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Direct linkBishop, Elizabeth – Educational & Child Psychology, 2020
Aim(s): This research explored perspectives of play according to parents of Somali heritage and primary school practitioners, in an English primary school. At its core, it aimed to investigate the frequently overlooked cultural dimension of play and how this affects the education of Somali heritage children. The broader contentious concern of the…
Descriptors: Play, Cross Cultural Studies, Child Development, Elementary School Teachers
Cryer, Sarah; Atkinson, Cathy – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2015
Research suggests motivational interviewing (MI) techniques are both widely-used by educational psychologists (EPs) and effective in supporting young people of secondary age. To date, there has been no published research investigating the use of MI with primary-aged children. This study details the use of a short MI-based intervention with a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Motivation Techniques, Educational Psychology, Intervention
Leigh, Lauraine, Ed.; Gersch, Irvine, Ed.; Dix, Ann, Ed.; Haythorne, Deborah, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Dramatherapy with Children, Young People and Schools" is the first book to specifically evaluate the unique value of dramatherapy in the educational environment. A variety of highly experienced dramatherapists, educational psychologists and childhood experts discuss the benefits to the children and young people, and also in relation to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Needs, Educational Psychology, Academic Achievement
Toland, John; Boyle, Christopher – School Psychology International, 2008
This study involves the use of methods derived from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to change the attributions for success and failure of school children with regard to learning. Children with learning difficulties and/or motivational and self-esteem difficulties (n = 29) were identified by their schools. The children then took part in twelve…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Cognitive Restructuring
Heyman, Gail D. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2008
Three studies investigated the influence of verbal descriptions concerning the performance of others on children's ability conceptions among 177 elementary school children ranging in age from 8 to 12 years. Study 1 showed that when high-performing characters were described with labels such as "math whiz," children tended to view the character's…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, Learning Motivation, Motivation Techniques
Download full textPressick-Kilborn, Kimberley; Sainsbury, Erica; Walker, Richard – Australian Educational Researcher, 2005
Educational psychology has a tradition of considering learning and motivation in terms of the individual and individual functioning. Short-term intervention studies have been common and quantitative measurement of the causes and effects of variables has been the aim of much research. When a sociocultural approach forms the basis of research into…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Learning Motivation, Intervention, Research Methodology
McCombs, Barbara L.; Pope, James E. – 1994
This book explores ways that teachers can work to motivate elementary, middle, or high school students who have lost interest in learning by explaining motivation and providing suggestions for student and teacher empowerment. It opens with two case illustrations of difficult to reach students and invites the reader to offer their response. The…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Environment, Educational Psychology
