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Direct linkFlisher, Alan J.; Townsend, Loraine; Chikobvu, Perpetual; Lombard, Carl F.; King, Gary – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2010
The aims of this study were to examine whether use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs predicts dropout among secondary school students in Cape Town, South Africa. A self-report instrument was administered to 1,470 Grade 8 students. The proportion of students that dropped out of school between the onset of the study and 4 years later was 54.9%.…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Dropouts, Drug Use, Drinking
Bajaj, Monisha – Journal of Peace Education, 2004
In 2001, a 3-month course in human rights based on critical inquiry was offered to 8th graders in a slum area of Santo Domingo. The students' attitudes, behaviors and knowledge of human rights principles were measured before and after the course. The curriculum focused on international principles and entrenched local problems such as…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Student Attitudes, Student Reaction, Child Labor
