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Stepney, Cesalie T.; Elias, Maurice J.; Epstein, Yakov M. – Journal of Character Education, 2015
The study explored whether aspects of elementary students' writing about their personal values could predict if students were considered more at risk or more resilient. Essays from 176 fifth-grade students (79.54% African American, 20.46% Hispanic) from a low-income, urban district in New Jersey were analyzed using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Resilience (Psychology), Self Concept, Interpersonal Competence
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Kramer, Thomas J.; Caldarella, Paul; Young, K. Richard; Fischer, Lane; Warren, Jared S. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2014
Instruction and training in social and emotional learning (SEL) is an important component in addressing the emotional and behavioral needs of students. This study is the first to examine whether "Strong Kids", an SEL program, delivered school-wide in all classrooms, could result in decreased internalizing behaviors and increased…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Prosocial Behavior, Social Development