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Almeda, Ma. Victoria; Baker, Ryan S. – Journal of Educational Data Mining, 2020
Given the increasing need for skilled workers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), there is a burgeoning interest to encourage young students to pursue a career in STEM fields. Middle school is an opportune time to guide students' interests towards STEM disciplines, as they begin to think about and plan for their career…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Predictor Variables, STEM Education, Science Careers
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Ajiboye, Samuel Kolawole; Aina, Josephine Shola; Oyebanji, Temitope Oyeyemi; Awoniyi, Samuel Adebayo – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2014
The age of first sex has significantly reduced generally in the modern society, particularly Nigeria. Youths often dare the consequences of premarital sex to fulfil sexual desire which in most cases have dire effects on their health, education and social lives. This study investigated possible causes of premarital sex among youths as perceived by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Etiology, Sexuality, Behavior Patterns
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Konig, Susanne; Gluck, Judith – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2012
Previous studies with adults have shown that age has an important influence on laypeople's wisdom theories. However, children's and adolescents' understanding of the concept of wisdom has hardly been investigated. In the current study, 80 children and adolescents completed a questionnaire concerning an event where they had been wise and an event…
Descriptors: Barriers, Accidents, Age, Adolescents