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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"socio-economic status (SES)"”.
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A Study of the Relationship between Building Conditions and Student Academic Achievement in Pennsylvania's High School
… achievement in Pennsylvania's high schools when socio-economic status (SES) is held constant?; (b) Is there a relationship between the cosmetic conditions of school facilities and student academic achievement in Pennsylvania's high schools when socio-economic status (SES) is held constant?; and …
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Interrogating school effectiveness and socio economic status : the implications for South Africa
… and quality and examines arguments regarding socio-economic status (SES) (which is linked to the notion of family effects) and its role in achievement. The analysis finds that both school and family effects have an impact on achievement that is equally important and relevant. The dissertation …
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Factors Which Effect Parental Agreement on Ratings of Temperament and Behavior Problems
… an extensive search of the computer databases, Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC, 1966-1996) and PsycLIT (PsycINFO, 1973-1995) using key terms - such as temperament, behavior, behavior problems, rating scales, parental agreement, parent ratings, socioeconomic status (SES), …
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A sociodemographic study of the patients attending the Victoria University student osteopathic clinic
… much research into equality on the grounds of socio-economic status (SES), as well as into the socio-demographics of people who attend complimentary healthcare practitioners. The purpose of this study is to examine the socio-economic status and demographic profiles of the patients attending the …
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Associations between students' perceptions of teacher-student relationship quality, academic achievement, and classroom behavior: Are they moderated by ethnicity, gender, or socio economic status?
… investigate if students' ethnicity, gender and socio-economic status moderate the relationship. A survey was used to assess sixth grade students' perceptions of relationships with their teachers when they were in fifth grade. Significant associations were found between student perceptions of …
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Relationship between socioeconomic status and HIV in women of reproductive age in Free State and Western Cape Provinces of South Africa
Health outcomes generally improve with increasing socio-economic status [SES]. This is referred to as the socioeconomic gradient in health. With regard to HIV, this gradient has been observed to conform to this general pattern and is consistent in developed countries but not in sub-Saharan African …
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Employability skills: purchased program or teacher-developed program
… Also, students in both schools with a lower Socio-Economic Status (SES)of Free, as determined by qualifying for free meal status, increased their pre- to post-PRIDE Rubric score while students with SES of Paid, as
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A randomized control trial investigating the effects of a play-informed care-giver implemented home-based intervention on playfulness for HIV positive children aged 10 months to 8 years on HAART from a low socio-economic status
… on HAART and living in families with low socio-economic status (SES). Objectives: This study aimed to establish a playfulness profile for HIV positive children on HAART as well as compare differences in playfulness between children with HIV on HAART since early childhood attending …
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Freizeitaktivitäten von Kindern und Jugendlichen
… and theater/dancing, social life and socio-economic status (SES). The results revealed that girls, children with lower SES as well as older children reported to use screen-based media more often and that girls, older children and children with lower SES were less physically active. In …
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Ethical Leadership in the Age of Accountability: Principals' Perceptions of Ethical School Accountability
… of ethical leadership theories and the economic neoliberal underpinnings of school accountability processes through the lens of middle school principals in Virginia. A synthesis of Shapiro and Stefkovich's ethics of the profession framework was applied to evaluate the history of …
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Exploring primary caregivers’ perceptions of children’s wellbeing during covid-19 within a low socioeconomic school context in the Cape Metropole
… coupled with disrupted schooling for children, economic burdens for primary caregivers, and interrupted social life has generated a multitude of health challenges for many, including children. In low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC) such as South Africa, environmental security and safety …
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The effects of a constructivist-based fraction intervention on the achievement and self-efficacy beliefs of low socio-economic status students
<p>Low socio-economic status (SES) students are less likely to gain access to the gatekeeper mathematics courses necessary for high school graduation and entrance to college. This study examined the effects of a constructivist-based fraction intervention on mathematics achievement, self-efficacy …
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EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS FROM LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS BACKGROUNDS: SEQUENTIAL MIXED METHODS EVIDENCE FROM TEXAS
<p>Students from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds face significant challenges in their educational experiences and educational attainment, and this is due to barriers related to their identity and background, inadequate support systems, and a lack of understanding of the traumas they …
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A Hierarchical Examination of the Immigrant Achievement Gap: The Additional Explanatory Power of Nationality and Educational Selectivity Over Traditional Explorations of Race and Socioeconomic Status
… by reexamining the explanatory power of race and socio-economic status (SES)—two variables, perhaps, most commonly considered in educational research and policy formation. Four research questions were explored through growth curve modeling, factor analysis, and regression analysis based on a …
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Social class: the role of class identity management strategies in higher education
… from working-class backgrounds in response to status devaluation. Four commonly observed CIMS in the university context are outlined: (1) desire to change, (2) assimilation, (3) hiding, and (4) categorization-avoidance. Rooted in social identity theory, different CIMS affect class-related …
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A Grounded Theory Approach to Understanding the Persistence Issue that Exists for Lower-Socio Economic Status College Students
… and higher educational systems, students of low socio-economic status (SES) still have access to and persist in higher education at significantly lower numbers than their more affluent peers (Gollnick & Chinn, 2012; Perna, 2005). This study employed a grounded-theory approach in order to better …
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Investigation into the frontal lobe functioning of young offenders with and without a head injury
… Participants completed a battery of assessment measures that related to four different areas of frontal lobe functioning. In addition measures of mood, socio-economic status (SES) and IQ were taken as possible confounding variables. A total of 20 participants were recruited in the TBI …
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Risk factors for coronary heart disease and mediation by socio-economic status : An analysis of the 1995 National Health Survey
… also shows CHD prevalence to be predicted by socio-economic status (SES) variables. This study aims to identify the extent to which risk and protective factors predict CHD prevalence in an Australian National survey and whether the association between risk factors and CHD is confounded by SES …
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Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Schoolchildren Aged 12 to 13 Years of Differing Socio-Economic Status
… boys and 108 girls, aged 12.0 ± 0.8 years were assessed for coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors. Rural (school 1) and valley (school 2) comprehensive schools (age range 11 to 18 years) were selected to represent differing socio-economic status (SES). Informed written consent was sought from …
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Elementary school principals' perceptions of teacher evaluation practices
… vary by selected demographic variables (e.g. socio-economic status (SES), Academic Performance Index (API) score, student ethnicity makeup, and size of school)?</p> <p>The collective bargaining agreement for the school district was reviewed and the perceptions of the different principals …
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