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Jing Liu; Megan Kuhfeld; Monica Lee – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
Noncognitive constructs such as self-efficacy, social awareness, and academic engagement are widely acknowledged as critical components of human capital, but systematic data collection on such skills in school systems is complicated by conceptual ambiguities, measurement challenges and resource constraints. This study addresses this issue by…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Predictor Variables, Predictive Validity, Academic Achievement
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Beaulieu, Dominique; Godin, Gaston – Health Education, 2011
Purpose: Easy access to fast-food restaurants in the immediate environment of a high school is such that a high proportion of students do not remain in school for lunch. Hence, the probability that they will eat a healthy meal is reduced. The aim of this study is to identify the behavioral determinants of "staying in school to eat lunch" among…
Descriptors: High Schools, Intention, Food, Probability
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Tassitano, Rafael M.; Barros, Mauro V. G.; Tenorio, Maria C. M.; Bezerra, Jorge; Florindo, Alex A.; Reis, Rodrigo S. – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Physical education (PE) plays a critical role in the healthy development of youth; however, the influence of PE classes in helping to provide students with health-related behavior patterns is not clear. This study aims to analyze whether participation in PE classes is associated with health-related behavior among high school students.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Television Viewing, Behavior Patterns, Physical Activity Level
Hill, Carolyn J.; Holzer, Harry J. – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2006
This paper analyzes labor market behaviors of young adults, their changing patterns among two cohorts that are twenty years apart, and their associations with transitions to adulthood as measured by living with parents, being married, or cohabiting. We analyze these issues using data from the 1979 and 1997 cohorts of he National Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Young Adults, Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys