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Simmons, Mia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Preparation for today's influenced technology professional world starts with structure of primary and secondary educational learning environments. The student learning platforms should be aligned in some ways to professional working platforms. This quantitative correlational ex post facto study compared the effectiveness of learning modalities in…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Blended Learning
Green-Gibson, Andrea – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This mixed, causal-comparative study was an investigation of culture infusion methods and AYP of two different public schools in Chicago, a school that infuses African culture and a school that does not. The purpose of the study was to identify if there was a significant causative relationship between culture infusion methods and Adequate Yearly…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Correlation, Academic Achievement
Grassi, Annemarie M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between quality social support networks developed through high quality afterschool programming and achievement amongst middle school and high school aged youth. This study seeks to develop a deeper understanding of how quality after-school programs influence a youth's developmental…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Correlation, Academic Achievement, Social Networks
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Whetstone, Lauren M.; Morrissey, Susan L.; Cummings, Doyle M. – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: Suicide is one of the most common causes of death among young people. A report from the US Surgeon General called for strategies to prevent suicide, including increasing public awareness of suicide and risks factors, and enhancing research to understand risk and protective factors. Weight perception has been linked to depression and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, High Risk Students, Family Characteristics