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An Exploratory Study Analyzing the Impact of Coercion on the Outcomes of Substance Abuse Program Participants
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Klein, Robyn L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study involved the investigation of institutional coercion on the outcomes of program participants in an alcohol, tobacco, and other illegal substance prevention and intervention program. The researcher explored the importance of determining changes in pre-program characteristics of youths participating for 5, 8, or 12 weeks in an alcohol,…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Outcomes of Treatment, Substance Abuse, Participation
[inverted exclamation point]Si se Puede en Colaboracion! Increasing College Placement Rates of Low-Income Students
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Militello, Matthew; Schweid, Jason; Carey, John – Teachers College Record, 2011
Background/Context: Today we have moved from the debate of student opportunity to postsecondary educational setting to 100% access. That is, today's high school settings have been charged with preparing "college ready" graduates. Educational policy has leveraged mandates and sanctions as a mechanism to improve college placement rates, especially…
Descriptors: High Schools, Inclusion, Student Placement, Sanctions
The Inclusion of Pupils Perceived as Having Social and Emotional Behavioural Difficulties in Mainstream Schools: A Focus upon Learning
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Mowat, Joan – Support for Learning, 2009
This article focuses upon the relationship between social and emotional behavioural difficulties (SEBD) and learning. It argues that, while inclusion is desirable in principle, it can be highly problematic in practice. Further, it explores the contested nature of the concept of SEBD and the nature of support for pupils categorised as such. The…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Intervention, Sanctions, Student Behavior