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Melvin Chung, HL; Cheah, WL; Hazmi, Helmy – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2023
Fundamental movement skills (FMS)-oriented school-based intervention allows children to be more competent and interested to participate in a wider range of physical activities. This study aimed to determine the physical activity and fundamental motor skills outcome from a school-based intervention programme among rural pre-schoolers in Kuching. It…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Rural Youth, Physical Activity Level
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Westbrook, Elaine – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2023
Rural youth may have a distinct vantage point on STEM issues in their community, and if STEM interest is developed at a young age, the likelihood of solving these in adulthood may occur. Therefore, a place-conscious informal STEM program was developed to be delivered to youth ages eight to twelve in rural communities. Qualitative methods,…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Rural Youth, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes
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Jie Wang; Yunpeng Wu; Jianfen Wu; Yu Gong; Yali Dong; Li Li; Heyue Fang – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study examined the effect of dialogic reading intervention on improving the theory of mind of rural Chinese children. A 12-week-randomized controlled trial design with two intervention groups, i.e. school practice intervention (SPI), parent-involved intervention (PII), and one control group with traditional reading intervention (TRI) that…
Descriptors: Young Children, Rural Youth, Theory of Mind, Parent Participation
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Witte, Amanda L.; Schumacher, Rachel E.; Sheridan, Susan M. – Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 2023
Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC) is an indirect intervention delivered by a consultant, wherein parents and teachers engage in collaborative problem-solving. This small-n study investigated the effects of remote videoconference delivery of CBC (Tele-CBC) in a rural region. The effectiveness of Tele-CBC was tested using a concurrent multiple…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Student Needs, Family Needs, Behavior Modification
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Yue Ma; Xinwu Zhang; Cody Abbey; Derek Hu; Oliver Lee; Weiting Hung; Chiayuan Chang; Chyi-In Wu; Dimitris Friesen; Scott Rozelle – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
The objective of the current study is to examine the impact of an in-school computer-assisted learning (CAL) intervention on the math achievement of rural students in Taiwan, including a marginalized subgroup of rural students called Xinzhumin, and the factors associated with this impact. In order to achieve this, we conducted a cluster randomized…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Rural Youth
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O'Connell, Kathrina M. – Rural Educator, 2023
This promising practice describes the summer programming transformation at a rural, Title I school. After eliminating barriers to education and remediation overtones, the school now provides free transportation, meals, and books for all participants and engages them in research-based, enrichment-focused literacy learning. The program's first year…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Youth, Summer Programs, Educational Change
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Yeh, Yu-chu; Ting, Yu-Shan – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Background: Creativity is an important ability for problem-solving in both personal life and academic learning. Few creativity studies have investigated the development of children's creativity in disadvantaged rural areas or compared the rural-urban differences through digital game-based creativity learning. Understanding such differences can…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Jenkins, Lyndsay N.; Nickerson, Amanda B. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2019
The Bystander Intervention Model proposed by social psychologists Latané and Darley has been used to examine the actions of peer bystanders in bullying. The five-stage model consists of notice the event, interpret event as an emergency, accept responsibility for intervening, know how to intervene, and implement intervention decisions. The current…
Descriptors: Audiences, Intervention, Bullying, Role
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Wang, Shutao; Mao, Yaqing – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2018
Using propensity score matching method, this study examined the effect of boarding on campus on left-behind children (LBC)'s sense of school belonging and their academic achievement. The condition of boarding schools was also examined closely in this study. Data were collected from 6,638 students from 74 rural boarding schools in 11 provinces in…
Descriptors: Probability, Academic Achievement, Boarding Schools, Foreign Countries
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Aziz, Muhammad Noor Abdul; Yusoff, Nurahimah Mohd. – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2015
This study aimed at discussing the benefits of portfolio assessment in assessing students' writing skills. The study explores the use of authentic assessment in the classroom. Eleven primary school children from Year 4 in a rural school in Sabah participated in this study. Data were collected by observing them during the English Language lessons…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Portfolio Assessment, Outcome Measures, Performance Based Assessment
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Heppner, Denise H. – McGill Journal of Education, 2017
This article reports on the results of a literature review addressing the research questions: What strategies for writing instruction have proven to be effective in promoting writing development in preschool-primary aged children? What research on writing instruction has been conducted within Canada on preschool-primary aged children? An…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Instruction, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students
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Van Gundy, Karen T.; Rebellon, Cesar J.; Jaffee, Eleanor M.; Stracuzzi, Nena F.; Sharp, Erin Hiley; Tucker, Corinna Jenkins – Peabody Journal of Education, 2016
Late in first decade of the 2000s, the closing of pulp and paper mills in the rural northeastern United States contributed to economic decline in the region and to rising concerns about population decline due to out-migration among local emerging adults in search of occupational or educational opportunities. In this context, and drawing on a…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Grade 7, Grade 9, Rural Youth
Zhi-xin, Yang; Yu-qi, Zheng – Online Submission, 2012
The present study is aiming to exploring the behavior status of rural left-behind children in China. In a case-control study, we used Rutter Children's Behavior Questionnaire for teacher to measure behavior status of children in left-behind group and control group. Furthermore, we also compared behavior status of children in different age groups…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Youth, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems
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Tracey, Danielle; Craven, Rhonda G.; Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Tregeagle, Susan; Burnstein, Jodi; Stanley, Helena – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
Rural Aboriginal Australians experience disadvantage across a number of significant social and economic outcomes, including educational engagement and achievement. Current debate postulates that educational environments and systems perpetuate this disadvantage. This qualitative study aimed to contribute to the debate by taking a broader ecological…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Learner Engagement, Foreign Countries, Rural Youth
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Morojele, Pholoho; Muthukrishna, Nithi – Perspectives in Education, 2012
This paper gives prominence to rural children's accounts of their journey to school. Twelve children (male = 6; female = 6) from three different rural villages in Lesotho participated in the study. Individual and focus group interviews were used to generate data, and these were preceded by three participatory research techniques: family drawings,…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Elementary School Students, Travel, Human Geography
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