Schools fostering high self-esteem and social and scholastic success reduce the likelihood of emotional and behavioral disturbance¶
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Evidence · 1 study · reviewr1·q2
Currency · newest study 1991 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? Rutter's school-effectiveness research found schools that foster high self-esteem and promote social and scholastic success reduce the likelihood of emotional and behavioral disturbance. → Benard 1991
Evidence¶
Benard 1991¶
Benard, B. (1991). Fostering Resiliency in Kids: Protective Factors in the Family, School, and Community. Western Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED335781
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The review reports, citing Rutter's Fifteen Thousand Hours study of London schools, the conclusion that "schools that foster high self-esteem and that promote social and scholastic success reduce the likelihood of emotional and behavioral disturbance." No effect size is printed.
"schools that foster high self-esteem and that promote social and scholastic success reduce the likelihood of emotional and behavioral disturbance"
Discussion¶
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title |
Schools fostering high self-esteem and social and scholastic success reduce the likelihood of emotional and behavioral disturbance |
description |
Schools fostering high self-esteem and social and scholastic success reduce the likelihood of emotional and behavioral disturbance |
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review |
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moderate |
newest_evidence |
1991 |
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1 — benard-1991 |
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