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Nobody’s Really Ever Asked Me Why: Anxiety as a Barrier to School Success

Diane M. Kratt
Published Online: 2016-06-09 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mlt-2016-0001

Abstract

Children’s mental health can be a barrier to school success. School-based mental health services exist and research has shown positive results with the implementation of them. However, students spend the majority of their school time with a teacher and very little research exists on the role of a teacher in regards to students with mental health conditions. In this study, a college student shares his life-long experiences on being a student living with anxiety. What can educators learn from someone like him?

Keywords: anxiety; mental health; student success; teacher education; social and emotional learning

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Published Online: 2016-06-09

Published in Print: 2016-09-01


Citation Information: Multicultural Learning and Teaching, Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 159–176, ISSN (Online) 2161-2412, ISSN (Print) 2194-654X, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mlt-2016-0001.

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