ERIC Number: EJ1276095
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Nov-24
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ISSN: ISSN-1938-5978
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Where Have All the Role Models Gone?
Gross, Karen
New England Journal of Higher Education, Nov 2020
The contents of this article and the examples given and lessons proffered boil down to this: the need to ramp up positive role modeling. Role modeling isn't a part-time activity. It is a full-time obligation. To that end, parents and educators: (1) need to come up with strategies in advance that recognize that young people need ways to engage safely; (2) must involve students in the planning of these activities that are COVID-safe; (3) need to question where students are and anticipate their behavior by offering alternatives; (4) need to talk more to students about risks and about solutions and about feelings and double standards; and (5) shouldn't make punishment the best solution as it doesn't work; instead, provide alternatives.
Descriptors: Role Models, COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Behavior, Brain, Individual Development, Compliance (Psychology), Risk, Behavior Change, High School Students, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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