Learned Helplessness and the Elementary Student: Implications for Counselors.

Greer, John G.; Wethered, Chris E.

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ERIC Number: EJ368456

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Publication Date: 1987

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Learned Helplessness and the Elementary Student: Implications for Counselors.

Greer, John G.; Wethered, Chris E.

Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, v22 n2 p157-64 Dec 1987

Explores the topic of learned helplessness in children. Discusses these counselor strategies for helping children with learned helplessness: develop realistic attributions, provide feedback, provide success experiences, provide microcomputer experiences, and set realistic goals and expectations. (ABL)

Descriptors: Children, Counseling Objectives, Counseling Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Helplessness, Intervention, School Counseling

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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