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Mason-Jones, Amanda J.; Flisher, Alan J.; Mathews, Catherine – Health Education Research, 2011
Characteristics of learners who become peer educators are rarely explored despite the potential relevance to the success of peer education programmes. Fifteen high schools selected to implement peer education HIV prevention programmes in South Africa were recruited. A total of 2339 Grade 10 learners were surveyed and comparisons were made between…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Foreign Countries
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Ainley, John – Educational Psychology, 2006
A sense of interdependence, in terms of relations with other individuals, groups, and institutions, is at the heart of the social outcomes of schooling. This paper investigates the views of school students in late primary and middle secondary school about the importance to them of relating constructively with others, commitment to community…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Academic Aspiration, Outcomes of Education, Social Influences
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Otis, Nancy; Grouzet, Frederick M. E.; Pelletier, Luc G. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2005
This research examined changes in intrinsic and extrinsic motivation during the transition from junior to senior high school as well as the impact of motivational changes on various educational consequences (i.e., dropout intentions, absenteeism, homework frequency, and educational aspirations). A total of 646 participants completed a…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Attendance Patterns