this evaluation was to examine the effectiveness and feasibility of a summer learning program for students at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). We used a quasi-experimental design with pre and post assessments for both the treatment and comparison groups. Participants were fourth grade students (N = 92) below…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, At Risk Students, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Chupp, Amy I.; Boes, Susan R. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2012
This action research study (ARS) describes the effectiveness of small group social skills lessons with elementary students, using "Too Good for Violence: A Curriculum for Non-violent Living" by the Mendez Foundation. The school counselor and school social worker taught the curriculum in a structured small group of 4th grade students in 8…
Descriptors: Action Research, Interpersonal Competence, Elementary School Students, Conflict Resolution
Sale, Elizabeth; Weil, Virginia; Kryah, Rachel – School Social Work Journal, 2012
The promoting responsibility through education and prevention (PREP) program is an after school substance abuse and violence prevention program for at-risk fourth and fifth grade youths in St. Louis, Missouri. Staffed by licensed clinical social workers and professional volunteers, PREP offers cultural cooking classes, yoga, and art as well as…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Prevention, Conflict Resolution, Social Work
Heydenberk, Roberta; Heydenberk, Warren – Education and Urban Society, 2005
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of conflict resolution and related social skill development on students meta-cognitive competencies. The investigation was conducted throughout a 5-year period in elementary schools in the Philadelphia School District and in a neighboring urban school district. Sample subjects were fourth-and…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Skill Development, Urban Schools, School Districts
Heydenberk, Roberta Anna; Heydenberk, Warren R. – Education and Urban Society, 2005
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of conflict resolution and related social skill development on students' meta-cognitive competencies. The investigation was conducted throughout a 5-year period in elementary schools in the Philadelphia School District and in a neighboring urban school district. Sample subjects were fourth-and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Skill Development, Urban Schools, School Districts
Noakes, Melanie A.; Rinaldi, Christina M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine age and gender differences in peer conflict, particularly in regards to conflict issues and resolution strategies reported by children and adolescents. Students from grades 4 and 8 (60 boys, 60 girls) were asked interview questions and given 3 hypothetical scenarios to respond to. Teacher and self-reports…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gender Differences, Conflict, Adolescents
Lansford, Jennifer E.; Putallaz, Martha; Grimes, Christina L.; Schiro-Osman, Kimberlea A.; Kupersmidt, Janis B.; Coie, John D. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2006
This study examined associations between sociometric status and friendship quality using observational and questionnaire data from 139 fourth-grade girls and their friends. Multivariate analyses of covariance (controlling for ethnicity and socioeconomic status) showed that rejected girls and their friends did not differ in their reported…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Females, Sociometric Techniques, Friendship
Sharpe, Tom; Balderson, Daniel – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2005
This study examined the effects of personal accountability and personal responsibility instructional treatments on elementary-age, urban, at-risk physical education students. A multiple treatment (ABAD, ACAD, ADA, control) behavior-analysis design was implemented across four distinct matched class settings to determine the separate and combined…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Social Behavior, Student Leadership, Physical Education
