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Lum, Alistair; Wakefield, Claire E.; Donnan, Barb; Burns, Mary A.; Fardell, Joanna E.; Jaffe, Adam; Kasparian, Nadine A.; Kennedy, Sean E.; Leach, Steven T.; Lemberg, Daniel A.; Marshall, Glenn M. – School Psychology, 2019
Students with chronic illness may disengage from school, adversely affecting their school outcomes. Positive education targets students' social-emotional well-being (school well-being), which can increase engagement with school. We compared the relationship among positive educational practices, school well-being, and engagement with school as…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Student School Relationship, Well Being, Learner Engagement
Acquaye, Hannah E. – Professional Counselor, 2017
Refugees report several mental health challenges associated with pre-, peri-, and post-flight conditions. Some of these challenges include fear, anxiety, hypervigilance, hyperarousal, and nightmares--symptoms that could meet the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite these challenges, some refugees also report…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Resilience (Psychology), Positive Attitudes, Religious Factors
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Harsch, Claudia; Hartig, Johannes – Language Testing, 2016
Placement and screening tests serve important functions, not only with regard to placing learners at appropriate levels of language courses but also with a view to maximizing the effectiveness of administering test batteries. We examined two widely reported formats suitable for these purposes, the discrete decontextualized Yes/No vocabulary test…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Secondary School Students, Vocabulary Development, Student Placement