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Direct linkNagler, Eve M.; Lobo, Priya – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: Low socioeconomic status young people in low- and middle-income countries use tobacco at higher rates than their wealthier peers. School-based tobacco use prevention interventions that employ a life skills approach are effective at preventing tobacco use. In India, the Salaam Bombay Foundation (SBF) has implemented a multiyear,…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Promotion, Daily Living Skills, Intervention
NE STEM 4U Afterschool Intervention Leads to Gains in STEM Content Knowledge for Middle School Youth
Cutucache, Christine; Boham, Taylor; Luhr, Jamie; Sommers, Amie; Stevenson, Nikolaus; Sointu, Erkko; Mäkitalo-Siegl, Kati; Kärkkäinen, Sirpa; Valtonen, Teemu; Grandgenett, Neal; Tapprich, William – Cogent Education, 2018
Afterschool interventions in STEM are linked to learning gains during the school day. These opportunities engage and excite students about STEM concepts since they observe a more hands-on, project-oriented approach. Often these opportunities for afterschool interventions are infrequent in nature and leave gaps for students in their maturation and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Intervention, After School Programs, Middle School Students
Download full textHouston Independent School District, 2020
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) first instituted the Wraparound Services during the 2016-2017 school year as a school-based approach to providing non-academic services to students, which was guided by a 2017 consultation report by the Boston Consulting Group. The expectation was that the provision of non-academic services would…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Pupil Personnel Services, School Districts, At Risk Students
Phillips, Deborah; Gormley, William; Anderson, Sara – Developmental Psychology, 2016
This study presents evidence pertinent to current debates about the lasting impacts of early childhood educational interventions and, specifically, Head Start. A group of students who were first studied to examine the immediate impacts of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, Community Action Project (CAP) Head Start program were followed-up in middle school,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Economically Disadvantaged
Velásquez, Ana María; López, María Adelaida; Quiñonez, Natalia; Paba, Diana Patricia – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2015
Children and youth coming from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds are at risk of developing behavioural problems. This study examined the efficacy of a Yoga programme implemented in a low-socioeconomic status school, for the prevention of depression, anxiety, and aggression. After-school workshops were delivered twice a week during 12 weeks…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stress Management, Physical Activities, Disadvantaged Youth
Heller, Sara; Pollack, Harold A.; Ander, Roseanna; Ludwig, Jens – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2013
Improving the long-term life outcomes of disadvantaged youth remains a top policy priority in the United States, although identifying successful interventions for adolescents--particularly males--has proven challenging. This paper reports results from a large randomized controlled trial of an intervention for disadvantaged male youth grades 7-10…
Descriptors: Prevention, Violence, Dropouts, Randomized Controlled Trials
