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The Effectiveness Of A Social And Emotional Learning Intervention Program With Middle School Students In Central Georgia, Daymond Ray
Curriculum and Instruction (Ed.D.) Dissertations
Addressing students' social and emotional learning can lead to increased social and emotional functioning, improved classroom and school behavior, and increased academic performance. This study investigated the effectiveness of a social and emotional learning (SEL) intervention program in a middle school in central Georgia. The study utilized a mixed methodology and examined the effects of a semester long SEL intervention program called Second Step. The participants in the study consisted of 60 7th-grade students between 11 and 13 years of age who were enrolled in a health education course for the second semester at ABC Middle School. Descriptive statistics and …
Adults' Recollections And Reflections On The Impacts Of Grade Retention, April Dockery
Adults' Recollections And Reflections On The Impacts Of Grade Retention, April Dockery
Curriculum and Instruction (Ed.D.) Dissertations
This qualitative study chronicles the experiences of retention as told by adults who experienced retention. Through criterion sampling and snowball sampling, ten participants were identified and interviewed to learn more about their experiences with retention. Through one-on-one interviews, the researcher sought to examine what characterizes the experiences and responses of adults who were retained during their K-12 academic career. Their in-depth responses revealed participants’ perceptions of retention and the effects that it produced in their lives. This study humanized the data by allowing participants to tell an account of retention that coincides with past research. The findings of this study …