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Jackett, Mark – English Journal, 2007
"Speak," by Laurie Halse Anderson, is one of the most powerful young adult novels to come along in the past decade. It has won numerous awards, including the "School Library Journal" award for "Best Book of the Year," and was a National Book Award Finalist. Despite this acclaim, many English teachers are uncomfortable teaching "Speak" in their…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Novels, Social Problems, Language Arts
Ackard, Diann M.; Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne – 2001
This study assessed the prevalence of date violence and rape among adolescents in order to examine the associations between date violence and rape, and eating disorders and psychopathology. The study also attempted to determine if these associations remained significant after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics. A Minnesota…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Dating (Social), Demography