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von der Embse, Nathaniel; Ryan, Shannon V.; Gibbs, Tera; Mankin, Ariel – Psychology in the Schools, 2019
Due to the increased pressure from test-based accountability practices, teachers have reported high levels of stress and burnout. High teacher stress has an impact on school outcomes, including links to absenteeism, burnout, school climate, and teacher behavior management. Teacher stress interventions may be an important first step toward reducing…
Descriptors: Teachers, Teacher Burnout, Anxiety, Stress Management
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Kielty, Michele L.; Gilligan, Tammy D.; Staton, A. Renee – Childhood Education, 2017
With any intervention program, involving all stakeholders in a joint effort toward implementation is most likely to lead to success. Whole-school approaches that involve school personnel, students, families, and local communities have been associated with positive, sustained outcomes. For mindfulness training programs to generate the most…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Perception, Attention Control, Well Being
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Moreno, Amanda J. – Childhood Education, 2017
As mindfulness practices become more widely implemented in schools, they are attracting both keen interest and strong criticism. It is important that mindfulness-based programs adhere to sound child development principles, be aligned with the neuroscience of stress, be integrated in a holistic manner by teachers throughout the school day, and…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Ethics, Elementary School Students, Child Development
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Lakes, Kimberley D.; Vargas, Danyel; Riggs, Matt; Schmidt, Janeth; Baird, Mike – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2011
In this study, we evaluated CUIDAR, a program that provides community-based 10-week parent training to reduce attention and behavior problems in preschool children. We recruited 154 predominantly low-income and Latino preschoolers and their parents to participate in this evaluation study. We collected data prior to and immediately following…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Child Rearing, Preschool Children
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Calear, Alison L.; Christensen, Helen – Journal of Adolescence, 2010
A systematic review was conducted to identify and describe school-based prevention and early intervention programs for depression and to evaluate their effectiveness in reducing depressive symptoms. Forty-two randomised controlled trials, relating to 28 individual school-based programs, were identified through the Cochrane Library, PsycInfo and…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Early Intervention, Teacher Education Programs, Prevention
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Lobo, Yovanka B.; Winsler, Adam – Social Development, 2006
The effects of an eight-week instructional program in creative dance/movement on the social competence of low-income preschool children were assessed in this study utilizing a scientifically rigorous design. Forty preschool children from a large Head Start program were randomly assigned to participate in either an experimental dance program or an…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Children, Interpersonal Competence