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Arda, Tugce Burcu; Ocak, Sakire – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the effects of Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS)--Preschool Curriculum on Preschool Children's Social Skills. The six years old children (N = 95) and their teachers (N =7) were included in participant group in Izmir. With a pretest-intervention-posttest design, data was collected through…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Interpersonal Competence, Emotional Intelligence, Preschool Children
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Yeager, David Scott; Dweck, Carol S. – Educational Psychologist, 2012
Because challenges are ubiquitous, resilience is essential for success in school and in life. In this article we review research demonstrating the impact of students' mindsets on their resilience in the face of academic and social challenges. We show that students who believe (or are taught) that intellectual abilities are qualities that can be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Personality Traits, Resilience (Psychology), Individual Characteristics
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Bierman, Karen L.; Coie, John D.; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Greenberg, Mark T.; Lochman, John E.; McMahon, Robert J.; Pinderhughes, Ellen – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: This article examines the impact of a universal social-emotional learning program, the Fast Track PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) curriculum and teacher consultation, embedded within the Fast Track selective prevention model. Method: The longitudinal analysis involved 2,937 children of multiple ethnicities who remained…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Intervention, Disadvantaged Schools, Aggression
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Vaughn, Brian E.; Vollenweider, Margaret; Bost, Kelly K.; Azria-Evans, Muriel R.; Snider, J. Blake – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2003
Observed Head Start and community samples with regard to children's initiations of negative interactions. Found that Head Start children tended to have higher scores for negative initiations and for one aggression scale, but these results were qualified. Found that aggression and negative behavior measures were positive predictors of social…
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Interpersonal Competence
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Daunic, Ann P.; Smith, Stephen W.; Brank, Eve M.; Penfield, Randall D. – Journal of School Psychology, 2006
Classroom teachers need effective, efficient strategies to prevent and/or ameliorate destructive student behaviors and increase socially appropriate ones. During the past two decades, researchers have found that cognitive strategies can decrease student disruption/aggression and strengthen pro-social behavior. Following preliminary pilot work, we…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Grade 5, Behavior Problems, Validity
Wasson, Rebecca; And Others – 1994
The Prosocial Attitude Blank (PAB) was designed to assess interpersonal values and ethical awareness of elementary school children. PAB was administered to 405 elementary students as one component of the evaluation of an intervention program designed to reduce interpersonal conflicts, increase literacy skills, and enhance children's ethical…
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Behavior, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style