1. The Manadoob
Program
for
Self-Esteem
An Evaluation Report

2. An Evaluation Report
For
Manadoob: An International Self-Esteem Program for
Successful Childhood Development – 2013
Prepared by:
Jamshid Damooei Ph.D.
President Damooei Global Research
Professor and Chair
Co-Director, Center for Leadership and Values
School of Business
California Luthernan University
“The results of this study provides strong evidence showing the high level of the success of the Manadoob
Program. Manadoob is an effective self-esteem program with the ultimate objective of helping children to
believe in themselves. It promotes open thought and conversations and enables children to find their inner
source of power and strength, become socially aware and be kind to themselves and others around them. The
program helps children of multicultural and diverse backgrounds to discover that every living entitiy in our
world is connected to one another, and we have seen a remarkable degree of personal growth and compassion
in the children who have completed this program.” Dr. Jamshid Damooei, Ph.D.
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3. Self-esteem can be described as the
degree to which children feel accepted
and valued by others who are important
to them. Creation of self-esteem is
complex. It comes from within a
person and at the same time, people
around them can have positive or
negative impacts on its development.
Those who have a strong sense of
themselves are able to better manage
their lives and generally are more
content and happier.

4. Self Esteem has a distinct place in the preadolescent
psychology and education with its impact on children’s
social and academic growth. These impacts can be
traced in the following developments in the lives of
children.
Positive impact on self-esteem on
relations (peers, teachers and parents)
particularly in an adolescent population
Development of greater social skills
Reduction of anxiety and depression
Better school performance
Increase in educational and professional
aspirations
Development of healthy living habits
Improvement in race relations
Becoming kind and gentle to others and
realizing one’s inner source of power and
strength

5. Method and the Process
of Evaluation
We developed a series of thematically
appropriate surveys that were Program Participants
administered before and after the Survey – reflection
conclusion of the program as well as
an exit survey for different groups of from before and after
people who were involved in the completing the
program. Each of the surveys were
designed based on specific questions
program
that respondents were supposed to Parents’ Survey
have experienced and that helped
their personal transformation and Educators/Facilitators
emotional growth envisaged in the Survey – before
program. The teacher’s survey had
questions that could help find what
entering and after
they experienced in seeing the completion
expected change and transformation
in their pupils. Our findings show the
Teachers’ Survey
results from all four surveys support
each other adding to the significance
and reliability of the overall findings.

6. Results of the Survey,
Their Significance, and
the Impact of the
Program

7. Participants
Participants filled out the
questionnaire upon completion
of the program. They were asked
specific questions based on the
previously explained thematic
issues. The results show a
remarkable degree of
transformation in every aspect of
their academic, personal and
mental behavior.

8. Seeing value in other people is an At the start of class,
important indicator of self-esteem and only 30% of the
participants could
maturity in a young person’s easily see the value in
character. other people
After conclusion of the
program, this number
increased to 82%
By the end of the
program only one
person was still in
disagreement with this
statement and could
not easily see the value
in other people

9. Before participating
in the program only
18% could
understand why some
students bully others
After the program
was completed, 70%
could understand the
reasons for bullying
others
26% were unsure
04% still did not
know why
Bullying and behaving in a bullying manner is a national problem
which causes much suffering and sometimes tragedy in our schools.
The impact of the Manadoob Program on making children realize why
some bully others and how one should deal with it is notable.

10. Self-Acceptance and being happy with who
At the start of the
we are is the most important building block program, only 21% of
of creating self-esteem. After the program the participants were
there was a significant reversal in the state happy with who they
are
of mind and feelings.
After completion,
60% agreed strongly
or agreed with the
statement
38% were unsure
1% still felt unhappy

11. Before the program
only 30% believed
that going to school
prepared them for a
better life
After the program,
the number reached
87% of students
believed going to
school prepared them
for a better life
Only 13% were
unsure
0% disagreed
Believing in the relevance and importance of education in the
life of a young person is an important stage of reaching
balance and finding a positive path to a productive future.

