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Ethical and Political Dimensions of Action Research and Lesson Study: Reflections from a Research Project on a Controversial Issue in Cyprus
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Stylianou, Polyxeni; Zembylas, Michalinos – Educational Action Research, 2019
As educational interventions that integrate death issues in the school curriculum are rarely designed, implemented and evaluated, our action research (AR) project aimed at investigating the complexities of integrating the concepts of loss and grief in the primary school curriculum of Cyprus. The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze…
Descriptors: Intervention, Action Research, Research Projects, Foreign Countries
The Lived Experiences of Orphaned Learners in South Africa: Implications for the Provision of Quality Education
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Motha, Kholofelo Charlotte; Frempong, George – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2014
Learners living in impoverished communities and subjected to the kind of disadvantage in operation in their home environment are at risk of receiving education of an inferior quality. The situation is worse for orphans, especially those residing in poor communities in that they bring to school peculiar attributes which poses challenges for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Disadvantaged, Educational Quality
Self-Concept and Depression among Children Who Experienced the Death of a Family Member
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Nguyen, Hong T.; Scott, Amy N. – Death Studies, 2013
The present study investigates the moderating effects of physical and academic self-concept on depression among children who experienced the death of a family member. Data from Phase III of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care was used in the present study. Having a higher physical self-concept…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Depression (Psychology), Death, Children
What's Important to Me: Identifying At-Risk and Resilient Students through Narrative Writing about Personal Values
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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
The Role of Social Support, Parent-Child Relationship Quality and Self-Concept on Adolescent Depression, Achievement, and Social Satisfaction among Children Who Experience the Death of a Family Member
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Nguyen, Hong T. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Experiencing the death of a family member at a young age is a confusing time for many children. Some clinicians have reported that parental death is the most stressful life event for children, and some studies have traced adults' mental health difficulties to unresolved childhood grief (Balk, 1983; Krahnstoever, 2006). Despite the hardships…
Descriptors: Death, Grief, Coping, Social Support Groups
Attention and Memory in School-Age Children Surviving the Terrorist Attack in Beslan, Russia
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Scrimin, Sara; Moscardino, Ughetta; Capello, Fabia; Axia, Giovanna – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
Little is known about the impact of terrorism on children's cognitive functioning and school learning. The primary purpose of this study was to report on cognitive functioning among school-age children 20 months after a terrorist attack against their school. Participants included 203 directly and indirectly exposed children from Beslan and 100…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Memory, Comparative Analysis, Spatial Ability
A Decade of Plodding amongst the Plots: Service Learning as Recognizing the Contributions of Others in the Community
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Morris, Ronald Vaughan – International Journal of Social Education, 2008
Service-learning projects help students make connections to their community and help them to think about civic participation. The projects can range from very simple short-term philanthropy to very complex direct involvement by the students across multiple years. Students learn both social problem-solving skills and academic knowledge through…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Social Problems, Private Financial Support, Problem Solving