Social and Emotional Learning in the Schools: The Effects of WhyTry as An Alternative to Suspension Program

<p>The purpose of this program evaluation is to analyze the effects of WhyTry as an alternative to suspension program on the attitudes related to social emotional learning and behaviors of high school students who display negative behaviors and have been suspended. This mixed-model design will utilize both quantitative data such as students' percentage of class failures, attendance rate, and pre-test and post-test results in addition to qualitative data from student semi-structured interviews, teacher reports, and parent reports. The results will be in the form of a comparative case study that employs descriptive statistics and direct quotes from students.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Kula, Kathy

• alternative to suspension
• in-school suspension
• out-of-school suspension
• social and emotional learning
• social cognitive skill training
• WhyTry
• Educational Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/362

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ecommons.luc.edu:luc_diss-1361