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Xiatong Dai; Guilin Yu; Sha Lu; Jinli Zhu; Yang Qin – Journal of College Student Development, 2024
Self-cognition and self-acceptance are essential for mental health development and emotion in college students. The study investigated the efficacy of group drawing therapy in improving Chinese college students' positive self-cognition and self-acceptance. It is worth noting that Chinese college students in a collectivist culture have systematic…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Art Therapy, Metacognition, Self Esteem
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Kourmousi, Ntina; Markogiannakis, Georgios; Tzavara, Chara; Kounenou, Kalliope; Mandrikas, Achilleas; Christopoulou, Efstathia; Koutras, Vasilios – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2018
Significant research has been conducted on skills' enhancement school programs, since their importance has been well established. The presented study evaluates "Steps for life", a Greek, universal, annual, teacher-taught programme, designed to improve personal and social skills in young elementary students by the use of questions,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Skill Development, Student Empowerment, Elementary School Students
Levy, Dayna Dunsmoor – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Equipping a healthcare workforce with leadership skills to drive change and innovation through the twenty-first century is imperative. This research measured outcomes of students' participation in a year-long leadership development program at a small, private, urban healthcare university in the northeastern United States. A mixed method approach…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Student Attitudes, Health Services, Labor Force Development
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Hayhurst, Jill; Hunter, John A.; Kafka, Sarah; Boyes, Mike – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2015
The present study sought to examine the potential for resilience to be enhanced in a group of youth participating in a developmental voyage, and to identify the factors that contribute to increased resilience following the voyage. Two studies are reported. Study 1 revealed that voyage participants experienced increased resilience over the course…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Youth Programs, Adventure Education, Performance Factors
PURKEY, WILLIAM WATSON – 1967
THE STIMULATION OF BRIGHT UNDERACHIEVERS WAS THE GOAL OF A PROJECT CONDUCTED IN NINE FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOLS WITH A SAMPLE OF 44 EXPERIMENTAL AND 40 CONTROL GROUP STUDENTS. BRIGHT UNDERACHIEVERS WERE DEFINED AS STUDENTS WHO HAD SCORED ABOVE THE 75TH PERCENTILE ON THE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ABILITY TEST IN THE NINTH GRADE, BUT WHOSE GRADES AVERAGED…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Control Groups, Curriculum