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V. Paul Poteat; Robert A. Marx; Abigail Richburg; Jerel P. Calzo; Cayley C. Bliss; Hirokazu Yoshikawa; Arthur Lipkin – Grantee Submission, 2024
Gender-Sexuality Alliances (GSAs) and inclusive school policies and practices that affirm youth with minoritized sexual orientations or gender identities (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer youth; LGBTQ+ youth) are two sources of support for LGBTQ+ youth that could promote school belonging. The current study tested a three-level…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Social Support Groups, School Policy, Inclusion
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Streng, Tara K.; Kamimura, Akiko – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Objective: Sexual violence within the collegiate environment is a pressing issue within American society. One way to address sexual violence is through the adaptation and implementation of a sexual assault policy by colleges and universities. The purpose of this study is to review sexual misconduct and assault policies of ten public universities…
Descriptors: Rape, Prevention, Disclosure, Colleges
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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
Loveless, Tom – 1999
This book examines the reactions of schools in Massachusetts and California to policies that sought to persuade schools to abandon or reduce tracking--the practice of grouping students into classes by ability and organizing curriculum by level of difficulty. The text is divided into 8 chapters: (1) "Implementing Tracking Reform," which…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education