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Cefai, Carmel; Ferrario, Erika; Cavioni, Valeria; Carter, Audrey; Grech, Tracy – Pastoral Care in Education, 2014
This paper discusses the findings and implications of a semi-randomised control trial study on the effectiveness of circle time (CT) on primary school students' social and emotional learning, as well as classroom teachers' and students' experience of CT. A social and emotional learning programme was delivered through CT by trained classroom…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Group Activities, Teaching Methods, Social Development
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Ubha, Neerose; Cahill, Sharon – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2014
Despite the wide implications of attachment theory there remains a lack of research exploring interventions which encapsulate the principles of an attachment-based framework in the school context. The aim of this research was to address this gap by implementing an intervention for a group of five primary-aged pupils with identified insecure…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Security (Psychology), Intervention, Elementary School Students
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lisahunter; Abbott, Rebecca; Macdonald, Doune; Ziviani, Jennifer; Cuskelly, Monica – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2014
This study assessed the feasibility and impact of introducing a programme of an additional 30 minutes per day of moderate physical activity within curriculum time on learning and readiness to learn in a large elementary school in south-east Queensland, Australia. The programme, Active Kids Active Minds (AKAM), involved Year 5 students (n = 107),…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students