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Elene Nicola; Kiki Mastroyannopoulou; Laura Pass – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a newly developed online psychoeducation intervention on childhood anxiety for school staff using a within groups pre-post design. The intervention is informed by cognitive behavioural therapy principles. Seventy six participants volunteered to attend a brief online…
Descriptors: Intervention, Anxiety, School Personnel, Cognitive Processes
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Balci, Asli; Kotaman, Hüseyin; Aslan, Mustafa – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
The purpose of the current study is to examine the impact of earning stickers compared to receiving them for free on kindergarteners' (5-6-year-old) sharing behaviours. Children's sharing behaviours were measured with the Dictator Game. Seven weeks after the first application, each child performed a matching dots to numbers activity. Thus, each…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Sharing Behavior, Altruism, Young Children
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Collins, Courtney; Corkery, Ilse; McKeown, Sean; McSweeney, Lynda; Flannery, Kevin; Kennedy, Declan; O'Riordan, Ruth – Environmental Education Research, 2020
There is increasing evidence that zoos and aquariums do, as intended, educate their visitors. However, even though most zoos offer a wide array of educational experiences, few studies have considered if the duration of an educational experience affects learning or whether learning lasts beyond the immediate visit. The current study used…
Descriptors: Zoology, Recreational Facilities, Knowledge Level, Childrens Attitudes
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Griffin, Megan M.; Copeland, Susan R. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is one of the most prevalent causes of developmental disability, impacting up to 2-5% of children in the United States. Yet, evidence-based treatments for individuals with FASD are notably limited, and individuals with this diagnosis have been very underrepresented in the empirical behavior analytic…
Descriptors: Self Management, Intervention, Child Behavior, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Carroll, Annemaree; Houghton, Stephen; Forrest, Kylee; McCarthy, Molly; Sanders-O'Connor, Emma – School Psychology International, 2020
School-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programmes represent a practical method of improving social and emotional well-being in students. To date, however, what is less well understood is why a theoretically sound, appropriately administered, engaging universal SEL programme may be more effective for some children over others. In the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Emotional Development, Social Development
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Sezgin, Esin; Demiriz, Serap – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
The present study was conducted in order to determine the effect of a training programme on behavioural self-regulation skills of preschool children. For this purpose, the research was carried out as an experimental study based on pre-test-post-test model with a control group. The study group consisted of 54 children. In this study,…
Descriptors: Play, Metacognition, Preschool Children, Pretests Posttests
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Taunton, Sally A.; Mulvey, Kelly Lynn; Brian, Ali S. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2018
Purpose: Although motor skill interventions often improve fundamental motor skills (FMS) during preschool, the extent of individual children's success in development of FMS still varies among children receiving the same intervention. Temperament is multifaceted and includes negative affect (high levels of frustration or anger), effortful control…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills, Psychomotor Objectives
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Sezer, Gönül Onur – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2017
Children who are economically, educationally, linguistically or socially disadvantaged called "disadvantaged children". Those children are at risk and they must be supported because of their negative life conditions. Compensation studies must be implemented to those children. The "Bir Umut Ol Benim Için" (Be My Hope) project is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Persons, Disadvantaged Youth, Bullying
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Knowlden, Adam P.; Conrad, Eric – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Background: Childhood overweight and obesity is a public health epidemic with far-reaching medical, economic, and quality of life consequences. Brief, web-based interventions have received increased attention for their potential to combat childhood obesity. The purpose of our study was to evaluate a web-based, maternal-facilitated childhood…
Descriptors: Prevention, Obesity, Mothers, Parent Education
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Özbey, Saide; Köycegiz, Mehlika – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2019
This study was carried out in order to determine the effects of Social Skills Training Program applied to 16 children between 48 and 60 months old children's motivation levels. The social skills program included behaviors such as cooperation, social interaction, empathy, sharing, and management of feelings and social maladaptation. A personal…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Empathy, Interpersonal Competence, Program Effectiveness
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Jayman, Michelle; Ohl, Maddie; Hughes, Bronach; Fox, Pauline – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Background: Policymakers are focusing increased attention on the role of schools to promote and support children's mental health, and evidence-based models of good practice are in demand. Pyramid Club is a school-based, socio-emotional intervention, demonstrably effective with primary-aged pupils. Aims: This study extends previous Pyramid Club…
Descriptors: Intervention, Emotional Development, Social Development, Mental Health
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Acuña, M. Alejandra; Martinez, Jonathan I. – School Social Work Journal, 2018
The present study examines the feasibility and effectiveness of a short-term (five- to ten-session) school-based parenting intervention for children ages five to eleven. The intervention teaches parents to improve child behaviors at home and at school. Pre-test and post-test questionnaires were completed by parents at the beginning and end of the…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Back to Basics, Parent Education, Urban Schools
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Leman, Patrick J.; Skipper, Yvonne; Watling, Dawn; Rutland, Adam – Child Development, 2016
Three hundred and forty-one children (M[subscript age] = 9,0 years) engaged in a series of science tasks in collaborative, same-sex pairs or did not interact. All children who collaborated on the science tasks advanced in basic-level understanding of the relevant task (motion down an incline). However, only boys advanced in their conceptual…
Descriptors: Child Development, Gender Differences, Science Activities, Task Analysis
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Mouton, Bénédicte; Loop, Laurie; Stievenart, Marie; Roskam, Isabelle – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2018
This study investigates the hypothesis of a child differential sensitivity to parenting improvement. One hundred and fourteen parents of preschoolers participated in two parenting micro-trials aiming to increase parental self-efficacy in view of improving child behavior. The first micro-trial took place in a short-term laboratory experiment; the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Self Efficacy
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Arthur-Kelly, Michael; Farrell, Genevieve; De Bortoli, Tania; Lyons, Gordon; Hinchey, Frank; Ho, Fuk Chuen; Opartkiattikul, Watinee; Baker, Fran; Fairfax, Warren – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2017
High-quality early childhood education is a vital experience for young children with and without disabilities. Social and communication experiences in the context of play represent a core curriculum that sets a foundation for later learning and participation. Using a new self-report instrument, this article describes data collected in a…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers
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