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Direct linkAshley Sanabria; Jin Kyoung Hwang; Elham Zargar; Deborah Lowe Vandell; Carol M. Connor – Grantee Submission, 2024
Purpose: Having a clear understanding of the types and amounts of classroom literacy learning opportunities is important for contextualizing children's early literacy performance. In this study, we examine the content, context, and management of literacy learning opportunities in a large, geographically diverse sample in the United States. We also…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Primary Education, Emergent Literacy, Oral Language
Download full textCenter for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2009
Since 2006, the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), in partnership with the Civic Indicators Working Group, has published annual reports called "America's Civic Health Index." These reports have informed Americans about leading indicators of the nation's civic health and motivated citizens, leaders and policymakers to strengthen…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Religious Organizations, Economic Climate, Opportunities
Deschenes, Sarah N.; Arbreton, Amy; Little, Priscilla M.; Herrera, Carla; Grossman, Jean Baldwin; Weiss, Heather B. – Harvard Family Research Project, 2010
Out-of-school time (OST) programs represent a vital opportunity and resource for learning and development for children and youth. Given the potential of city-level OST initiatives to support participation, and against the national backdrop of inequitable access to quality OST programs for older youth from disadvantaged communities, The Wallace…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, After School Programs, Youth Programs, Child Development
Durant, Nefertiti; Harris, Sion K.; Doyle, Stephanie; Person, Sharina; Saelens, Brian E.; Kerr, Jacqueline; Norman, Gregory J.; Sallis, James F. – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: Physical activity (PA) declines as children and adolescents age. The purpose of this study was to examine how specific school factors relate to youth PA, TV viewing, and body mass index (BMI). Methods: A sample of 12- to 18-year-old adolescents in 3 cities (N = 165, 53% females, mean age 14.6 [plus or minus] 1.7 years, 44% nonwhite)…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Educational Environment, Adolescents, School Policy
Deschenes, Sarah; Little, Priscilla; Grossman, Jean; Arbreton, Amy – Afterschool Matters, 2010
Adolescence is a period of rapid developmental changes. Only in the early years of childhood do individuals experience such a brisk pace of change. However, all too often, out-of-school time (OST) programs do not recognize how quickly the needs and interests of adolescents shift along with their developmental changes. Program staff know--and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Adolescent Development, Adolescent Attitudes, Learner Engagement
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2015
In 2015, the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) collected responses from more than 315,000 first-year and senior students attending 585 bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. This report presents selected NSSE results from students at 541 U.S. institutions or subsets of that group where…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, National Surveys, Educational Quality, Student Characteristics
Shaw, Frederic E., Ed. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" ("MMWR") Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data in the weekly "MMWR" are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. This issue of "MMWR" contains the following studies: (1) Youth Risk Behavior…
Descriptors: Death, Heart Disorders, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases
