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King, Andrew; Warren, Mark R.; Bien-Aine, Mariette; Gowda, Sheetal; Kelly, Katelyn; Moyer, Jeffrey – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2018
During the spring of 2016, Boston Public School (BPS) students led large-scale walkouts from their schools in protest against proposed cuts to the BPS budget. Several thousand students walked-out of schools in March 2016, and hundreds walked out that May. In response to this youth-led protest, Mayor Marty Walsh rescinded some of the proposed cuts,…
Descriptors: Activism, Public Schools, Student Participation, Student Leadership
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Ryan, Kyle; Grotrian-Ryan, Sheri – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2016
This paper examines the potential to foster "grit" and "growth mindset" in an undergraduate curriculum through the use of high-impact practices. [Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association (NRMERA) (34th, 2016).]
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Undergraduate Students, College Curriculum, Educational Practices
Welkowitz, Julie A.; Broer, Stephen M.; Topper, Karen; Thomas, Cassandra; Backus, Linda; Hamilton, Ruth – 2000
This report explores the impact, through themes that emerged in interviews with 59 participating adolescents, of the Mentor/Advisor Program on students with or at risk of emotional disturbance. The Mentor/Advisor Program is implemented as part of the existing regular education high school curriculum and is designed to promote resiliency and school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Community Involvement, Community Programs