Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ856463
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jun
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0193-3922
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Group Counseling for African American Elementary Students: An Exploratory Study
Steen, Sam
Journal for Specialists in Group Work, v34 n2 p101-117 Jun 2009
This article describes a group counseling intervention promoting academic achievement and ethnic identity development for twenty fifth grade African American elementary students. The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) scores of students participating in the treatment group improved significantly over those in the control group. Implications for school counselors and suggestions for future research are discussed. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: African American Students, Ethnicity, Group Counseling, Grade 5, School Counselors, Counseling Techniques, School Counseling, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Effectiveness, Cultural Influences, Racial Differences, Poetry, Literature, Group Discussion, Language Arts, Coping, Grade Point Average, Grades (Scholastic)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure
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