Effectiveness of a Psycho-education Program to Increase School Satisfaction

Bu araştırmanın amacı, öğrencilerin okul doyumunu artırmak için hazırlanan psiko-eğitimprogramının etkililiğinin test edilmesidir. Çalışma grubu üç farklı okulda 4. ve 5. sınıfa devam eden 30öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Çalışmada veri toplama aracı olarak demografik bilgi formu ve “Çocuklar İçinKapsamlı Okul Doyumu Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Araştırma deseni, zayıf deneysel desenlerden tek grupluöntest-sontest modeli şeklinde belirlenmiştir. Araştırma verilerinin analizinde İlişkili Ölçümler İçinWilcoxon İşaretli Sıralar Testi kullanılmıştır. Programın uygulandığı tüm okullardan alınan ön-test veson-test puanları birlikte analiz edildiğinde araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin okul doyumu ölçeğindenaldıkları ön-test ve son-test puanları arasında anlamlı bir fark olduğu görülmektedir. Ayrı ayrı üçokulun ön-test ve son-test puanlarının analizlerinin tümünde de ön-test ve son-test arasında anlamlıfark olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bu sonuçlara göre, öğrencilerin okul doyumlarını artırmaya yönelikoluşturulan altı haftalık psiko-eğitim programının, öğrencilerin okul doyumu düzeylerini artırmadaönemli bir etkisinin olduğu söylenebilirThe purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of a psycho-educational group counseling program designed to increase students' school satisfaction. The participants consisted of 30 students attending 4th and 5th grade in three different state schools. The Comprehensive School Satisfaction Scale for Children and demographic information form were used as data collection instruments. This study was based on a single group pre-test-post-test model in weak experimental design. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test for Related Measurements was used to analyze the data. It was concluded that there was a significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores of students participated in psycho-education program. Moreover, the results indicated that there was a significant difference when each school was analyzed separately. According to all findings, it can be said that the six-week psycho-educational group counseling program designed to increase the school satisfaction of the students had a significant effect on increasing the students' school satisfaction levels

Role of Melatonin on Follicle Development and Apoptotic Changes in Pinealectomized Rat Ovary

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of pinealectomy and exogenous melatonin STUDY DESIGN: Twenty-one Wistar rats were divided into 3 groups: (I) Sham-operated (Non-Px), (II) pinealectomized (Px), (III) pinealectomized and melatonin. Sham and Px groups had received vehicle whereas group III had received 4 mg/kg melatonin. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine 5-triphosphate nick end-labeling activity (TUNEL) assessment was used to identify follicles that contain fragmented nuclei, an indication of apoptosis. TUNEL staining was evaluated semi-quantitatively and ovarian cysts were counted. RESULTS: In Px group, TUNEL activity was significantly higher than sham group. Melatonin administration did not reduce the intensity of TUNEL positive follicles. The difference between pinealectomy and melatonin groups regarding TUNEL activity was insignificant. Significantly increased ovarian cysts were detected after pinealectomy and melatonin did not prevent this increase. Px and melatonin groups were not significantly different than each other regarding the TUNEL activities and ovarian cysts. CONCLUSIONS: Pinealectomy increases ovarian cysts and apoptosis in the follicles that can not be prevented by melatonin which was probably a result of the dose and duration of melatonin