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Social Skills Curriculum For Middle School Students At Risk, Eric Franz

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The purpose of this project was to develop a social skills curriculum for an effective After School Program for students at risk. To accomplish this purpose, current research and literature related to students at risk, motivational strategies, and alternative programs to assist them were reviewed. Additionally, on site visit to an actual program in the Yakima School District were conducted. At-risk students have a high potential for dropping out of school due to the lack of motivation and other factors. Students at risk live marginally outside of the socially excepted norm for adolescent youth. School systems need to have programs …

A Study Of Divergent Thinking And The Application Of The Principles Of Divergent Thinking To Fifth Grade Social Studies, Patricia L. Brown

Graduate Student Research Papers

The Purpose of this study was to incorporate the principles of divergent thinking into procedures structural fora fifth grade social studies class. In order to accomplish this purpose it was necessary:

1. To establish the relationship of divergent thinking to other intellectual factors.

2. To clarify the behavioral objectives relating to divergent thinking.

3. To design procedures that would meet these objectives at various task levels.

4. To establish criteria for the evaluation of the assignments.

A Proposed Plan Of Character Education For Grades Kindergarten Through Nine In The Port Angeles Public Schools, John Elliot Palmer

Graduate Student Research Papers

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate possible and feasible procedures which a teacher could utilize in building character in youth. An inventory of grades Kindergarten through nine will be attempted in relation to character education in Port Angeles Public Schools. A proposed program for character education will be suggested.