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Marteache, Nerea; Bichler, Gisela; Fujita, Shuryo – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2021
In the digital age, where every click, purchase, or activity is systematically recorded, it is surprising to discover how difficult it still is to assemble crime data. This paper describes available web-based crime mapping services and discusses some of the key advantages and disadvantages of using this source for both general purposes and…
Descriptors: Crime, Data Use, Research, Internet
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Young-Shin Lee; Hee-Jin Jun; Kyeongra Yang; Kim Moreno – Health Education Journal, 2024
Purpose: To explore factors influencing compliance with COVID-19 recommended preventive behaviours focusing on types of information sources about COVID-19, learning about disinfectant use and constructs of the Health Belief Model among adolescents at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: Cross-sectional descriptive design. Setting: A survey…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Public Health, Guidelines
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Marni Goldenberg; Keri Schwab; Theo Lier; June Murray; Terra Bilhorn – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2024
The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is a National Scenic Trail that extends approximately 2,653 miles from the border of California and Mexico to the border of Washington State and Canada. This study examined land management and hiker issues that day, overnight, and thru-hikers experience in California while navigating the PCT in order to inform land…
Descriptors: Land Use, Forestry, Administrators, Recreational Activities
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Kretchmar, Kerry – Educational Forum, 2023
Parents make choices about their children's education within a neoliberal, racist system. Measurable metrics are used to evaluate school quality within a competitive, market-based system, yet those indicators often do not align with parents' definitions of a good school, and they obscure the role of race. This paper examines how white, privileged…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Whites, Advantaged, Decision Making
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Feenstra, Gail; Gupta, Clare; Campbell, David; Sowerwine, Jennifer; Munden-Dixon, Katherine – Journal of Extension, 2021
This paper presents findings from a survey of 34 food policy councils (FPCs) in California. The survey addressed organizational structure and functions, policy priorities and achievements, and the use of research or other information. We find that most FPCs have formed in recent years, operate with small budgets and limited or no staff, and…
Descriptors: Food, Policy, Community Organizations, Extension Agents
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Goldenberg, Marni; Schwab, Keri; Bilhorn, Terra; Murray, June – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2023
The Pacific Crest Trail is a National Scenic Trail that runs from Mexico to Canada. Use of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) has increased in the past 20 years. It is important to understand how an increase in use can impact the environment and sustainable practices, land management practices, and the hiker experience. Participants included 15 land…
Descriptors: Parks, Recreational Activities, Land Use, Sustainability
Grover, Lisa S.; Quisenberry, Brooke – National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, 2022
Finding funds to build and renovate facilities is a major hurdle for public charter schools because most state laws do not provide charter schools with the full amount of state and local funding that other public schools receive. Although an increasing number of states are passing laws to address charter school facility funding gaps, inequities…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Finance, State Legislation, Educational Facilities
Brohawn, Katie; Karandjeff, Kelley; Nguyen, Alyssa; Cooper, Darla M.; Fong, Kristen; Kretz, Andrew; Purnell, Rogéair D.; Rodriguez-Kiino, Diane; Chaplot, Priyadarshini; Nguyen, Kay – RP Group, 2020
In 2016, the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group) launched the "Through the Gate" transfer study, aimed to identify strategies for increasing transfer among "high-leverage learners" in the California Community Colleges (CCC)--individuals who have completed all or most of their transfer…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Transfer Students, Student Characteristics
Smith, Maribeth D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2017
In the age of fake news, teachers in every subject area should redouble their efforts to help students distinguish between credible and deceptive sources of information. The author calls attention to a few key resources, including the CRAAP guidelines developed at California State University, Chico, and promoted by the American Library Association.
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Information Sources, Evaluation Methods, Accuracy
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Bridgers, Sophie; Buchsbaum, Daphna; Seiver, Elizabeth; Griffiths, Thomas L.; Gopnik, Alison – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Preschoolers use both direct observation of statistical data and informant testimony to learn causal relationships. Can children integrate information from these sources, especially when source reliability is uncertain? We investigate how children handle a conflict between what they hear and what they see. In Experiment 1, 4-year-olds were…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Inferences, Observation, Conflict
Cooper, Darla M.; Nguyen, Alyssa; Karandjeff, Kelley; Brohawn, Katie; Purnell, Rogeair; Kretz, Andrew; Rodriguez-Kiino, Diane; Chaplot, Priyadarshini; Nguyen, Kay – RP Group, 2020
There is documented need for California to produce more bachelor's degree holders. Broad agreement exists that increasing community college transfer is an essential strategy for achieving this critical goal, while at the same time closing equity gaps and promoting mobility for residents of a state plagued with the nation's highest cost of living.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Transfer Students, Student Attitudes
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Liou, Yi-Hwa; Daly, Alan J. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2021
Purpose: This study responds to major administrative and policy priorities to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education by investigating a multi-sector ecosystem of regional organizations that support a STEM pipeline for education and careers. Design/methodology/approach: We use social network analysis to…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Network Analysis, Career Choice, Geographic Regions
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Alexander, Stephanie; Wood, Lana Mariko – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2019
This mixed-methods study explores how the use of satirical news videos contributes to student engagement with information literacy (IL) instruction. The sample was drawn from first-year undergraduate students in for-credit IL courses. Overall, the use of satirical news videos improved student engagement with, and enjoyment of, IL topics. Given the…
Descriptors: Satire, News Media, Video Technology, Information Literacy
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Head, Alison J.; DeFrain, Erica; Fister, Barbara; MacMillan, Margy – Online Submission, 2019
This paper reports results from a mixed-methods study about how college students engage with news when questions of credibility and "fake news" abound in the U.S. Findings are based on 5,844 online survey responses, one open-ended survey question (N=1,252),and 37 follow-up telephone interviews with students enrolled at 11 U.S. colleges…
Descriptors: News Reporting, Student Behavior, Credibility, Information Sources
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Chang, Ethan – Educational Policy, 2020
This ethnographic case investigates the relationship between the daily organizing work of one education technology "intermediary organization" (IO) in Silicon Valley, California and federal education technology policies. I argue that the IO constructed policy knowledge that reified discourses of "digital meritocracy": a belief…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Case Studies, Correlation, Educational Technology
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