Research on the effects of aikido on the development of "Emotional Intelligence"

My Aiki Extensions colleague, Charles Colten, is doing excellent work briging aikido into the schools in NYC. PLEASE respond and circulate!

 

From Facebook message:
October 13 at 8:28am

Hello Everyone,

 

As you know, we are conducting research in to the effects of Aikido on the development of Emotional Intelligence. (Please feel free to distribute the link to others who might be interested...Thanks).

The following survey was created by professional researchers, run as a pilot last spring, and modified into its current form. The necessary IRB-legal paperwork will be automatically handled when the parent clicks on the "agree" button on the first page.http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Ai-Q_testWe hope that you will be willing and able to distribute this to the parents of children in your Aikido programs.

They are asked to read and agree to participate (first page), fill in all of the questions, and repeat the survey after five months and again after ten months.I will send out reminder emails to this list in March 2011 and August 2011. With any luck, we'll have some meaningful data shortly after the start of the 2011-2012 school year.

If we can get a sufficient sample size (minimum 250), we should be able to see a pattern emerge.Once we have crunched the numbers, the results will be made available to all of you, and you will be free to use them in promoting your Aikido kids programs.

Thank you for your support and participation.

Charles Colten
http://www.aikidointheschools.com
Aikido in the Schools-New York
175 Riverside Dr.
New York, NY 10024
Tel: 212-873-5566
Cell: 646-831-8928
Skype:charles.colten