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Mary K. Humphreys – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Approximately 15% of all students aged 3-21 receive special education services within their public schools (National Center for Education Statistics [NCES, 2022). For all individuals with disabilities, discrimination based on their disability status, known as ableism, is common and is often experienced through indirect actions rooted in stigma and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Students with Disabilities, Social Discrimination, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Conway-Turner, Jameela; Visconti, Kari; Winsler, Adam – Youth & Society, 2020
Gang involvement is associated with many negative outcomes. However, the social and emotional development of gang-involved youth has received little empirical investigation. This study examines the social and emotional outcomes of gang-involved youth. Data come from the 2009 Fairfax County Youth Survey administered to eighth, 10th, and 12th grade…
Descriptors: Juvenile Gangs, Social Development, Emotional Development, High School Students
Rogers, John; Franke, Megan; Yun, Jung-Eun Ellie; Ishimoto, Michael; Diera, Claudia; Geller, Rebecca Cooper; Berryman, Anthony; Brenes, Tizoc – UCLA IDEA, 2017
This report examines whether the substance and tone of national political discourse during the first four months of the Trump administration affected U.S. public high school students. Throughout his campaign and in his presidency to date, Donald Trump has addressed a number of "hot-button" topics that call into question the status or…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Political Attitudes, Political Socialization
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Gubrium, Aline C.; Torres, M. Idali – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2011
For young women, being "aggressive" is generally viewed as a negative identity and associated with bullying and interpersonal violence. Especially in a heteronormative context, sexually aggressive identities are not commonly associated with young women. Resulting negative perceptions or silences surrounding this possible sexual identity…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Females, Sexuality, Sexual Identity
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Schatschneider, Christopher; Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Oakes, Wendy Peia; Kalberg, Jemma Robertson – Educational Assessment, 2014
Screening of students at risk for antisocial behaviors in school is an essential step in the implementation of evidence-based supports for academic, behavioral, and social domains at the first sign of concern. This study examined the measurement properties of a free-access systematic behavior screening tool: the Student Risk Screening Scale…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Screening Tests, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Students
Lorio, Katherine Matranga – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Principals' attitudes toward inclusion have been shown to have a positive impact on successful inclusive practices within schools. Providing guidance, support, and training to assist the faculty and staff with inclusion had been acknowledged to make a difference for schools administrators who were making changes to include more students with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Inclusion, General Education, Negative Attitudes