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Maiya E. Hotchkiss; Lisa Weinberg; Danielle S. Berke – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) is a sexual violence prevention approach backed by rigorous empirical research, yet its availability on college campuses is limited. This manuscript evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of an ESD program embedded within a university counseling center. Methods: Participants completed an 8-session ESD…
Descriptors: Rape, Violence, Prevention, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Dickinson, David K.; Morse, Ann B. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2019
How do responsive adult-child interactions influence early language development? How do a child's language skills develop in tandem with social-emotional development, executive function, and literacy? What are effective ways to help parents support their child's development? Uncover the answers to these questions in this fascinating book, which…
Descriptors: Child Development, Language Acquisition, Parent Child Relationship, Social Development
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Stigler, Melissa Harrell; Perry, Cheryl L.; Smolenski, Derek; Arora, Monika; Reddy, K. Srinath – Health Education & Behavior, 2011
This article presents the results of a mediation analysis of Project MYTRI (Mobilizing Youth for Tobacco Related Initiatives in India), a randomized, controlled trial of a multiple-component, school-based tobacco prevention program for sixth- to ninth-graders (n = 14,085) in Delhi and Chennai, India. A mediation analysis identifies "how"…
Descriptors: Intervention, Student Attitudes, Smoking, Self Efficacy
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Donovan, Loretta; Green, Tim; Hartley, Kendall – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
This study explores configurations of laptop use in a one-to-one environment. Guided by methodologies of the Concerns-Based Adoption Model of change, an Innovation Configuration Map (description of the multiple ways an innovation is implemented) of a 1:1 laptop program at a middle school was developed and analyzed. Three distinct configurations…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Access to Computers, Laptop Computers, Use Studies
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Greenman, Paul S.; Schneider, Barry H.; Tomada, Giovanna – School Psychology International, 2009
Poor school adjustment is a known correlate of peer rejection in childhood. However, the impact of change in sociometric status on children's academic performance over time is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine whether improvement or decline in children's sociometric status would predict corresponding changes in their academic…
Descriptors: Sociometric Techniques, Academic Achievement, Student Adjustment, Program Effectiveness
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Somech, Anit – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2008
Purpose: Although conflict has traditionally been considered destructive, recent studies have indicated that conflict management can contribute to effective teamwork. The present study explores conflict management as a team phenomenon in schools. The author examined how the contextual variables (task interdependence, goal interdependence) are…
Descriptors: Conflict, Teamwork, Educational Administration, Program Effectiveness