Suggested new causal link: Mental health affects education effectiveness/ academic achievement

[kbryk96]

The garden has various effects on mental health of students (sense of responsibility, self-efficacy, belonging). All of which play a big role in their ability to learn and perform in school

[CWWhitney]

Ok. Great addition to v2. @Giang and I will add this to the conceptual and R model...

@kbryk96 Please share the lit. and other support for this here in the issue..

[kbryk96]

• Children with certain learning or behavioral disorders are given a new form of confidence and an alternate way to learn and demonstrate their academic performance

• Lacks the competitive nature of traditional academic settings

• Value of working in groups → all learn from one another (Block et al., 2011)

• Lots of correlational evidence between social-emotional variables and academic performance: more self-aware and confident students try harder and persist in the fact of challenges. Self-discipline and motivation, stress management all lead to better academic performance

• Combination of social-emotional competence, school environment, teacher practices and expectations, teacher-student relationships all support better academic performance (Durlak et al., 2011)

• School bonding and feelings of connection to school indirectly affect academic achievement

• Cooperative learning opportunities improve peer relationships associated with higher academic achievement (Ozer, 2007)