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Peer reviewedFenzel, L. Mickey; Magaletta, Philip R.; Peyrot, Mark F. – Psychology in the Schools, 1997
Examined the relation of school strain to self-worth and three indicators of school functioning--scholastic competence, intrinsic motivation, and grade point average--among 102 students in an academic intervention program. Results showed a consistent relation of peer strain to self-worth, with strain increasing during the year. (RJM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Black Students, Educational Environment
Boss, Suzie – Northwest Education, 1999
A summit in Boise (Idaho) aimed to help 130 youth develop leadership skills and connect to service learning opportunities. Participants identified tolerance and substance abuse as issues of concern and generated action plans for addressing these problems. Profiles several participants and addresses the role of the community in developing healthy…
Descriptors: Community Role, High School Students, Leadership Training, Middle School Students
Gandara, Patricia, Ed.; Larson, Katherine; Mehan, Hugh; Rumberger, Russell – CLPP Policy Report, 1998
This paper reports on three projects in California that have attempted to stem the tide of Latino dropouts and increase the college-going rates of the Latino population. Each of these three programs has tested a set of strategies aimed at increasing the educational attainment of Latino students, who now make up the largest single ethnic group in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, Dropout Prevention, Educational Attainment
Download full textMitchell, Stephanie J. – 1991
This report describes an assessment of substance abuse among Portland (Oregon) Public School students in grades 7 and 10, determining the relationship between early and later substance use for planning and development of alcohol and drug education, prevention, and intervention. The survey was administered in 17 middle schools, 10 high schools, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, Drug Use, Grade 10
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Compensatory Education and Support Services. – 1995
This report details the latest findings from the biennial Maryland Adolescent Survey of the extent and trends in alcohol, tobacco, and drug use among students. To permit comparisons with national findings and trends, the form and content of survey items parallel those of the annual national study "Monitoring the Future," conducted by the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Drinking, Drug Use
Chamberlain, Ed – 1992
This study evaluated a program of strategies and coordinated services designed to increase safety in the Columbus (Ohio) district schools. In the 1991-92 school year, the Home-School-Community Agents (HSCAs) and Safety-Security Specialists (SSSs) programs were merged and together they concentrated on the following goals: (1) safe and secure school…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Educational Environment, High School Students, High Schools
