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Girmay, Mehrete; Singh, Gopal K.; Jones, Sosanya; Wallace, Juliane – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2019
The main purpose of this study was to gain an in depth understanding of the adjustment needs of international graduate students at the host university. There are, of course, a variety of factors that play a part in the adjustment needs that plague international graduate students and their adjustment to the host university. Consequently, in order…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Physical Health, Acculturation, Foreign Students
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Akresh, Richard – Future of Children, 2016
We have good reason to predict that a warming climate will produce more conflict and violence. A growing contingent of researchers has been examining the relationship in recent years, and they've found that hotter temperatures and reduced rainfall are linked to increases in conflict at all scales, from interpersonal violence to war. Children are…
Descriptors: Children, Climate, Conflict, War
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Malhotra, Anil; Biswas, Parthasarathy – Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2006
Cannabis is a widely used illicit drug among adolescents, many of whom perceive little risk from cannabis. Cannabis use is associated with poor academic performance and increased school drop-outs. It is also associated with high-risk behaviors in adolescents like crime, violence, unprotected sexual encounters, and car accidents. Many of these…
Descriptors: Accidents, Marijuana, Adolescents, At Risk Persons