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Direct linkHeimerdinger-Edwards, Sarah R.; Vogel, David L.; Hammer, Joseph H. – Counseling Psychologist, 2011
This reaction highlights several strengths of this major contribution and discusses some future directions in this line of research. The authors offer research ideas in the areas of cultural and cross-cultural issues, couples and relationships, as well as direct and indirect effects of sexual objectification on men. In terms of providing…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Intimacy, Labeling (of Persons), Depression (Psychology)
Bowl, Marion, Ed.; Tobias, Robert, Ed.; Leahy, Jennifer, Ed.; Ferguson, Graeme, Ed.; Gage, Jeffrey, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Gender, Masculinities and Lifelong Learning" reflects on current debates and discourses around gender and education, in which some academics, practitioners and policy-makers have referred to a crisis of masculinity. This book explores questions such as: Are men under-represented in education? Are women outstripping men in terms of…
Descriptors: Females, Educationally Disadvantaged, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries
Fain, Terry; Turner, Susan; Ridgeway, Greg – RAND Corporation, 2010
In 2000, the California State Legislature passed the Schiff-Cardenas Crime Prevention Act, which authorized funding for county juvenile-justice programs and designated the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) (formerly named the Board of Corrections) the administrator of funding. A 2001 California Senate bill extended the funding and changed the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Crime Prevention, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Sawyer, Thomas M.; Stevenson, John F. – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2008
This study investigated the relative influence of perceived parent and peer disapproval for using drugs on youth intentions to use drugs. In a cross-sectional design, sixth and eighth grade students (N = 1,649) completed surveys that included measures of parent disapproval, peer disapproval, and intentions to use drugs in the future. Parent…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Females, Grade 8, Grade 6
Peer reviewedYbarra, Sharon – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1991
Notes that, although women may share similarities with men in their reactions to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), they also have unique concerns. Understanding these concerns is considered essential for counselors to give quality care to women at risk for infection. Describes women at risk and offers suggestions for counselors in…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Techniques
Australian Education Council, Melbourne. – 1993
Developed through extensive consultation with girls, teachers, parents, interest groups, and individuals, the detailed advice for the Australian educational system represents a key developmental phase in the national policy setting process that commenced in 1986 to improve educational outcomes for girls. A review of the national policy precedes…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Improvement
Download full textColumbia Univ., New York, NY. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. – 2003
This report presents a comprehensive analysis of the reasons why girls and young women smoke, drink and use drugs, and what increases or lowers their risk of substance abuse. It demonstrates that certain key risk factors for substance abuse are unique to girls and young women and pose a greater threat to them than to boys and young men. This…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Drinking
Delligatti, Nina; Akin-Little, Angeleque; Little, Steven G. – Psychology in the Schools, 2003
Current prevalence rates of Conduct Disorder (CD) in girls may be an underestimate due to inappropriate diagnostic criteria, biased perceptions by those responsible for reporting problematic behavior, and differential social constraints for each gender. Relatively few published studies of CD and related behaviors in girls exist. Available evidence…
Descriptors: Intervention, Incidence, Females, Substance Abuse
Spence, Nancy – Online Submission, 2006
Records show that school enrollment for girls is still lagging behind in some areas in the Asia and Pacific region, which poses challenge for the region to achieve Education for All (EFA) by 2015. And girls' labor in the Asia and Pacific region continues to constitute a major obstacle towards gender parity in education, another EFA target. Girls'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Educational Opportunities, Child Labor
