
ERIC Number: EJ696861
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
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Project Trust: Breaking down Barriers between Middle School Children
Batiuk, Mary Ellen; Boland, James A.; Wilcox, Norma
Adolescence San Diego, v39 n155 p531 Fall 2004
This paper analyzes the success of a camp retreat weekend called Project Trust involving middle school students and teachers. The goal of the camp is to break down barriers between cliques identified as active in the school. The camp focuses on building team relationships across clique membership and incorporates elements of peace education and conflict resolution. A treatment group (campers) and comparison group (noncampers) were administered an adaptation of the Bogardus Social Distance Test and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale before and after the camp. Attendance was found to lower social distance scores for nine of the ten groups/cliques. Campers also had higher self-concept scores after the retreat.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Piers Harris Childrens Self Concept Scale
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