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Diaz, Marisol J.; Wolfersteig, Wendy; Moreland, Diane; Yoder, Grant; Dustman, Patricia; Harthun, Mary L. – Online Submission, 2021
Child maltreatment (CM) is a serious and prevalent public health problem in the United States (U.S.) yet programming to combat the issue often overlooks high school aged youth (those aged 14-17). In 2017, over 90,000 youth in the U.S. experienced CM during their high school years (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2019). This manuscript…
Descriptors: Prevention, Child Abuse, High School Students, Public Health
Hamdan, Suleiman M.; Musial, Joseph L. – Online Submission, 2015
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the 7th grade reading performance among a random sample of urban public school academies (charter schools) in Wayne County, Michigan, compared with a random sample of traditional urban public schools within the same geographic area. This study was conducted using the fall 2012 Michigan…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Charter Schools, Grade 7, Reading Achievement
Carlson, Abby G.; Curby, Timothy W.; Brown, Chavaughn A.; Truong, Felicia R. – Online Submission, 2017
The current study investigates the impact of Every Child Ready (ECR), a comprehensive instructional model that includes: "What to teach, how to teach and how to know instruction is effective." The ECR instructional model is designed to provide high quality instruction to children via a play-based, thematic curriculum. Participants…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Play, Preschool Children, Charter Schools
Waibel, Lindsay – Online Submission, 2017
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of trauma-informed care, specifically the application of a "identity-safe environment" in order to promote identity development in adolescents. Of specific interest to the researcher were the theories of adolescent development and techniques that serve to improve adolescent learning…
Descriptors: Trauma, Safety, Identification (Psychology), Adolescents
Friebele, David – Online Submission, 2010
This Action Research Project is meant to investigate the effects of incorporating research-based instructional strategies into instruction and their subsequent effect on student achievement in the area of problem-solving. The two specific strategies utilized are the integration of manipulatives and increased social interaction on a regular basis.…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Charter Schools, Student Evaluation, Economic Status
Lee, Tiffany S. – Online Submission, 2010
The Native American Community Academy (NACA) is demonstrating an example of Indigenous philosophies and practices in education through its holistic, student-centered approach to education. NACA was one school in a large statewide study on Indian education in New Mexico. Focus groups with students, teachers, and community members illustrate the…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, American Indians, Focus Groups, American Indian Education