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Martínez-García, Genevieve; Torres, Lisette; Camacho, Carolyn; Gleicher, Hope; Sedivy, Valerie – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2018
Social determinants of health are the key to understanding and addressing persistent disparities in adolescent pregnancy in the United States. However, there is little guidance on what concrete steps organizations can take to work at the intersection of social determinants of health (SDoH) and sexual and reproductive health (SH). Two…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Sexuality, Birth, Public Health
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Roberts, Erica B.; Jette, Shannon L. – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: Participatory research has proven an effective method for improving health equity among American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) by addressing power imbalances between communities and researchers, incorporating community knowledge and theory, ensuring mutual benefit and improving community capacity and programme sustainability. However,…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Public Health
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Croce, Keri-Anne – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2014
This two and a half year study examines how non-native English-speaking Burmese refugee students from first to third grades made meaning of scientific informational texts. The study is framed by sociocultural theory and transactional theory. Primary data were drawn from 160 student retellings of scientific informational texts. Secondary data…
Descriptors: Refugees, Sociocultural Patterns, Elementary School Students, Science Education
Paterson, Jim – National Middle School Association (NJ3), 2004
The contents of school counselors' schedule books are very different from ten years ago in both the type and the amount of responsibility. This article explores how the role of the school counselor has changed in this demanding education climate. One counselor notes that, for many years, the role of the school counselor was to offer responsive…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Counselors, Budgeting, Social Change