| 536 | Friday, March 30, 2001 |
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| 7:30 AM-8:30 AM | |
| AAHE/School K-12 |
| Asset and Character Building Through Health/At-Risk Program for Adolescents |
| Part I of the session will focus on asset and character building in the health education curriculum as a means to increase academic learning time, improve academic achievement, and decrease discipline problems among K-12 students. Methods in health education that develop personal meaning and positive social skills will be presented. Part II will identify a student-centered approach for the development and implementation of a program for at-risk adolescents. Program components include: identifying at-risk students, developing needs assessment, setting program goals, identifying content and activities and assessing program success. |
Keyword(s): assessment, college level issues, student issues
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| Presider: Beverly Mahoney, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA |
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Speakers: |
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Essentials of a Like Skills Program for At-Risk Adolescents
Jane Petrillo and Kindra Waters, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA |
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Teachers and Parents Who Care
Janice Clark Young, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO |
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