Abstract
This study aimed at fostering academic resilience of non-resilient at-risk
students through an intervention program using an activity based module
aiming at fostering protective factors-creativity, internal locus of control,
self-concept, self-esteem, self-efficacy, autonomy, sense of purpose in
life, optimism, a good sense of humor and teacher student relationship.
Sixty four (N=64) at risk of failure, 9
th and 10thgrade students from a
public secondary school were identified which were later randomly
assigned to experimental and control groups. A Resilience Assessment
Scale developed by the researchers was administered to measure specific
risk indicators like socio economic status, academic issues, homelessness,
health issues and negative life events. One of the researchers played as a
resilience teacher. The treatment continued for three months. The pre-test
and post-test analysis revealed that the intervention was significantly
effective in enhancing students‟ academic resilience in overall and by
each selected protective factor
Munawar S. Mirza, Muhammad Irfan Arif. (2018) Fostering Academic Resilience of Students at Risk of Failure at Secondary School Level, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 28, Issue 1.
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