Educational Karate

Hidy Ochiai

Phone

(607) 748-5869

EKP Institute

Fax

(607) 748-6557

317 Vestal Parkway West

 

 

Vestal, NY 13850

 

  

Program Description

 Focus Area

Age Group

Violence Prevention

Elementary

Kindergarten

 

Middle School

through

 

High School

Twelfth Grades

Research Description

 Outcomes
  • increased positive attitudes towards self and others
  • increased positive attitudes against violence
  • improved positive self-defense
  • improved teachers’ attitudes

Research Category

2

Validated Program Research

Design

Quasi Experimental

 

Multiple Studies

Yes

Yearly Evaluations

Sample Size

>50

Experimental Group=518 2nd to 4th graders; 389 5th to 12th graders; Control Group=41 students

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale; Tennessee Self-Concept Scale; Self-report survey

Results

Yes

Statistically significant. The effect size was not stated in the research reviewed.

Published

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that studies were published.

Follow-up Data

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that a follow-up study was conducted.

Award

N/A

There were no awards to the program.