This study is an experimental study to determine effects of the self-growth program based on the multiple intelligence theory on maladjusted children's self-esteem and adjustment to school life. Of a total of 216 sixth-graders at G Elementary School i...
This study is an experimental study to determine effects of the self-growth program based on the multiple intelligence theory on maladjusted children's self-esteem and adjustment to school life. Of a total of 216 sixth-graders at G Elementary School in Busan, 32 children in lower 15% group with poor results of the school life adjustment test were assigned to experimental and control groups, 16 for each group; then, a total of 20 sessions of the self-growth program based on the multiple intelligence theory were provided only to the experimental group for 90 minutes twice a week, and pretest and post-test for self-respect and adjustment to school life were carried out to examine its influences in both experimental and control groups. Consequently, the self-growth program based on the multi-intelligence theory was effective in improving self-esteem and adjustment to school life for children who showed maladjustment to school life. In other words, the program enabled maladjusted children through understanding of multiple intelligence to discover their latent talents and recognize their own and others' emotion, ultimately regarding themselves as more valuable. As for school life, it positively changed teacher-student and peer relations, instructions and participation in events, and even school environment.