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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"school intervention"”.
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Police-school intervention effects on students' attitudes: A case study
This is a study of the school resource officer program in Ames, IA. The program consists of one police officer that services students in grades seven through twelve. Students were sampled (n=128) by using a self-administered questionnaire given in their classrooms. They responded to questions …
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Socioemotional Development of Low-Income Children in the Public School Intervention Program
… data gathered as part of the Head Start/Public School Transition Project (Virginia Site), and included only data on the children who were part of Cohort II (i.e., enrolled in kindergarten in 1993). This database was examined to determine how select child and family characteristics uniquely …
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The impact of alternative school intervention on subsequent student performance in the mainstream school environment.
… study was to analyze the impact of alternative school intervention on subsequent student performance. The literature review examined the history and development of alternative schools, the legislation pertaining to alternative schools, and related studies. The population consisted of students …
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a High School Intervention Program During Lunch Periods: A Program Evaluation
… evaluation is centered on a Tier II response to intervention (RtI) that was created to provide struggling high school students with academic supports during their lunch periods. This study examined the extent to which participation in the program led to a decrease in student course failures. An …
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Investigating the Climate Change Beliefs, Knowledge, Behaviors, and Cultural Worldviews of Rural Middle School Students and their Families During An Out-of-School Intervention: A Mixed-Methods Study.
North Carolina State University Theses Mathematics, Science & Technology Education.
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Intervening in schools : an Evaluability Assessment (EA) of the Secondary Schools Partnership Project (SSPP) in the Western Cape, South Africa
The Secondary Schools Partnership Projec1 (SSPP) of the Schools Development Unit at UCT is a typical example of a school intervention project. Focusing on mathematics and science, 18 months of intervention took place at two target secondary schools from Khayelitsha, and two from Mitchell's Plain. …
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Educational Issues of Children who are Chronically Ill: A Qualitative Analysis of Patients’, Caregivers’, and Educators’ Beliefs
… the guidance of the results from this study, school intervention professionals can examine current standards of practice through the lens of the recipients of the services. Findings from all three phases of the research will be used to drive programmatic improvement, guide future …
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Social skills and attributions of Asperger's Syndrome
… where in social skills ability, a male high school student diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, is deficient based off of 5 subscales of social skills and then (b) creating an intervention focused on improving the areas of weakness to help the student function socially. The five subscales that …
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How Successful is Homework Success for Children with ADHD?
… ADHD have included medication and/or behavioral interventions (DuPaul & Weyandt, 2006; Loe & Feldman, 2007); however, interventions targeting the homework problems of children with ADHD have been limited. One such intervention for the treatment of children with ADHD and homework problems, the …
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Educational Issues of Children who are Chronically Ill: A Quantitative Analysis of Patients’, Caregivers’, and Educators’ Beliefs
… of research evaluating the effectiveness of school intervention and school reentry programs with respect to meeting the perceived educational needs of the recipients. In an attempt to align the goals of these programs with the perspectives of stakeholders, this research examined the …
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An in-depth examination of extant literature pertinent to nurture groups and an exploratory study, using grounded theory methods, of young people’s views and experiences of a secondary school nurture group
… With these points in mind, Nurture Groups, an in-school intervention aimed at meeting the needs of children and young people experiencing considerable SEBDs is the conceptual domain explored throughout this Volume of work. The Volume comprises four chapters. Chapter one focuses on the structure, …
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"I can read accurately but can't understand the text read" : the effects of using a reading intervention on fifth-grade students' "word callers" reading comprehension achievement
… of this study was to determine the effects of an intervention of five researched reading strategies on fifth-grade students’ “word callers” reading achievement. Twenty-one fifth-grade students attending elementary schools in midwestern United States participated in this study. Students were …
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A comparison of self-determined motivational experiences between participants and non-participants following the physical activity component of the CATCH Kid Club
The CATCH Kids Club (CKC) is an after-school intervention that has attempted to address the growing obesity and physical inactivity concerns publicized in current literature. Using Self-Determination Theory (SDT: Deci & Ryan, 1985) perspective, this study's main research objective was to assess, …
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Learning to spell: development and evaluation of a spelling programme for Key Stage one
… of a spelling programme for children of primary-school age. The Programme is designed to ensure that all the processes involved in learning to spell are activated and that the interaction between them is facilitated. In addition, a number of innovative features within the Programme’s design allow …
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Teachers’ embodiment of mental health and movement: Competing narratives in the implementation of a whole-school mental health promotion intervention in UK primary schools
… UK children highlight teachers' importance in school mental health promotion. Yet, there remains a gap in understanding how teachers' perspectives impact interventions. This research aimed to explore teachers' perceptions of mental health and movement in relation to their implementation of …
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Participants' perceptions of a high school substance use prevention programme
… at reducing this problem. Evaluation of these interventions is needed in order to assess their effectiveness and to improve on future prevention strategies. The literature highlights tensions and differences between the primary preventative approaches to substance abuse and the harm reduction …
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The Effect of Mindfulness on Adolescent Self-compassion, Self-regulation, and Stress: Exploring the Association Between Individual Factors and Markers of Well-being
… the impact participating in a mindfulness-based intervention would have on various markers of well-being, including self-compassion, long-term self-regulation, and involuntary stress response for urban adolescents. This study evaluated how the individual factors of gender, grade level, and …
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The School's Role as a Support System for Children of Parental Divorce.
… would continue to be a large part of the school population. The school, because of time spent there, becomes a likely place for the recognition and identification of problems that may arise from parental divorce, thus providing an appropriate setting for interventions to be conducted.</p> …
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Studying the impact of algebraic intervention in early middle school
… success in algebra and STEM courses in US high schools. The trend of low performance in algebra and algebra-related subjects has prompted mathematics educators to ask several questions about teaching mathematics in urban public schools. How can schools intervene in students' education to promote …
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