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Cynthia L. Miller; Karen L. Alexander; Kyle L. Roberson; Amanda Holland; Gencie Houy; Melanie D. Schmitt; Minerva D. Tuliao – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2023
This article presents a study that explored the implementation of a "Say Yes to FCS" Teaching Camp, a local community initiative in Texas, to address the critical shortage of family and consumer sciences (FCS) teachers in secondary schools. Aimed at incoming 9th- and 10th-grade students, the 4-day camp offered hands-on learning…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Grade 10, Secondary School Students, Community Organizations
Livingstone, Anne-Marie; Celemencki, Jacqueline; Calixte, Melissa – Canadian Journal of Education, 2014
The article discusses the implementation and results of a youth participatory action research (YPAR) project carried out with black high school students in 2009 and 2010 in Montreal, QC. The aim of the project was to involve black youth in studying the factors that either enhance or impede their success in school and thereby have them identify…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blacks, Action Research, High School Students
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Smylie, Lisa; Maticka-Tyndale, Eleanor; Boyd, Dana – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2008
The effectiveness of a multidimensional Canadian sex education programme was evaluated using 240 Grade Nine students. The intervention was offered by representatives from various community groups and involved instructional classes on anatomy/physiology of the reproductive system and sexually transmitted infections, a video and group discussion on…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Contraception, Group Discussion, Intervention