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Mindfulness into Action: Transformational Learning through Collaborative Inquiry
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Vergara, Mariana Ines – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This action research exploratory study sought to learn how to better develop my practice by using grounded theory. It explored the apparent cognitive transformational experience of nine participants over a period of four weeks after the implementation of an intervention called Mindfulness into Action. The informal intervention was used with the…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Action Research, Grounded Theory, Stress Variables
Relationship between Teacher Perception of Positive Behavior Interventions Support and the Implementation Process
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Hansen, Janice Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship existed between teacher perception of a school's behavior management program and the implementation process. This study explored perceptions of teachers from three aspects of the Positive Behavior Intervention Support model as they relate to the implementation processes for PBIS.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Behavior Modification, Program Implementation, Models
Beyond Batterers: A Primary Prevention and Adult Learning Approach to Engage Well-Meaning Men to Prevent Violence against Women
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Lorett Sturgill Swank – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This purpose of this research is to examine the critical issue of intimate partner violence and to explore a how non-battering "well-meaning men" can help to end this violence against women. Domestic violence has been primarily considered a women's issue, and current efforts to prevent this violence have been led mostly by women. In…
Descriptors: African Americans, Males, Institutionalized Persons, Adult Learning
Reciprocal Peer Mentoring: Increasing the Prosocial Behavior of Socially Neglected Students
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Tai A. Collins – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Two studies investigated the effectiveness of the Reciprocal Peer Mentoring intervention in improving the prosocial behavior of socially neglected elementary school students as measured by a Direct Behavior Rating filled out by their teachers. Reciprocal Peer Mentoring uses the methodological framework of the Check-In/Check-Out intervention (e.g.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Social Isolation, Peer Relationship, Prosocial Behavior
Investigating the Effect of Humor Communication Skills Training on Pro-Social and Anti-Social Humor Styles, Cognitive Learning, Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and Humor Use
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Vela, Lori E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Humor is an important aspect of interpersonal interactions as it is linked to the development and maintenance of relationships (Merolla, 2006). The purpose of this dissertation was to test the effect of a humor communication skills training program on the ability to minimize anti-social humor (i.e., aggressive, self-defeating) and enhance…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
Superheroes Social Skills: A Study Examining the Effects of Using an Evidence-Based Approach to Teach Social Skills to Children with High-Incidence Disabilities
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Hood, Julia Ann Kelly – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The current study evaluated the use of a manualized social skills program, Superheroes Social Skills, to increase the use of prosocial behaviors and decrease the use of aggressive behaviors for children with externalizing behaviors. The training was implemented by a school psychologist in a pullout group with four children with high-incidence…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evidence, Program Effectiveness, Intervention