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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"caring adult"”.
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A Chance for Change: The Role of Trust in Foster Care
… homes available for placement. By interviewing adults who were former foster children, this study examines the significance of one caring adult in the life of a foster child. Erik Erikson states that in the first stage of psychosocial development a child learns trust vs. mistrust. For many …
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School Climate Indicators and Academic Achievement: An Investigation of Vulnerable Subgroups
… the following three domains: high expectations, caring adult relationships and social emotional supports. In addition, for each school in the study, the percentages of fifth-grade students in specific racial/ethnic subgroups (African American, Asian, Hispanic and White) and the percentages of …
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An Alternative Program To Help Special Education Students Transition Back Into High School: A Program Evaluation
… to the school and built in motivation, a caring adult community, and responsive school leadership (Brigharm, et. al. 2006). Students lacking these key components in an alternative setting often do not transition well, or at all, back into the high school general education environment. In …
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An Evaluation of a Secondary Student Advisement Program
… of the program include the advisors who serve as caring, adult advocates for advisees, monitor their advisees’ academic progress, and celebrate their achievements. Advisor training, communication between the home and school, and a balanced curriculum were identified as areas needing improvement. …
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Advancing a Youth-Centered Pedagogy that Fosters Physical Literacy by Working with Youth and YMCA Recreation Providers
… Findings demonstrated that the presence of a caring adult, interacting with peers of a similar age, opportunities to have input and co-create their programs, games-based approaches, and the flexibility of their program structures were important factors for enhancing youth involvement in sport …
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Resilience : a case study of the post-secondary experience of Trio Program students
… of this study was to describe the resilience in adult at-risk college students who had overcome adverse circumstances and the role resilience played in the post secondary experience in formal education. This qualitative study examined the characteristics and behaviors of resilience within the …
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Grandfamilies and Grandchild Adverse Childhood Experiences: An Examination of Service Needs, Utilization, and Best Practices
… such as positive relationships with a safe and caring adult, healthy family functioning, and utilization of formal services can mitigate the negative effects of ACEs. Researchers have regularly called on families to seek timely intervention and services for ACEs; however, many grandparents …
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A qualitative study of relationship building between alternative high school students and their teachers
… in course credits and not feeling connected to a caring adult at the school may lead some students to develop a sense of hopelessness (National Research Council, 2004). Thus, alternative schools fill a void and provide students a valuable option for their high school education. Research questions …
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Improving Outcomes for Children Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): A Study of Intervention Effectiveness Guided by Developmental Theory
… moderation model (in which perceptions of a caring adult at school had a promotive effect for low-risk children, but no protective buffering effect for high-risk children). Altogether, by using developmental theory to study intervention effectiveness in schools, this study offers an …