12. In order for a child to succeed in the world Before the program
we need to properly develop their sense as only 24% said they
a giving human being who cares about have what it takes to
be a successful
themselves, others and the world around person
them.
After the training
72% strongly agreed
or agreed they
understood what it
takes to be successful
28% were uncertain
No one disagreed

13. Additional Findings - Participants
Before participating in the program,
only 27% felt they were good
students; at completion the percentage
increased to 61%
Before the program, 38% said they
showed respect for all types of people,
animals and plants; after the program
93% felt they showed respect
Before participation, only 25%
strongly agreed their life has meaning
and direction; after the program those
in agreement increased to 72%
At the start of the program 17% said
they can relax and not worry too much;
51% were now able to relax and not
worry too much

14. Demographics
Respondents were mainly from the age group of
10-13 (81%)
They were primarily between grades 5 to 8 (81%)
They were almost equally distributed between the
two genders of male and female
There was almost an equal distribution between
Whites and Hispanics (38% White and 35.2%
Hispanic)
4.2% were Asian and Pacific Islander
2.8% identified themselves as “other”
20% did not answer the question
*Children from all over the world have experienced the Manadoob Program.

15. Parents Survey
Parents have a great insight into the
behavior, attitude and academic
performance of their children. Their
views come from a deeper
understanding of their children and can
be more reliable than any other group
who may observe young children and
notice any positive or negative
development as they grow up. Parents
are not silent observers and often are
motivated to find out how they can help
their children, and as such, are more
interested in the lives of children than
any other age group.

16. Self confidence, empathy, feeling
comfortable and not getting overwhelmed According to 90.4% of
parents, their children
or losing one’s own focus are important have more confidence in
elements of becoming whole and at peace themselves as a result of
attending the Manadoob
with one’s own life. class
Only 4.1% of parents
were not sure
4.4% of parents
disagreed with this
statement
This is one of the
strongest pieces of
evidence of the
effectiveness of the
Manadoob Program

17. 61.1% of
parents found
improvement in
their children’s
school
performance
28.8% were not
sure
Only 4.1%
disagreed
Improving academic performance and paying attention to the
importance of education are at the core of much of our efforts within
any youth development program. Appreciating education in one’s life,
developing good learning habits, caring about school work, being
prepared to work hard and taking pride in one’s academic
accomplishments are all signs of success.

18. Additional Findings - Parents
89% of parents agreed or strongly
73% of the parents agreed or strongly
agreed their children find it easier to
agreed their children have a greater
say good things about themselves
ability to make friends
78.1% of parents agreed or strongly
78% of parents agreed their children
agreed their children seem calmer and
demonstrate greater ability to get along
less angry when things do not go their
in the family
way
72.6% of the parents agreed or strongly
89.1% said their children seem to have
agreed their children showed more
a more positive outlook on life
interest in meeting new people
74% agreed or strongly agreed their
54.7% of parents said their children
children talk more about how
seemed more interested in doing
important it is we take care of our
volunteer work
environment
72.6% of parents agreed or strongly
53.4% stated their children’s grades
agreed their children seem happier with
have improved
their appearance.
Almost 50% of parents stated their
94% of parents agree or strongly agreed
children now talk about higher
their children are more capable of
education and its importance in their
standing up for themselves
lives

19. Manadoob
Educators/Facilitators
The important feature of this survey is
that they were filled out twice for each
student. The Educator’s survey was
filled out before starting the program
and again after completion. This group
is a very diverse group in both age and
background. Strong bonds between the
educator/facilitator were apparent. The
findings of the educator/facilitator
survey has an additional important
significance; in a number of areas, the
findings can be compared with the
assessment of the people who went
through the training themselves, their
teachers and their parents.

