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Harding, Jessica F.; Keating, Betsy; Walzer, Jennifer; Xing, Fei; Zief, Susan; Gao, Jessica – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Many factors at the individual, relationship, family, and community or environmental levels could predict repeat teen pregnancies or births, but research on certain factors is limited. In addition, few studies have examined whether these factors can accurately predict whether teen mothers will have a repeat pregnancy. This study examined…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Adolescents, Predictor Variables, Early Parenthood
Torres-García, Adrianna; Okpych, Nathanael J.; Courtney, Mark E. – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2019
This memo adds to the growing literature on the transition to college for young people in foster care, focusing specifically on issues of preparedness to enter higher education. First, the authors assess the extent to which youths' perceptions of their own educational preparedness and their child welfare workers' perceptions of their educational…
Descriptors: Foster Care, College Readiness, Self Concept, Child Welfare
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Gopalan, Neena; Goodman, Suki; Hardy, Anneli; Jacobs, Carla – Journal of Education and Work, 2019
While there has been a proliferation of interest and research into work-family studies we know little about how employees who study while working manage their multiple and sometimes conflicting roles. This research focuses on non-traditional students (NTS), whose representation in the general student population has increased, and explores how they…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Individual Characteristics, Student Satisfaction, Student Responsibility
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Malin, Heather; Han, Hyemin; Liauw, Indrawati – Developmental Psychology, 2017
This study investigated the effects of internal and demographic variables on civic development in late adolescence using the construct "civic purpose." We conducted surveys on civic engagement with 480 high school seniors, and surveyed them again 2 years later. Using multivariate regression and linear mixed models, we tested the main…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Citizen Participation, Surveys, Civics
Okpych, Nathanael J.; Courtney, Mark E.; Dennis, Kristin – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2017
Finishing high school and attaining a college degree have become increasingly important to finding stable employment and earning a living wage. By age 19, most youth in the US have earned a high school credential and many have entered college. However, the educational attainment of young people who were in foster care as adolescents lags behind…
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Graduates, Graduation, Influences
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Chang, Ya-Chih; Laugeson, Elizabeth A.; Gantman, Alexander; Ellingsen, Ruth; Frankel, Fred; Dillon, Ashley R. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
This study seeks to examine the predictors of positive social skills outcomes from the University of California, Los Angeles Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills, an evidence-based parent-assisted social skills program for high-functioning middle school and high school adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. The…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Predictor Variables
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Lonigan, Christopher J.; Farver, JoAnn M.; Nakamoto, Jonathan; Eppe, Stefanie – Developmental Psychology, 2013
This study utilized latent growth-curve analyses to determine if the early literacy skills of children who were Spanish-speaking language-minority (LM) followed a similar quantitative growth profile over a preschool year as that of a group of children from a comparable socioeconomic (SES) background but who were not LM. Participants, who ranged in…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Emergent Literacy, Child Development, Comparative Analysis
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Chinn, Nancy Resendes; Porter, Paul – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
The seriousness of concussions in athletics is only recently becoming fully understood and appreciated. There are significant implications for the concussed student-athlete both in returning to the playing field and the classroom. Although practices are now in place to improve identification and management of concussions in professional sports,…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, College Athletics, Athletes, Guidelines
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Skari, Lisa Ann – Community College Review, 2014
Due to the decrease in public funding, community colleges are in a position where they need to generate private gifts. Alumni represent the largest untapped pool of prospective donors, and the success of alumni giving at 4-year institutions illustrates the potential that exists for community colleges. To develop effective fundraising strategies,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Alumni, Donors
Turner, Susan; Fain, Terry; Sehgal, Amber – RAND Corporation, 2005
The RAND Corporation was asked by the Los Angeles County Probation Department to provide assistance in the validation of a risk/needs assessment and Strength-Based Assessment Instrument to be used to objectively measure the risk and needs of minors in Los Angeles County referred to the Probation Department. RAND surveyed existing instruments,…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Delinquency, Test Validity, Risk