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Peguero, Anthony A. – Journal of Educational Research, 2011
Extracurricular activity involvement is generally beneficial toward student progress and success. Little is known, however, about immigrant youth involvement in school-based extracurricular activities. The author examined the patterns of Latino and Asian American youth extracurricular involvement by focusing on the pertinent role of immigrant…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Immigrants, Migrant Children, Hispanic American Students
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Fischer, Mary J. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2011
College campuses are among the most racially diverse settings in our segregated society. For many students, especially non-Hispanic whites, college represents the first time they have come into significant contact with members of other groups. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen, this paper explores the effects of campus…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Student Attitudes, Racial Attitudes, Academic Standards
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Stockton, Julianna Connelly – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2010
Hungary is famous for its production of large numbers of highly talented mathematicians and physicists. This study explores the Hungarian system for educating mathematically talented secondary school students with the goal of identifying successful features that may be applicable to education in the United States. Highlights of the Hungarian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Fields, Andrew R. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
University educators are concerned with student leadership development in order to generate much-needed leaders in every aspect of society. This sequential mixed methods study found that students who participate in a university co-curricular outdoor education leadership training program, combined with the experience of leading a wilderness…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Self Efficacy, Leadership Training, Student Leadership
Nelson, Kelly Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As colleges and universities increase in complexity, so do the leadership demands of student affairs professionals. Today, entry-level professionals are expected to be competent leaders. As a result, student affairs graduate preparatory programs (SAGPPs) have an obligation to foster the leadership development of their enrolled students. This…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Extracurricular Activities, Leadership Training, Learning Motivation
Sinha, Sudhir K. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This quantitative study examined the effects of extracurricular activities on academic achievement of seventh and eighth graders. This study compared the academic achievements of participants and non-participants in Mathematics and Language Arts. The three different measurements used for the academic achievement were TCAP, ThinkLink, and GPA…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Grade 8
Jones, Patrick S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Finding the key to success for high school students has long been the goal for both school personnel and parents. This study examined the impact of four-year participation in music and/or athletics activities in South Dakota public high schools on student GPA and ACT scores. The data in this study were collected from five Class A high schools…
Descriptors: Music, Grade Point Average, Athletes, Musicians
Gauchat, Tiffanie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a career, academic, personal, and social high school transition program option on 9th-grade students' achievement, behavior, and engagement. Students in the career, academic, personal, and social group (n = 30) and the comparison academic/elective course option programs group (n = 30)…
Descriptors: High Schools, Elective Courses, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests
Phillips, Franklin Hadley, III – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Many students will choose to join a fraternity or sorority in college, yet much is still unknown about how these organizations impact student moral development. Using a correlational research design, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the intensity of involvement of undergraduate students in social Greek…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Sororities, Moral Development, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Dunne, Sandra; Edwards, Julie – Journal of Research in International Education, 2010
This article examines the potential of international schools to act as agents of social transformation in developing countries. The method comprises a case study at two international schools in the Philippines. The case study explored ways in which schools foster host-national students' sense of social responsibility, particularly through…
Descriptors: International Schools, Service Learning, Social Change, Foreign Countries
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Lagace-Seguin, Daniel G.; Case, Emily – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
The main goal of this study was to explore if parental involvement and extracurricular activity participation could predict well-being and academic competence in elementary school children. Seventy-two children (mean age = 10.9 years, SD = 0.85) and their parents participated. Results revealed that parental pressure and support, when paired with…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Extracurricular Activities, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Bernstein, Alan; Alan, Michael – Principal Leadership, 2009
A good high school cultural arts program puts students' creative talents on display, allows them to demonstrate innovative thinking, and gives them direct and indirect exposure to careers in the cultural arts. A truly outstanding program goes even further to emulate real-world authentic artistic experiences and to create multidisciplinary artistic…
Descriptors: Photography, High Schools, Creativity, Films
Savage, Todd A.; Harley, Debra A. – Multicultural Education, 2009
It is known from history that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people have always existed in society. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, and queer/questioning (LGBTIQ) individuals, collectively known as sexual minorities, represent approximately 10% of the population. As many as nine students in every classroom of 30 are in…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Minority Groups, Sexual Identity, Public Schools
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Pasque, Penny A.; Bowman, Nicholas A.; Small, Jenny L.; Lewis, Rachel – Multicultural Perspectives, 2009
This study explored the ways in which undergraduate students intentionally navigate complex curricular and co-curricular choices in preparation for engaging in a diverse democracy. Our study examined these choices among students at a university that lacks formal structures to facilitate these choices. Four curricular and co-curricular pathways…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Cultural Differences, Service Learning
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Guest, Andrew M.; McRee, Nick – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
In this article we investigate the extent to which the relationship between extracurricular activities and youth development depends on situational contexts. Using a national sample including 13,466 youths in grades 7-12 across 120 schools, we conduct school-level analyses of the association between extracurricular activities, delinquency, and…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Delinquency, Depression (Psychology), Adolescents
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