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Karen L. Webber; Amy E. Stich; Matthew Grandstaff; Collin Case – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2025
An important part of STEM education is students' acquisition of knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for career success, all of which emerge from a combination of classroom and co-curricular activities. Work-related experiential activities (WREAs) offer the opportunity for students to engage in experiential activities before degree completion,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Work Experience Programs, Job Skills, Student Attitudes
Eric A. Hanushek; Andrew J. Morgan; Steven G. Rivkin; Jeffrey C. Schiman; Ayman Shakeel; Lauren Sartain – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2024
Using rich Texas administrative data, we estimate the impact of middle school principals on post-secondary schooling, employment, and criminal justice outcomes. The results highlight the importance of school leadership, though striking differences emerge in the relative importance of different skill dimensions to different outcomes. The estimates…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Principals, Administrator Effectiveness, Postsecondary Education
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Lisa Kamsickas; Jacquelyn E. Stephens; Kathryn Jackson; Nia Heard-Garris; Vickie Chang; Konstanze Schoeps; Cori J. Bussolari; Dzung X. Vo; Judith T. Moskowitz; Larissa G. Duncan – Discover Education, 2024
Introduction: This study tested the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of Coping and Emotional Development for Adolescents to Reduce Stress (CEDARS) a positive psychological intervention (PPI), tailored for adolescents and administered in a classroom setting, in boosting CEDARS skill use and emotional well-being. Method: Adolescents (N = 102,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Emotional Development, Stress Management
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T. Dada; S. Lowe; P. Whybrow – Discover Education, 2024
Across the United Kingdom, medical schools are acknowledging the need to respond to inequalities experienced by minority groups, racism within healthcare, and the need to decolonise medical curricula. Understanding the impact of structural racism is increasingly recognised as part of health professionals' training. In this paper we report the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Racism, Medical Schools, Health Services
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Alysse M. Loomis – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background/Context: Childhood trauma can increase preschooler's risk for behavioral problems, poor student-teacher relationships, and expulsion (Loomis, 2020; Zeng et al., 2019). Efforts have been undertaken to address the gaps in knowledge and confidence of ECE teachers by integrating trauma-informed approaches into ECE settings, who by virtue of…
Descriptors: Trauma Informed Approach, Teacher Competencies, Knowledge Level, Self Efficacy