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To evaluate the impact of an attribution-based afterschool intervention on social skills and academic motivation among urban African American elementary school boys labeled as aggressive.

September 12, 2014Urban Education

A Motivational Intervention for African American Boys Labeled as Aggressive

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SGSandra GrahamCalifornia Department of Education ATApril Z. TaylorCalifornia State University, Northridge CHCynthia HudleyUniversity of California, Santa Barbara

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved social skills and academic persistence in urban African American boys labeled aggressive, highlighting effective school intervention designs.

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To evaluate the impact of an attribution-based afterschool intervention on social skills and academic motivation among urban African American elementary school boys labeled as aggressive.
A randomized controlled trial was conducted with third- to fifth-grade urban African American boys (N = 64) classified as aggressive.
Participants were randomly assigned to either a 12-week, 32-lesson afterschool intervention or a no-treatment control group.
The curriculum was grounded in attribution theory and structured around perceived responsibility in self and others to enhance social skills and academic motivation.
Boys participating in the intervention exhibited significant increases in both social skills and academic motivation skills compared to controls.
Teacher evaluations showed that intervention participants demonstrated higher rates of cooperation and greater academic persistence in the classroom.

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Graham et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d2bb57f448865515dea7a https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085914549364

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved social skills and academic persistence in urban African American boys labeled aggressive, highlighting effective school intervention designs.

A Motivational Intervention for African American Boys Labeled as Aggressive

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A Motivational Intervention for African American Boys Labeled as Aggressive

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