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Almgren, Gunnar; Magarati, Maya; Mogford, Liz – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
We investigate the factors that influence adolescent self-assessed health, based upon surveys conducted between 2000 and 2004 of high-school seniors in Washington State (N = 6853). A large proportion of the sample (30%) was first and second generation immigrants from Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Findings include a robust negative…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Race, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
Merrow, John – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2004
This article focuses on the three kinds of school safety: (1) physical; (2) emotional; and (3) intellectual, and details how to determine if a school is safe. Excellence in schools demands that schools be physically, emotionally, and intellectually safe for students, while "good enough" schools are simply physically safe. Here, the…
Descriptors: School Safety, Excellence in Education, Terrorism, Educational Environment