Evaluating an Evidenced Based Program: Ruling Our Experiences (ROX) for 9/10-year-old girls in the Yough School District

<p>During elementary school years, girls experience social, emotional, and physical changes that affect their abilities to manage relationships and establish positive images of themselves. Given the aforementioned issues, girls need effective elementary school programming to support positive self-esteem and the development of girls’ Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Competencies. The purpose of this mixed-method study focused on evaluating the Ruling Our Experiences (ROX) program for 9/10-year-old girls. The methods used were designed to address the three research questions: <em>Based on the implementation of the ROX program in Yough elementary schools, to what extent do participants exhibit a greater level of positive self-esteem? How do the participants of the ROX program demonstrate Social-Emotional Learning Competencies? </em><em>To what extent do the participants view the ROX program as creating a safe space for support in their daily lives?</em> Thirty-six fourth grade girls participated in the study. Participants completed a pretest and posttest of ten Likert-Scale items in the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE Scale). Eighteen girls participated in two focus groups that sought their perception of the effectiveness of the program. The results of a paired-samples t-test demonstrated a statistically significant increase in the participants’ RSES scores following the study. Data from focus group 1 and focus group 2 indicated participants’ growth in their knowledge and understanding of SEL and their abilities to apply skills from the ROX program into their everyday lives. The results suggest a need for girls to have specific programs in elementary school to support their self-esteem and SEL.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

EdD

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Professional Doctorate in Educational Leadership (ProDEL)

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Mumau, Lisa

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Launcelot I. Brown
• Dr. Gretchen G. Generett
• Dr. Janet M. Sardon

• Ruling Our Experiences
• Self-Esteem
• Social-Emotional Learning Competencies
• Rural education
• Elementary education
• girl programming in public schools
• Curriculum and Social Inquiry
• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Educational Leadership
• Educational Psychology
• Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1873

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-2883