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McMullen, John; Eaton, Patricia – Pastoral Care in Education, 2021
The evaluation of psychosocial interventions in low income countries requires focus on cultural appropriateness, implementation, and the experiences of participants. This nested qualitative study follows a previous controlled trial that reported positive outcomes for students participating in the Living Well life skills intervention. The current…
Descriptors: School Activities, Daily Living Skills, Skill Development, Intervention
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Matsuba, M. Kyle; Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly A.; McElroy, Theresa; Katahoire, Anne – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2021
This research was designed to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a social and emotional learning (SEL) mindfulness-based school program (MindUp) for children in post-conflict Northern Uganda. In study one, we culturally adapted and implemented MindUp with 5th and 6th graders. Over a two-year period, significant decreases in children's…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Social Emotional Learning, Metacognition, Cultural Relevance
Ojiambo, Deborah – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This pilot study investigated the impact of group activity play therapy (GAPT) on displaced orphans aged 10 to 12 years living in a large children's village in Uganda. Teachers and housemothers identified 60 preadolescents exhibiting clinical levels of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. The participants' ethnicity was African and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Play Therapy, Counseling Effectiveness