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Direct linkJames, Deborah; Lawlor, Maria; Murphy, Niamh; Flynn, Ann – Pastoral Care in Education, 2013
Relational aggression is often perceived as a female issue. Less is known about relational aggression in adolescent boys. This study examines whether the issues associated with relational aggression in girls are similar for boys to determine whether an intervention designed for girls would be relevant for boys. Focus group discussions illustrate…
Descriptors: Bullying, Aggression, Males, Adolescents
Cooper, Rosie Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Excessive classroom disruption is prevalent among today's public high schools and is a deterrent to the academic and social achievements of students. Using Response to Intervention (RtI) to equip in-school suspension (ISS) programs with a research-based behavioral curriculum is one possible solution to efficiently and cost-effectively remediating…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Mixed Methods Research, At Risk Students, Student Behavior
Download full textLenhart, Amanda; Madden, Mary; Smith, Aaron; Purcell, Kristen; Zickuhr, Kathryn; Rainie, Lee – Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2011
Social media use has become so pervasive in the lives of American teens that having a presence on a social network site is almost synonymous with being online. Fully 95% of all teens ages 12-17 are now online and 80% of those online teens are users of social media sites. The authors focused their attention in this research on social network sites…
Descriptors: Altruism, Internet, Citizenship, Social Networks
Abdulraheem, I. S.; Fawole, O. I. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2009
The prevalence and correlates of HIV-related risk behaviors among adolescents and youths in Nigeria are poorly documented. This study aims at determining the prevalence and correlates of HIV-related risk behaviors among adolescents and youths in order to plan appropriate intervention measures. This is a descriptive cross-sectional survey using…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Incidence, Focus Groups, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Stork, Elizabeth; Hartley, Nell Tabor – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2009
A learning environment is a social one, and as a social environment it impacts what learners retain, how they form ideas, and what connections are made and lost when acquiring new skills and knowledge (Goleman, 2006). Today's college students' expectations for and perceptions of professors in the classroom are likely to influence their learning…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, Teacher Behavior, College Faculty
West, Bernadette; Abatemarco, Diane; Ohman-Strickland, Pamela A.; Zec, Vezna; Russo, Andrea; Milic, Ranko – Journal of Drug Education, 2008
As part of an international public health partnership formed in 2001 we assessed the impact of Project Northland in Croatia --an adolescent alcohol school-based prevention intervention implemented in Split--on students. The curriculum was implemented in 13 randomly selected schools with another 13 schools serving as controls. The evaluation…
Descriptors: Intervention, Focus Groups, Public Health, Drinking
Characteristics of the Healthy Brain Project Sample: Representing Diversity among Study Participants
Bryant, Lucinda L.; Laditka, James N.; Laditka, Sarah B.; Mathews, Anna E. – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: Description of study participants and documentation of the desired diversity in the Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging Research Network's Workgroup on Promoting Cognitive Health large multisite study designed to examine attitudes about brain health, behaviors associated with its maintenance, and information-receiving preferences…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Physical Activities, Intervention, Focus Groups
Ayala, Guadalupe X.; Miller, Delesha; Zagami, Edwina; Riddle, Connie; Willis, Stephanie; King, Donna – Journal of School Health, 2006
Preadolescence involves cognitive, social, and physiological changes along with changes in the child's environment. During this developmental stage, young adolescents are transitioning into middle school, forming a larger social network, and managing parental expectations for assuming more responsibility for self-care. The impact of these…
Descriptors: Intervention, Diseases, Middle School Students, Focus Groups
