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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"school-based intervention"”.
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Bereavement in children : a school based intervention programme
… study presents a programme given to 164 primary school teachers from nine schools in Cape Town to educate them in how to help the bereaved child in the classroom situation, so that they can fill the role of an outside responsible adult in the life of the bereaved child. 78 bereavements occurred …
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Preventing anxiety disorders in youth : universal school-based intervention
… As a result, effective prevention and early intervention have become policy and research priorities. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a universal school-based cognitive behavioural intervention in decreasing anxiety symptoms experienced by early adolescents during the transition from …
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Video self-modeling as a school based intervention for childhood anxiety
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An evaluation of a school-based intervention to reduce risk behaviour in adolescents
Risk-Avert is a school-based programme established by The Training Effect and Essex County Council with the aim of reducing risk behaviour and improving emotional health, resilience and self-efficacy in adolescents. Prior to beginning Risk-Avert adolescents complete the Risk-Avert Screening Tool to …
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Evaluation of a school-based intervention programme for South African children of divorce
… children spend a great part of their day at school where they have to interact with peers and teachers and are expected to perform academically, but parental separation could have a significant impact on their ability to do so. Although research has found that children can be adversely …
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A Quasi-Experimental, School-Based Intervention Study with Pre-Test, Post-Test and Retention Measures
… SKIP (Successful Kinesthetic Instruction for Pre-schoolers) intervention on the development of fundamental motor skills (FMS) in Year 1 secondary pupils aged 11–12. The study aimed to address three main research questions: firstly, whether pre-test differences existed by group and sex across …
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A school-based intervention for improving malaria-related knowledge and practices in Maputo Province, Mozambique : a randomised controlled trial
… aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of a school-based malaria education intervention and its effectiveness in the changing knowledge and practices related to malaria at randomly selected schools in Maputo Province.
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It’s my life : staying in control. Developing a school-based intervention to facilitate adolescent behaviour change with respect to alcohol consumption
… adolescents, there is an association between school disengagement and likelihood to engage with risky behaviours followed by poor academic outcomes. The social determinants for health and education overlap considerably, therefore the premise underpinning this study proposes that trying to …
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The Impact of a School-Based Intervention Program on the Divorce Adjustment of Latency -Aged Children: An Evaluation of the Rainbows Program
… led to the development of a multitude of interventions for children coping with divorce. However, only a few of the intervention programs for children of divorce have been described in the professional literature or evaluated in any rigorous manner. The purpose of the current study was to …
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HealthKick : evaluating the impact of a school-based intervention on the dietary adequacy of learners from low-income settings in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
HealthKick is a primary school-based nutrition and physical activity intervention programme aimed at promoting the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviour to reduce diabetes risk factors in disadvantaged communities in South Africa. HealthKick aims to promote and increase learners', teachers' and …
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Examining the ecological risk and protective factors of substance abuse and its effects on educational and behavioural outcomes among high school learners: implications for a school based intervention model
… researcher used gatekeepers within Arcadia High School, Bonteheuwel High School and The College of Science and Technology school environments to gain access to participants. A non-probability sampling method was used to select 37 participants. Participants either identified as Coloured or Black, …
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Changes in depression in pregnant and postpartum adolescents following participation in a comprehensive preventative intervention
… which group of participants, those in the school-based intervention program or those in the comparison group, was more prone to developing symptoms of depression. The participants' symptoms of depression were measured using the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) at intake, 6 months postpartum, …
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LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD: ACHIEVING PROPORTIONAL GIFTED REPRESENTATION THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND NONVERBAL ASSESSMENTS
Administrators in school systems strive to ensure that the identification of giftedness in elementary students results in proportional demographic representation. Overly stringent or biased gifted identification results in deserving students receiving fewer opportunities-to-learn and exacerbates …
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Assessing the effectiveness of an obesity-prevention intervention to improve healthy lifestyle among Saudi school girls aged 9 to 16 : a feasibility study
… it is vital to assess and evaluate whether an intervention to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours in school-age girls is effective in reducing their Body Mass Index (BMI). To measure the effect of such an intervention requires a large sample across a wide geographical mass and therefore a …
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Testing the Impact of Social Acceptance on Outcomes: Comparing Two Forms of an Intervention for Aggressive Youth
Coping Power is an empirically supported school-based intervention for children at risk for aggression and associated problems. Recent studies have tested individual- and program-level factors that may enhance or hinder meaningful CP outcomes. Some factors, such as inhibitory control and genetic …
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Addressing Student School Refusal Through Effective School, Family And Community-Based Interventions
… study was to examine the factors causing school refusal and in-turn diagnose a school-based intervention designed to retain students. This study specifically addressed the use of a teacher mentor intervention for school refusal students as a means of improving attendance, academics, social …
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Profiling Emotion Regulation: Exploring patterns of regulation in classroom behaviour
… from five UK public and private primary schools. From within their school setting, participant sensitivity to emotion-eliciting events was recorded using ambulatory skin conductance technology whilst age-group paired children performed two LEGO construction tasks. Observed behaviours were …
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Does compassionate mind training reduce test anxiety in adolescents? A school-based pilot study
… use of Compassionate Mind Training (CMT) as a school-based intervention for test anxiety among adolescents. The first research question examined self-compassion as a predictor of test anxiety after controlling for the effects of sex and trait anxiety. The second research question assessed the …
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Feasibility and Acceptability of an Open Trial Peer-Supported Mental Health Program for High School Youth
For many youths, schools are often the primary site to receive mental health care given these services are typically free, do not require travel to a clinic, and are embedded within the environment where youth spend most of their day. Growing evidence indicates that peer-supported treatments can …
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Effects of Culturally Responsive Child-centered Play Therapy Compared to Curriculum-based Small Group Counseling with Elementary-age Hispanic Children Experiencing Externalizing and Internalizing Behavior Problems: a Preliminary Study.
… play therapy when compared to a curriculum-based small group counseling intervention as a school-based intervention for Hispanic children experiencing behavioral problems that place them at risk for academic failure. Specifically, this study measured the effects of the experimental play …
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