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Ponterotto, Joseph G. – 1983
In the 1960s, mental health and educational research on minority populations suffered from ill defined studies which lacked empirical quality and validity. As a result, numerous misinterpretations, false assumptions, and misleading stereotypes have been perpetuated in the literature. Generalization of results from small, non-random samples, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Counselors, Educational Policy, Ethnic Discrimination
Peer reviewedBraverman, Marc T., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1989
Perspectives are provided to help evaluators of health promotion programs. Eight papers present critical issues in such evaluations, including: (1) conceptual themes of program theory and context; (2) topics related to measurement, data analysis, and research design; and (3) reports of evaluation studies. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Data Analysis, Disease Control, Evaluation Methods
James, Gordon B. – 1983
Health behaviors of all students, including adolescents, have direct impact upon both personal well being and actualization of potential for maximum learning. This paper reviews examples of concrete health behaviors that both positively and negatively influence the two factors, and summarizes present objectives for the nation in the health…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Behavior
