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Marcos Delprato; Alejandro Farieta – Prospects, 2024
Estimates show that, in 2019, only 41 per cent of students completed lower secondary and 28 per cent upper secondary education in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region (UNESCO, 2021). One of the reasons for the low completion rates is the poor transition across secondary education due to the significant impact of factors at individual, household,…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Educational Attainment, Social Differences, Socioeconomic Influences
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François, Amir; Lindstrom Johnson, Sarah; Waasdorp, Tracy E.; Parker, Elizabeth M.; Bradshaw, Catherine P. – American Journal of Health Education, 2017
Background: Social norm interventions have been implemented in schools to address concerns of alcohol use among high school students; however, research in this area has not incorporated measures of variability that may better reflect the complexity of social influences. Purpose: To examine the association between perceived alcohol norms, the…
Descriptors: Drinking, Behavior Standards, Social Behavior, High School Students
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Chiang, Yi-Chen; Lee, Chun-Yang; Wang, Hong-Huei – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: To adapt to dramatic changes from physical growth, physical development and the increasing demand of significant others, humor has been found to be an effective coping strategy. However, previous studies have found that adolescents start to express their humor styles with aggressive components which causes negative consequences, such…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Adolescents, Coping, Physical Development