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Direct linkScott, Shnovia Joy – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The future of the nation, and the future of world civilization, will soon rest in the hands of today's youth (Kleon & Rinhart, 1998). Youth organizations such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and 4-H provide lifelong leadership and life skills that youth of all ages will continue to use throughout their life. Leadership and positive youth…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Leadership Training, Citizenship Education, Rural Urban Differences
Kelly Streams Hudson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
An indicator of college readiness is the participation in advanced courses in junior high school. The purpose of this mixed methods study is to examine the social capital of 7th and 8th grade students enrolled in advanced mathematics courses. This study examined junior high student perspectives in the areas of attitude toward college, teacher…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Disadvantaged Youth, Preadolescents, Grade 7
Shannon Marie Harbin – ProQuest LLC, 2017
One in three middle and high school students are victims of bullying (National Educational Association, 2012). The prevalence of bullying has increased over the past 10 years by approximately 25% (Nation Center of Education Statistics, 2013) and is now considered a public health concern. Published measures of bullying lack breadth and/or…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Bullying, Victims
Emily C. Phillips Galloway – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Many adolescents struggle to comprehend text, a fact which has led educational researchers to speculate that these reading struggles might be linked with students' levels of familiarity with the vocabulary and language found in these texts. However, few studies have identified the school-relevant language skills beyond vocabulary that contribute…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Reading Comprehension, Preadolescents, Adolescents
Tu, Kelly Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2013
During preadolescence, concerns about maintaining and developing friendships, gaining peer acceptance, and avoiding peer victimization become central concerns. The transition to middle school can create or exacerbate these concerns. Parents may be in a position to help preadolescents navigate these developmental and ecological challenges, promote…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Skills, Child Rearing, Peer Relationship
Towne, Forrest S. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Current domestic and international comparative studies of student achievement in science are demonstrating that the U.S. needs to improve science education if it wants to remain competitive in the global economy. One of the causes of the poor performance of U.S. science education is the lack of students who have developed the formal thinking…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Global Approach, Adolescents
