About this trial
Study to evaluate the effect of the Terre de Joie educational kit on children's well-being and empathy at school
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Volunteer teachers who have not yet experienced Earth of Joy in the classroom
Teachers of students in Grade 4. Mixed-grade classrooms are also eligible, including Grade 3/4 and Grade 4/5 combinations
Children aged between 7 and 11
Children able to read French
Disqualifiers
Refusal of parents or child
Trial population
The study population consists of children aged 7 to 11 years enrolled in French elementary schools (equivalent to U.S. Grades 2 to 5), and their teachers. Only classes with teachers who have not previously used the Earth of Joy program are eligible. Mixed-grade classrooms (Grade 3/4 or 4/5) are accepted.
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Change in children's school well-being (BES-C scale)
Children's well-being at school will be assessed using the Be-Scol scale. The scale will be administered before and after the Earth of Joy intervention. The primary outcome is the change in Be-Scol scores between baseline and post-intervention.
Secondary outcomes
Change in children's empathy (BES-C scale)
Empathy will be assessed using the BES-C scale (Bensalah et al., 2015), a validated tool for measuring empathy in children. The scale will be administered before and after the intervention.
Change in bullying behaviors
Bullying will be assessed using a self-report questionnaire based on the Éduscol framework. The questionnaire will be completed by children before and after the intervention.
Change in teachers' well-being
Teachers' mental well-being will be assessed using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, before and after the intervention.
Change in classroom climate and cohesion
Teachers will complete a questionnaire assessing classroom climate and cohesion using Likert scale. The questionnaire will be administered before and after the intervention.
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