NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2013
The Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is administered by the Montana Office of Public Instruction every two years to students in grades 7 through 12. The purpose of the survey is to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Adolescents, High School Students, Suicide
Price, Marianne; Goodman, Libby – 1977
The final project evaluation on "Curricular Development for Secondary Learning Disabilities" focuses on the academic achievement of 86 students who participated in seven secondary learning disabilities classes in which the curricular model developed by the project was utilized. It is noted that the purpose of the project was to provide intensive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Language Arts
Steele, Joe M. – 1974
The third in a series of evaluative reports on "Me and My Environment", a group-centered biological sciences program for educable mentally handicapped (EMH) adolescents, provides information about the curriculum design, the analysis and revision of curriculum materials, the gathering and processing of field test data, and a comparison of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Biology, Case Studies, Curriculum Design
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Programs for the Improvement of Practice. – 1991
Data concerning education are presented in the broad context of families, employment, and health. Statistics are reported that address the following aspects of the lives of youth (14-24 year olds): (1) 11 indicators concerning demographics and family composition; (2) 9 indicators concerning family income; (3) 14 indicators concerning education;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Child Health, Demography
Harris, Dale B.; Pinder, Glenn D. – 1977
The results of a modified version of the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test are presented in relation to selected demographic and socioeconomic factors as they affect youths aged 12-17 years in the noninstitutionalized population of the United States. Findings are based on data gathered on a sample of 6,768 adolescents who participated in the Health…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Correlation
Crowe, Kevin – 1990
Selected statistics on health and education in Nevada are presented, mainly for the 1988 and 1989 school years. Some facts are provided about students, teachers, and classrooms in Nevada. The total enrollment in Nevada schools in 1989 was 176,464, which represents an increase by 5% from 168,353 in 1988. Enrollment in Nevada grew at the fastest…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse, Drug Abuse