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Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2017
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is an epidemiologic surveillance system that was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems that can occur during…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, High School Students, National Surveys, Risk
Rudd, Peter; Gardiner, Clare; Marson-Smith, Helen – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2010
What are the challenges, barriers and facilitating factors connected to the various school admissions approaches used by local authorities? This report gathers the views of local authority admissions officers on the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches, as well as the issues and challenges they face in this important area. It covers:…
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, College Admission, Research Reports, Barriers
College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2010
In September 2007, the College Board formed the Task Force on Admissions in the 21st Century in response to a request from the Guidance and Admission Assembly Council (GAA Council) to more closely examine the high-school-to-college transition process. Each spring, at the conclusion of the college admission cycle, there is much discussion in the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Choice, Statistical Analysis, College Admission
Haven, Terry; Dykstra, De Vee – 1995
This factbook provides data on the well-being of South Dakota children. It is intended as a vehicle for policy makers, advocates, the media, and service providers to raise awareness on the status of children in South Dakota. Section 1 of the factbook is an introduction and overview on South Dakota demographics. Section 2 presents special reports…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Safety, Children
Bedics, Bonnie – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Those who are poor and reside in the rural pockets of poverty are at a cumulative disadvantage in United States society. Low educational levels, poor health, lack of competitive job skills, and a mindset restricted by poverty give little hope for mobility--especially in communities devoid of opportunity and supportive services. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Characteristics, Community Services, Demography
Beeny, Claudia; Guthrie, Victoria L.; Rhodes, Gail S.; Terrell, Patricia S. – College Student Affairs Journal, 2005
This study examined the approaches and expectations about personal and professional balance among senior student affairs officers. Demographic variables were also examined to determine how they affected the relationships between the main variables. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Stress Management, Gender Differences, Expectation