NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sanchez, Louisiana M.; Oman, Roy F.; Yang, Yueran; Lensch, Taylor; Clements-Nolle, Kristen – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the protective influence of individual, family, and community assets from the initiation of sexual intercourse (ISI) for adolescents living in one-parent households compared with adolescents living in two-parent households. Methods: Five waves of data were collected annually over a 4-year period…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Risk, Correlation, Health Behavior
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hughes, Roxanne M.; Nzekwe, Brandon; Molyneaux, Kristen J. – Research in Science Education, 2013
Currently, there are policy debates regarding the efficacy and legality of single sex formal and informal education programs. This issue is particularly poignant in science education due to the historical marginalization of women in these fields. This marginalization has resulted in women being positioned as a stigmatized group within many…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Single Sex Classes, Science Education, Womens Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Colarossi, Lisa; Silver, Ellen Johnson; Dean, Randa; Perez, Amanda; Rivera, Angelic – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2014
The authors present the feasibility and acceptability of a parent sexuality education program led by peer educators in community settings. They also report the results of an outcome evaluation with 71 parents who were randomized to the intervention or a control group and surveyed one month prior to and six months after the four-week intervention.…
Descriptors: Role Models, Parent Education, Peer Teaching, Sex Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Miller, William C.; Beck, Thomas – Journalism Quarterly, 1976
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Parents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bryant, Alison L.; Zimmerman, Marc A. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2003
Examined relationship of role models among African American ninth-graders to substance use, delinquency, academic engagement, and psychological well-being. Found that males without male role models and females identifying brothers as role models reported the most problem behavior. Adolescents with paternal role models had most positive school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents