Research on LifeStories for Kids™
The LifeStories for Kids Character Education program is a school-based, storytelling intervention for elementary school students designed to increase life skills and character education.
To assess the effectiveness of the program for improving children’s social behavior, 1,975 students in 4 elementary schools participated in a program evaluation. Using a quasi-experimental design with covariate adjustment for initial differences, schools were randomly assigned either to the intervention or control groups. In the intervention group, all regular education teachers implemented parallel versions of the program (for Grades K-2 and 3-5) as part of the school curriculum.
Students participating in the intervention experienced statistically significant improvements in social behavior as compared to students in the control group:
• improved prosocial skills and decreased direct aggression
• decreased direct aggression and immature–impulsive behavior
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Research Summary – overview of research on SELmedia programs.
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DeRosier, M.E. & Mercer, S.H. (2007). The Effectiveness of a
Storytelling-Based Character Education Program. Journal of Research in Character Education, 5(2), 2007, pp. 131–148.
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