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Whitley, Jessica – McGill Journal of Education, 2014
The academic difficulties experienced by many Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) students in Canada have been well-documented. Indicators such as school persistence and post-secondary enrollment are typically far lower for Aboriginal students as a group compared to non-Aboriginal students. Identifying facilitators of success is key to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Academic Persistence, Higher Education
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Kuperminc, Gabriel P.; Thomason, Jessica; DiMeo, Michelle; Broomfield-Massey, Kimberley – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2011
The past two decades have seen a transformation in youth programming toward a comprehensive positive youth development (YD) framework. Cool Girls, Inc., a YD program, focuses on improving girls' life chances by promoting positive behaviors and attitudes in multiple domains. These include self-concept, academic orientation, future orientation, and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Females, Self Concept, Drug Use
Stoeger, Heidrun; Ziegler, Albert – International Education Journal, 2005
The evaluation of an elementary classroom self-regulated learning program aimed at the central causes of academic underachievement is recounted. The participants of the study were 36 Fourth Grade gifted underachievers in mathematics, who were identified in a sample of 1200 students. The training program developed by Zimmerman, Bonner and Kovach…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Underachievement, Grade 4, Program Evaluation