کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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880720 | 911680 | 2014 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
The present study evaluated an Outward Bound Singapore five-day “intercept” program for 136 adolescent participants, aimed at addressing frequent deliberate truancy and absenteeism from school and within-school extracurricular activities using a quasi-experimental design with a matched no-treatment comparison group. Findings suggested that there is some preliminary evidence that such a program could yield positive outcomes in terms of adolescents being more behaviorally engaged in school as demonstrated by improved attendance of both academic and non-academic activities up to 3 months after the conclusion of the intervention program. Goal setting had a short-term positive effect with intervention participants improving significantly more so than comparison participants at 1-month post intervention but not at 3-month follow up. For problem solving, although the intervention group participants improved more than comparison participants at both 1-month post intervention and at 3-month follow up, these effects were not statistically significant. Research and practice implications were discussed.
Journal: Journal of Adolescence - Volume 37, Issue 6, August 2014, Pages 771–778