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Developing Coping Strategies For Early Elementary Students In Relation To Anxiety, Kayle M. Ogrodzinski
Developing Coping Strategies For Early Elementary Students In Relation To Anxiety, Kayle M. Ogrodzinski
Masters Theses
There has been a growing concern about the number of students exhibiting anxiety in schools. Research shows that implementing interventions can help reduce the amount anxiety in students. School counselors can implement small group lessons with a focus on a theoretical approach using cognitive behavioral therapy to help address this concern. This method allows the student to be in control of their feeling and learn to cope with what is making them anxious. This project acts as a guide for school counselors to implement small group lessons. It provides an outline of seven weekly sessions for students in early elementary …
Impactful Digital Technology: Connecting With Nature In Early Childhood, Kathleen A. White
Impactful Digital Technology: Connecting With Nature In Early Childhood, Kathleen A. White
Culminating Experience Projects
Young children are increasingly found to be spending their free time passively engaging with various types of digital technology. This has become one of the primary reasons why children’s time spent outdoors is diminishing. It has also led to an increase in negative health and developmental concerns. Children suffer from what has been deemed Nature Deficit Disorder, first coined by Richard Louv. Their lack of feeling connected with the natural world early on decreases the chances of them becoming a steward of that same world later in life. The studies have shown that although many believe young children should be …
Effects Of Nature Play In Early Childhood Education, Alicia Joy Chaney
Effects Of Nature Play In Early Childhood Education, Alicia Joy Chaney
Culminating Experience Projects
There has been much research conducted recently on outdoor education as it gains popularity. Nature play and the construction of playscapes instead of playgrounds has become focal at the early childhood level. This project examines the research on the benefits that nature-based outdoor play provides to children and the outcomes of play space makeovers. The research also examines the role that teachers have in providing children with nature play. Western Michigan is lacking in nature-based early childhood education programs. This project focuses on providing professional development to licensed childcare programs in Michigan, specifically family and group home daycares. The professional …