مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - The Effectiveness of Reality Therapy Based Interventions in Schools: An Examination about the Primary School and Middle School Students

Abstract :

This study was a literature review that aims to examine the research findings about the effectiveness of the reality therapy based interventions that were conducted in the sample of primary school and middle school students. The researches that examine the effectiveness of the reality therapy based interventions were evaluated under three main topics called (a) group counseling, (b) psycho-education programs, and (c) choice theory based classroom program and school support (planning) room. Within the scope of this research it was deduced that reality therapy based interventions that were conducted in the sample of primary school and middle school students are effective for helping students to develop positive attitudes to school, to remove the maladaptive behaviors, to raise the academic achievement level, to develop the internal locus of control and responsibility, and to develop a success concept and a positive self-concept. The findings were discussed, and some suggestions were submitted for the future researches