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Shanholtzer, Birgit A. – West Virginia Department of Education Office of Research, Accountability, and Data Governance, 2016
This collection of fact sheets includes: (1) Alcohol and Drug Use among Middle School Students in West Virginia; (2) Bullying and Suicidal among Middle School Students in West Virginia; (3) Chronic Disease and Disease Prevention among Middle School Students in West Virginia; (4) Dietary Behaviors among Middle School Students in West Virginia; (5)…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Bullying
Miesner, H. Rose; Packard, Chiara; Laemmli, Taylor; MacGregor, Lyn – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2020
Although policymakers generally appreciate the value of crafting policies that are responsive to teacher and principal voice, doing so in a systematic way is challenging. Educator voices in the room when policies are made are often those of teachers and principals closest to policymakers. In 2019, to broaden the range of educator voices available…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Poverty, Public Schools, Teacher Attitudes
Morrison, Chad – West Virginia Department of Education, 2015
This collection of fact sheets includes: (1) Bullying, Suicidal Behaviors, Violence, and Safety-Risk Behaviors among Middle School Students in West Virginia; (2) Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors among Middle School Students in West Virginia; and (3) Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use among Middle School Students In West Virginia.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Bullying
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Adams, Monica L.; Jason, Leonard A.; Pokorny, Steven; Hunt, Yvonne – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: The school setting is frequently used both to educate youth about risks involved in tobacco use and to implement tobacco prevention and cessation programs. Given that school-based programs have resulted in limited success, it is necessary to identify other setting-level intervention strategies. School tobacco policies represent a type…
Descriptors: Intervention, Smoking, School Role, Educational Environment
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Deed, Craig – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2007
Aims: Schools have emerged as a key site for prevention and early intervention strategies for antisocial behaviour. This paper examines teacher perspectives of the scope within their day-to-day practice for the implementation of monitoring and management of student risk status for substance misuse. Methods: Teacher perspectives of early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Risk Students, Identification, Early Intervention
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Kumar, Revathy; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Johnston, Lloyd D. – Health Education & Behavior, 2005
The belief that schools can play a powerful role in preventing tobacco use among adolescents has led to the implementation of various tobacco-related polices and practices. This study examines the association between school policies regarding monitoring student behavior, severity of action taken for infraction of policies, and tobacco use by…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Smoking, Adolescents, School Policy