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Craft, Lesley R.; Brandt, Heather M.; Prince, Mary – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: To reduce teen pregnancy rates, prevention programs must be consistently available to large numbers of youth. However, prevention efforts have been historically conducted with little emphasis on ensuring program sustainability. This study examined the needs and barriers to sustaining teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) programming in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Pregnancy, Barriers, Prevention
Rogers, Teresa Mandrell – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to examine the perceived obstacles that contribute to the achievement gap between White and Black middle school mathematics students and the instructional strategies that help combat these obstacles of middle school mathematics teachers. The study investigated how middle-school educators…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
Fontanez, Kimberly – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The students at 2 middle schools in County SD, NHMS and WMS are not scoring on or above grade level on the information text portion of the English Language Arts (ELA) standardized SC Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) test given annually in South Carolina. The teachers developed and implemented art-based anchor charts to help close…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Language Arts, Academic Achievement, Instructional Materials
Clark, Melissa A.; Devaney, Barbara – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2006
"Heritage Keepers[R]" is an abstinence education program developed by Heritage Community Services of South Carolina and is among the 900-plus programs receiving federal funding under the Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Program. The "Heritage Keepers[R]" program provides a systemic approach to abstinence education…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Sexuality, Family Life, Adolescents