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Johnson, Shannon K.; Velasquez, Mary M.; von Sternberg, Kirk – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Examples of behavioral interventions that are efficacious in the research setting as well as practical and translatable to the "real-world" are critically needed as models for social work researchers and clinicians. This article presents the Changing High-Risk Alcohol Use and Improving Contraception Effectiveness Study (CHOICES)…
Descriptors: Intervention, Alcohol Abuse, Prenatal Influences, Prevention
Protheroe, Nancy – Educational Research Service, 2010
Response to Intervention (RTI), an approach to systematically addressing the needs of struggling students, has been used primarily at the elementary school level. However, both its intent and its elements can also be used successfully in high schools. This "Informed Educator" describes what RTI is, as well as what it is not, highlights core…
Descriptors: Intervention, Response to Intervention, Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
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Rickman, Jon T.; Von Holzen, Roger; Klute, Paul G.; Tobin, Teri – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
At most universities a student typically goes to a bookstore to purchase the textbook recommended by the professor for a course. The student may choose to purchase a new or used textbook, or, as occurs more frequently now, an e-textbook. Nearly 40% of college students choose not to purchase textbooks at all, however, due to the costs. Generally,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Textbooks, Educational Technology, Educational Resources