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Grigorenko, Elena L.; Hart, Lesley; Hein, Sascha; Kovalenko, Julia; Naumova, Oxana Yu. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2019
In this article we present a summary of the literature on the associations between learning difficulties/disabilities and juvenile delinquency. This literature is almost a hundred years old, but, although reportedly demonstrating the low academic achievement-delinquency connection, contains numerous unanswered questions regarding the frequency,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Learning Problems, Juvenile Justice, Learning Disabilities
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Gary R. Pike; Kirsten Robbins – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2019
Meeting the current demand for STEM graduates requires significantly increasing the number of students majoring in STEM fields. One program designed to increase the number of STEM majors is Project Lead The Way (PLTW). Using statewide data from Indiana, this research examined the effects of PLTW participation in high school on the likelihood of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Majors (Students), Program Descriptions, High School Students
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Rooney, Rosanna; Roberts, Clare; Kane, Robert; Pike, Lisbeth; Winsor, Amber; White, Julia; Brown, Annette – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2006
The outcomes of a new universal program aimed at preventing depressive symptoms and disorders in 8- to 9-year-old children are presented. The Positive Thinking Program is a mental health promotion program based on cognitive and behavioural strategies. It is designed to meet the developmental needs of children in the middle primary school Years 4…
Descriptors: Prevention, Depression (Psychology), Intervention, Control Groups