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Rochmes, Jane E. – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2016
Health and education are reciprocally related, and research indicates that unhealthy students are poorly positioned to learn. Providing services that prevent health problems or help students cope with existing health concerns is one way that schools intervene in the relationship between student background and educational outcomes. Providing health…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Physical Health, Health Promotion, Prevention
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Callahan, Rebecca M.; Muller, Chandra; Schiller, Kathryn S. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2008
Immigrant adolescents are one of the fastest growing segments of our population, yet we know little about how schools prepare them for citizenship. Although prior research suggests that high school civics education, academic achievement, and a sense of connection increase political participation in early adulthood, we do not know if these…
Descriptors: High Schools, Citizenship, Voting, Academic Achievement