The boost club: A program for at-risk third- and fourth-grade students

The connectedness model and optimal development: Is ecopsychology the answer to emotional well-being?

“…Whether the result was due to the Hawthorne effect, or a combination of variables, they became more positive about their educational capabilities. Results of this study document O'Dell et al's (1994) finding that “self-concept is the best predictor of academic accomplishment” (p.227), and children are motivated because of their history of success to continue to be successful in the future.…”

“…The control group was randomly selected from those attending regular summer school classes and subjects were not designated to be emotionally at risk. There are limitations (per O'Dell et al, 1994) in “comparing the at-risk students with a normal group.... created both a matching problem and a statistical analysis problem” (p. 231) and suggested that differences should be evaluated using matched groups.…”

“…The manifestations of which often lead to a negative self-image (Lamarine, 1995; Moore & Fine, 1990). Leary, Schreindorfer and Haupt (1995) found low self-esteem to be a strong predictor of emotional and behavioral problems; and O'Dell et al (1994) found a relationship to academic performance. It can also impair the ability to understand individual actions and the actions of others (Rubin, Chen & Hymel, 1993; citing Coie & Kupersmidt, 1983).…”

“…Page and Chandler (1994) used the measure to determine the effects of counseling for at-risk 9 th graders and found that their self-esteem significantly improved. O'Dell et al (1994) used the P-H to analyze educationally at-risk youngsters concluding that: "Our modern society has produced numerous cases of children not getting the attention they need, and this may be a contributing factor to the increasing number of at-risk students" (p. 231). 4.…”

“…The Basic Behavioral Task Force (May 1996) found that "when experimental subjects role-play in front of an audience... they persuade themselves as a result" (p. 479) to change behavior. O'Dell et al (1994) used artwork and role-play in their program. Anita Barrows (1995) discussed how tribal societies culturally practice having each person in their community "accompanied through life by a totem animal, whose name a child might be given along with other names, and whose function is to embody the child's link with the natural world" (p. 102).…”