This study examines the impact of a peer support service as an intervention to
counteract bullying in a school with a serious problem. The impact of the
intervention was assessed by a survey and by qualitative interviews with staff,
peer supporters, users and potential users of the service. The survey indicated
that the intervention had no overall effect on levels of bullying in the school
as a wh... hiện toàn bộ
Relations among social preference, perceived popularity, social intelligence and
two types of aggressive behaviour were studied. Peer-estimation techniques were
used to measure all major variables. Altogether, 403 Greek schoolchildren from
fourth-through sixth-grade classrooms participated in the study. Both overt and
relational aggression were negatively associated with social preference for
girl... hiện toàn bộ
Interviews with 75 teenagers and young adults were performed to investigate how
young people with dyslexia experienced school in terms of well-being,
educational achievement, self-esteem, peer relations and belief in their future.
Results from earlier studies suggest that secondary emotional problems are
common. The first six grades in school were experienced by the interviewees as
full of distres... hiện toàn bộ
This study investigated the mediating effect of learner selfconcept between
conceptions of learning and students' approaches to learning using structural
equation modelling. Data were collected using a modified version of Biggs'
Learning Process Questionnaire, together with the recently developed 'What is
Learning Survey' and 'Learner Self-Concept Scale'. A sample of 355 high school
students parti... hiện toàn bộ
Linda Liebenberg, Linda Theron, Jackie Sanders, Robyn Munford, Angelique van Rensburg, Sebastiaan Rothmann, Michael Ungar
Schools are often the only formal service provider for young people living in
socio-economically marginalized communities, uniquely positioning school staff
to support positive psychosocial outcomes of youth living in adverse contexts.
Using data from 2,387 school-going young people [Canada ( N = 1,068), New
Zealand ( N = 591), and South Africa ( N = 728)] living in marginalized
communities and wh... hiện toàn bộ
Authoritative school climates have been associated with less school bullying and
other antisocial behaviors. However, studies focusing on the classroom level, as
well as on bystander behaviors, are lacking. The aim of the current study was to
examine whether authoritative classroom climates were associated with bullying
victimization and various bystander behaviors (reinforcer, outsider, and
defen... hiện toàn bộ
The high school dropout rate among immigrant students has become a serious
problem in many places around the world. Hidden dropout or irregular school
attendance may be the first stage of school dropout. This article examines the
hidden dropout phenomenon among Ethiopian immigrant adolescents aged 14—18 in
Israel, as a prototype of immigration from a traditional, rural society to a
western one. Si... hiện toàn bộ