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Alnemary, Fahad – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Awareness of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is relatively new in Saudi Arabia and systematic information about existing services is lacking. A convenience sample of 293 parents of children with ASD completed an online survey about their experiences and opinions attaining the ASD diagnosis for their children as well as the use of early intervention…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Foreign Countries, Parents
Hattis, Shana Hertz, Ed. – Bernan Press, 2017
The "Almanac of American Education" helps users understand and compare the quality of education at the national, state, and county levels. Compiled from official U.S. government sources, the book contains historical and current data, insightful analysis, and useful graphs that provide compelling insights into the state of education in…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Geographic Location, Federal Government, Educational History
Latino, Christian A.; Stegmann, Gabriela; Radunzel, Justine; Way, Jason D.; Sanchez, Edgar; Casillas, Alex – ACT, Inc., 2017
First generation college students (FGCS) of all racial/ethnic backgrounds graduate from college at lower rates than their non-first generation peers. However, FGCS who are also Black or Hispanic graduate at even lower rates than FGCS who are White or Asian/Pacific Islander. Out of all racial/ethnic groups, students of Hispanic background are…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Hispanic American Students, At Risk Students, Acceleration (Education)
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Chang, Lei; Lu, Hui Jing; Lansford, Jennifer E.; Skinner, Ann T.; Bornstein, Marc H.; Steinberg, Laurence; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Chen, Bin Bin; Tian, Qian; Bacchini, Dario; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Pastorelli, Concetta; Alampay, Liane Peña; Sorbring, Emma; Al-Hassan, Suha M.; Oburu, Paul; Malone, Patrick S.; Di Giunta, Laura; Tirado, Liliana Maria Uribe; Tapanya, Sombat – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Safety is essential for life. To survive, humans and other animals have developed sets of psychological and physiological adaptations known as life history (LH) tradeoff strategies in response to various safety constraints. Evolutionarily selected LH strategies in turn regulate development and behavior to optimize survival under prevailing safety…
Descriptors: Safety, Physiology, Psychological Patterns, Longitudinal Studies
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Podolsky, Anne; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Doss, Christopher; Reardon, Sean – Learning Policy Institute, 2019
Despite wide achievement gaps across California between students from different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds, some school districts have excelled at supporting the learning of all their students. This analysis identifies these positive outlier districts--those in which students of color, as well as White students, consistently achieve at…
Descriptors: School Districts, Minority Group Students, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
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Podolsky, Anne; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Doss, Christopher; Reardon, Sean – Learning Policy Institute, 2019
The explosion of knowledge and the growing complexity of modern life are changing expectations for what young people need to learn and be able to do. Success in the 21st century does not depend solely on what people know, but also on what they can do with what they know. In this report, the authors summarize the results of a quantitative analysis…
Descriptors: School Districts, Minority Group Students, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
Fry, Richard – Pew Research Center, 2014
This report focuses on the family income background of recent college graduates who took on student debt and how the financial profile of borrowers has changed over the past 20 years. Many recent analyses have examined why undergraduates are borrowing more for their education. This analysis seeks to illuminate which undergraduates are increasingly…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Undergraduate Students, Student Financial Aid, Debt (Financial)
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Lee, Kyunghee; Calkins, Andrea; Shin, Tae Seob – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: Using the Head Start Impact Study data, this study examines Head Start's impacts on social-emotional outcomes for children with disabilities. Method: Among 4,442 children, 570 children were reported to have disabilities. Ordinary least squares regression was used to determine whether the number of disabilities, having an individualized…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Multiple Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs
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Chen, Cliff Yung-Chi – School Psychology International, 2016
A systematic review of the literature was performed to answer the question: What are the effects of parental chronic physical illness on children's educational functioning? Thirteen studies that met the inclusion criteria for the purpose of this review were identified, indicating the paucity of research on the topic. The results found that…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Chronic Illness, Parents with Disabilities, Literature Reviews
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Daniels, Heather; Grineski, Sara E.; Collins, Timothy W.; Morales, Danielle X.; Morera, Osvaldo; Echegoyen, Lourdes – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) confer many benefits to students, including improved self-confidence, better communication skills, and an increased likelihood of pursuing science careers. Additionally, UREs may be particularly important for racial/ethnic minority students who are underrepresented in the science workforce. We examined…
Descriptors: Student Research, Undergraduate Students, Hispanic American Students, Minority Group Students
Clancy Blair; Rachel D. McKinnon – Grantee Submission, 2016
Academic preparedness, executive function abilities, and positive relationships with teachers have each been shown to be uniquely important for school readiness and success in the early elementary grades. Few studies, however, have examined the joint influence of these readiness variables on early school outcomes. Using data from a prospective…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Tests, Children
Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, 2016
Nebraska statute 85-1416(2)(c) requires the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education to prepare biennially the "Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid Report." This report studies the public policy issues relating to tuition, fees, and financial aid for students attending Nebraska's public postsecondary institutions. It examines…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Tuition, Fees, Public Colleges
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2023
Since 1997, Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) has published the Newark Kids Count Data Book, a one-stop source for child well-being data on the state's largest city. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: demographics, family economic security, child health, child…
Descriptors: Children, Well Being, Demography, Family Income
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Cohen, Shana R.; Holloway, Susan D.; Dominguez-Pareto, Irenka; Kuppermann, Miriam – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Research indicates that mothers of children with ID who receive familial support experience less stress than those who receive less support. Less is known about the relation of support to mothers' evaluation of parenting self-efficacy, particularly in Latino families. We examined the relationship of different types of family support to life…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Mental Retardation, Whites, Hispanic Americans
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Ward, Wendy L.; Swindle, Taren M.; Kyzer, Angela L.; Whiteside-Mansell, Leanne – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2015
Cumulative risk theory suggests that a variety of social risk factors would have an additive effect on obesity risk. Multiple studies have suggested that obesity is related to basic resources such as transportation and financial resources. Additional research points to parental engagement and parental monitoring as additional sources of risk. This…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Food, At Risk Persons, Preschool Children
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