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Download full textOakes, Abner; Waite, Winsome – Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2009
With increasing alarm at the number of high school dropouts across the United States, educators are seeking ways to help students stay in school, graduate, and move on to meaningful and productive careers. Recent research points out that a smooth transition to ninth grade can contribute to students' success in high school and beyond. This…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Middle Schools, Developmental Continuity, High Schools
Direct linkBoonstra, Heather D. – Guttmacher Institute, 2009
In 1981, the first grants for what later came to be called "abstinence-only" programs were authorized under the Adolescent Family Life Act (AFLA). Sponsored by congressional family planning opponents, AFLA was promoted as a "family-centered" alternative to contraceptive counseling and services to teenagers; instead, this…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Adolescents, Contraception
Walker, Janet S., Ed. – Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2005
This issue of "Focal Point" explores the concepts of resilience and recovery and what they mean in the context of mental health care for children and adolescents. From the articles, it emerges that the terminology associated with recovery and resilience (particularly the word, recovery, itself) can be confusing and even off-putting to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Mental Health, Personality, Longitudinal Studies
Child Welfare League of America (NJ1), 2006
"The Link" is a periodical published by the Child Welfare League. The Child Welfare League of America is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization, committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families, and protecting every child from harm. This issue of "The…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Mental Disorders, Foster Care, Child Welfare
Walker, Janet S., Ed. – Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2006
This issue of "Focal Point" explores some of what is known and unknown about strengthening social support. This introduction outlines some of the major concepts and themes in research on social support, and some implications of this research for interventions in children's mental health. This sets the stage for the rest of the issue, which…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Mental Health, Social Support Groups, Children
Boehm, Steven S., Ed. – Child Welfare League of America (NJ3), 2006
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families and protecting every child from harm. By publishing a diverse range of views on a wide array of topics, "Children's…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Adoption, Child Rearing, Crisis Management
Ryan, Barbara E., Ed. – US Department of Education, 2006
The U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention publishes "Catalyst," a newsletter covering current Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence (AODV) prevention issues at institutions of higher education. "Catalyst" discusses emerging issues and highlights…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Prevention, Drug Abuse, College Students
Chauncey, Caroline, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2006
"Harvard Education Letter" is published bimonthly at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This issue of "Harvard Education Letter" contains the following articles: (1) "R" is for Resilience: Schools Turn to "Asset Development" to Build on Students' Strengths (Nancy Walser); (2) Beyond Bargaining: What…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Resilience (Psychology), Adults, Social Support Groups
Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2002
"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Research, Social Work, Caseworkers
