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High School Bystanders Motivation and Response during Bias-Based Bullying
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Williams, Amanda J.; Banks, Courtney S.; Blake, Jamilia J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
Bias-based bullying focused on sexual orientation or gender identity in schools has significant negative implications for the academic, social, and emotional well-being of students who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, or who are perceived to behave in gender nonconforming ways. Despite empirical support for the influence of bystander…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Motivation, Bullying, Sexual Orientation
School Motivation in Secondary Schools: A Survey of LGB and Heterosexual Students in Flanders
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Aerts, Saskia; Van Houtte, Mieke; Dewaele, Alexis; Cox, Nele; Vincke, John – Youth & Society, 2015
This study focuses on the school motivation of LGB (lesbian, gay, and bisexual) students in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, a fairly LGB-friendly country. The authors hypothesize that LGB students in Flemish secondary schools are less motivated for school than heterosexual students because they experience less sense of school belonging and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity
Where Did You Come From? Where Will You Go? Human Evolutionary Biology Education and American Students' Academic Interests and Achievements, Professional Goals, and Socioscientific Decision-Making
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Schrein, Caitlin M. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In the United States, there is a national agenda to increase the number of qualified science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) professionals and a movement to promote science literacy among the general public. This project explores the association between formal human evolutionary biology education (HEB) and high school science class…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Secondary School Science, High School Students, Evolution
What Works in Student Retention? Fourth National Survey. Community Colleges with Twenty Percent or More Black Students Enrolled
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ACT, Inc., 2010
This report presents the findings for community colleges with twenty percent or more Black students enrolled that participated in ACT's 2010 "What Works in Student Retention survey." The report contains information pertinent to only these institutions. The following are appended: (1) Data for Two-Year Community Colleges with greater than or equal…
Descriptors: African American Students, Community Colleges, College Faculty, College Students
What Works in Student Retention? Fourth National Survey. Community Colleges with Twenty Percent or More Hispanic Students Enrolled
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ACT, Inc., 2010
This report presents the findings for community colleges with twenty percent or more Hispanic students enrolled that participated in ACT's 2010 What Works in Student Retention survey. The report contains information pertinent to only these institutions. Appendices include: (1) Data for Community Colleges with greater than or equal to 20% Hispanic…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Community Colleges, College Faculty, College Students
What Works in Student Retention? Fourth National Survey. Four-Year Colleges and Universities with Twenty Percent or More Black Students Enrolled
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ACT, Inc., 2010
This report presents the findings for four year colleges and universities with twenty percent or more Black students enrolled that participated in ACT's 2010 What Works in Student Retention survey. The report contains information pertinent to only these institutions. Appendices include: (1) Data for Four Year Colleges and Universities with greater…
Descriptors: African American Students, Community Colleges, College Faculty, College Students