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Katajisto, Marjo; Uusiautti, Satu; Hyvärinen, Sanna – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
This article reports findings from a study among 9th-graders who participated in a strengths-based intervention in two West-Finnish comprehensive schools. The intervention pursued to develop the students' psychological capital (PsyCap), awareness of their strengths, and experiences of student guidance. The following research question was set for…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 9, Student Attitudes, Intervention
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Kjeldsen, Ann-Christina; Kärnä, Antti; Niemi, Pekka; Olofsson, Åke; Witting, Katarina – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2014
The effects of a kindergarten training program in phonological awareness with 209 Swedish-speaking children were followed up until the end of Grade 9. Initial levels of letter knowledge and phonological awareness were positively associated with the level of decoding skill in Grade 3 but not with its growth afterward. The intervention group…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Phonological Awareness, Reading Instruction, Followup Studies
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Koivisto, Petri; Vinokur, Amiram D.; Vuori, Jukka – Career Development Quarterly, 2011
This randomized experimental study (N = 1,034) examines both the direct and the indirect effects of the Towards Working Life intervention on 2 components of adolescents' career preparation: preparedness for career choice and attitude toward career planning. The intervention comprised a 1-week workshop program, the proximal goals of which were to…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Intervention, Career Choice, Grade 9
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Ilona, Haapasalo; Raili, Valimaa; Lasse, Kannas – Health Education, 2012
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the associations between students' perceptions of the psychosocial school environment, health-compromising behaviours, and selected family factors. The analyses were based on data provided for the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study (2006). Design/methodology/approach: The data were obtained…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Correlation, Health Behavior, Grade 9