ERIC Number: ED074166
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1973-Feb-27
Pages: 13
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The Impact of Social Skill Training on the Affective Perceptions of Elementary School Children.
MacDougall, Mary Ann; Brown, Jeannette A.
The major objective of the study was to provide children with social skill training through: (1) individual opportunities for children to examine and adopt more productive alternatives to the satisfaction of their needs; (2) small group opportunities for children to discuss and learn the differential consequences of cognitive, affective, and social behaviors; and, (3) classroom opportunities for children to explore the dynamics of classroom life and learn the techniques of effective interaction with others. The study was conducted in an urban elementary school in Virginia, housing approximately 400 children and 14 teachers, grades one to six. The racial balance of the elementary school population was 60 percent black and 40 percent white. The majority of the children were from lower or lower-middle class backgrounds, 54 percent and 42 percent, respectively. Two elementary school counselors interpreted the social skill training two days per week during the period from October, 1971--April, 1972. The counselor's time utilization was documented by a log of their activities. To evaluate the effectiveness of the counselors' intervention, a Personal Competence Inventory was administered to children in grades three to six in October, 1971 and March, 1972. The Inventory included two tests: Peer Acceptance Index, and Self Perceptions Index. The teachers also rated their pupils. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Classroom Guidance Programs, Classroom Techniques, Counseling Services, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary School Students, Group Experience, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Peer Acceptance, Program Evaluation, Role Perception, Self Concept, Small Group Instruction, Training
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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