20. Being happy and content is probably one of Only 41% in the
beginning of the
the most important achievements of the program seemed
program. happy and content
Upon completion of
the program, 86%
seemed happy and
content
This result reflects
more than 100%
increase over the
period of the training

21. At the start, only
38% of the students
were making eye
contact with the
teacher or others in
the class when they
were talking with
them
By conclusion of the
class, this rate
increased to 97%
Only one person
disagreed and 0
strongly disagreed
Making eye contact when one talks with a person, in this case
the teacher or others, in class, is very important and shows
the level of confidence in a person.

22. Additional Findings-Manadoob
Educators
Responses Before Responses After
the Program the Program
35.6% did not appear shy Increased to 91%
44% did not withdraw from a Increased to 90%
conversation if others disagreed
with them
56% were interested in the Increased to 95%
opinion of others
37% were confident to talk about Increased to 96%
themselves
42% would not shy away from
Increased to 90%
holding their ground when in a
disagreement with others

23. Additional Findings – Manadoob
Educators
Responses Before Responses After the
the Program Program
27% seemed in control of their Increased to 82%
emotions
34% seemed comfortable with Increased to 88%
themselves
80% were not behaving like a Increased to 100%
bully
37% would not let others bully Increased to 90%
them
50% of participants would not let Increased to 90%
others bully them

24. Teachers
The views of the teachers who work
with the students in the regular school
setting is very important for discovering
how the impact of Manadoob education
affected those students. The questions
on this survey were specifically
designed to use the views the teachers
had regarding the program and its
relationship to their students. The
context of the assessment was to
determine if particular students’
behavior or performance changed since
the beginning of the school year.

25. Participation in class is very In almost 90% of the
cases, teachers
important for the success of believed their students
showed some level of
the students. improvement in their
behavior in terms of
participating in class
In 18.8% of the
cases, the level of
improvement was
significant

26. In more than 80% of
the cases, students
showed improvement
in volunteering for
extra credit or more
responsibilities
Only 6.3% indicated
there was no change
6.5% stated their
students did not need
to improve
Working for extra credit and/or more
responsibilities are signs of being engaged in
classroom activities which often leads to greater
success in academic performance

27. Teachers believed
that in 91% of the
cases, academic
performance of the
students improved
In 33.3% of these
cases, the level of
improvement was
moderate
Only 4.2% did not
need improvement
Only 2.1% did not
change
An increase in academic performance after
participation in the program is quite significant in
demonstrating the importance of social and emotional
maturity in students

28. Additional Findings - Teachers
73% of the students showed 100% of the students showed
improvement in completing their improvement in terms of
homework satisfactory speaking about themselves
90% of the students were more 93.8% of the students showed
attentive in class some level of improvement in
terms of not withdrawing from
conversation if others disagreed
87.5% of the students improved with their opinion. *This shows a
in being motivated to learn high level of achievement in
helping kids to be self-confident
81.3% students made
improvement in ability to get 95% of the students showed
along with other students improvement in showing interest
in other’s opinions
73% of students showed
improvement in treating other 88.7% of the students or nine
students with respect out of 10 showed improvement in
terms of standing up for
themselves

29. Samples of Open Ended Comments from
Parents, Manadoob Educators, Teachers
Josie has shown full participation. She is always eager to share her
thoughts and responses to questions. In the last class as she was
packing her stuff to go she said “I love this class.”
Sanduni has been a very active participant in the classroom. She wants
to talk but is still not comfortable being completely open. Of all the kids
in my class, I know she could really benefit from Manadoob.
Kyle has opened up to me the most about his painful past in his extra
sessions. I never would have expected this from him.
My grandson has matured so much since taking Manadoob. He has
transformed from a child to a young man.
Amanda took Manadoob very seriously, thought deeply about many of
the subjects and learned a lot. She showed tremendous growth. Her
school teacher commented on how much she had grown, became calmer
and more confident.
Emily worked hard to understand concepts on a deep level. During the
class she became close friends with another girl in class she previously
disliked. Her emotional growth was huge!

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