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At-Risk in First Grade
… effective intervention for meeting the needs of at-risk first graders. When Reading Recovery is not fully implemented in a school, the teacher then assumes responsibility for intervention. This project addresses how a regular education, first grade classroom teacher can best meet the needs of …
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At Risk Students and Resiliency
<p>Many “at risk” students are successful in middle school and high school, and are college bound, despite the fact that they face numerous factors that place them at-risk for academic failure or for dropping out of school. One of the key factors that makes these students unique and academically …
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Visits to the School Nurse by the At-Risk Student Versus the Non At-Risk Student
… was to compare students who were defined as at-risk and those who were not at-risk to determine if there was a significant difference in proportion of visits to the school nurse. Procedure: For each initial health related daily visit to the school nurse by students in grades kindergarten …
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Industry value at risk in Australia
Value at Risk (VaR) models have gained increasing momentum in recent years. Market VaR is an important issue for banks since its adoption as a primary risk metric in the Basel Accords and the requirement that it is calculated on a daily basis. Credit risk modelling has become increasingly important …
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Children At Risk: Child Health in America
… Children's health in the U.S. is in a state of crisis. This thesis is a descriptive study of trends and issues affecting the health of the Nation's children and pregnant women. In 1986, 26 percent of the U.S. population was under the age of 18, and one-third of these children lived in …
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Value at risk and the distortion operator
VaR is a popular measure for benchmarking market risk based on price or return fluctuations of instruments among institutions. Calculation of VaR depends very much on the model explaining the price changes and volatility of the underlying assets. However, theoretical models can be very unrealistic …
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Cognitive modeling analysis of decision-making processes in young adults at-risk and not at-risk for alcohol dependence
… used the Valence-Expectancy Learning model, a mathematical cognitive model, to dissect young adult performance on the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). Drinking behavior and monetary incentive were examined as predictors of performance on the IGT. No differences were found among groups when data were …
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Social Capital and Adolescent Student At-Risk Behaviors
<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between six at-risk behaviors of adolescent students in relation to levels of social capital of 9–12 grade students. Data were gathered from the Youth Risk and Protective Factors Survey (YRPFS), administered to ninth through twelfth …
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At-Risk Indicators: The Impact on School Success.
<p>The hope of educators is that children will obtain a strong educational foundation that will lead to life-long learning and a bright future. However, several factors may play a role in hindering a successful outcome. Addressing the at-risk indicators of excessive absences, discipline referrals, …
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Fostering Resilience in At-Risk High School Students
<p>There is a large volume of literature that discusses the at-risk high school student. This literature tends to focus on the factors that create the at-risk student whether those are environmental factors or perhaps the failure of schools in general that create the at-risk problem in the United …
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How Teaching At-Risk Students Affects Faculty Engagement
The purpose of this dissertation in practice study was to describe the engagement levels and challenges of faculty teaching at-risk students to better understand support strategies that may enhance the classroom experience for students and instructors. The aim of this study was to create a set of …
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Psychological aspects of parenting in at-risk groups
… The effectiveness of Mother-Infant Psychotherapy at improving parent-infant interactions: Systematic review Abstract- Mother-Infant Psychotherapy (MIP) is a psychodynamic, dyadic intervention which aims to bolster mother-infant interactions, attachment security and maternal wellbeing. Benefits …
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Examining At-Risk Students Based on Their Attitudes toward Educational Factors: Is There a Gender Difference in Identification of At-Risk Students?
… purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among four specific typologies of environmental factors and at-risk teenagers. The four typologies explored were influences by parents and peers, teachers, educational setting, and factors relating to school behavior.</p> <p>Six research …
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Pop/Rock Compositions Lyrically Targeting an "At-risk" Constituency
The suite of thematically distinct compositions in this thesis explore and articulate delicate social and personal issues. Specifically, the music targets a constituency of at risk youth who are embroiled in issues arising from physical and mental abuse, depression, and maladies rooted in family …
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Early Identification of At-Risk LPN-to-RN Students
Nurse education programs are implementing standardized assessments without evaluating their effectiveness. Graduates of associate degree nursing programs continue to be unsuccessful with licensure examinations, despite standardized testing and stronger admission criteria. This problem is also …
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Mentoring of at-risk students in an elementary setting
… was to determine the effectiveness of mentoring at-risk students in grades 1-5 (n=19) using action research. Students were partnered with teachers who volunteered for the study. Data regarding frequency and duration of contact, changes in academic, social, and behavioral skills, in student …
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Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of the Myocardium at Risk
… the myocardium subjected to ischemia. Identification and quantification of this so-called myocardium at risk in the acute phase of ischemia has been difficult in patients with conventional methods, such as myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or …
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The perceived value of reading among at-risk students
It is critical that low socioeconomic families promote the value and worth of reading as a tool for lifelong learning. The significance of this study is to determine the relationship between reading ability and the value placed on reading by at-risk students.
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