“Death Education” at School for Counselors Who Work in Elementary School

Georgia School Counselors Association Georgia School Counselors Association

This paper operationalizes the definition of action research (AR) and the importance of conducting such studies to improve the lives of students and professionals. This paper provides an overview of literature regarding variables related to truancy and absenteeism. The paper discusses the importance of students being present and engaged, negative implications associated with poor attendance and...

Leadership Practices of School Counselors

Multimedia Games for Elementary/Primary School Education and Entertainment

Computers are increasingly being used as educational tools in elementary/primary schools worldwide. A specific application of such computer use, is that of multimedia games, where the aim is to combine pedagogy and entertainment. This study reports on a case-study whereby an educational multimedia game has been developed for use by elementary school children. The stages of the application’s des...

Social Factors Associated with School Phobia in Elementary School Students

The present study was carried out to identify and analyze the social factors affecting school phobia in children in three domains of personal characteristics, parental expectations for children's educational attainment, and human and physical factors related to schools. The research method was survey and the statistical population of the study was comprised of 545 parents of Tehrani elementary ...

English Education for Elementary School Students : Issues Viewed from Parent Hopes , Cram School Attendance Aug , 2005

Studies are underway on the propriety of making English-language education compulsory at the elementary school level in Japan. According to the results of a survey conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 70.7 percent of elementary school student parents polled replied that such education should be required.1 Among the reasons cited for this view is the b...