Using a Psychoeducational Approach To Increase the Self-Esteem of Adolescents at High Risk for Dropping Out.

Wells, Don; Miller, Mark; Tobacyk, Jerome; Clanton, Robert

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ERIC Number: EJ650145

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Using a Psychoeducational Approach To Increase the Self-Esteem of Adolescents at High Risk for Dropping Out.

Wells, Don; Miller, Mark; Tobacyk, Jerome; Clanton, Robert

Adolescence, v37 n146 p431-34 Sum 2002

Investigates the effectiveness of an ecologically oriented approach in changing the self-concepts of 80 high-risk adolescents. Participants were administered a self-esteem scale before and after an eight-week psychoeducational program designed for dropout prevention. Results indicated significant reductions in dropout rates and increased self-esteem among participants. (Contains 11 references.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts, High Risk Students, Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Psychoeducational Methods, Self Concept, Self Esteem

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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