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Lahelma, Elina; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Mietola, Reetta; Palmu, Tarja – Ethnography and Education, 2014
In this article, we discuss the usefulness of collaborative, multi-sited and cross-cultural ethnography. Giving three examples from our work, we suggest that it is possible to find new kinds of interpretations by joint reflections that draw from several studies with their own research questions. The cases presented discuss teachers' embodiment and…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Cross Cultural Studies, Sexuality, Gender Differences
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Bhana, Deevia – International Journal of Educational Development, 2012
Interviews conducted with township girls in South Africa show enduring experiences of sexual violence both in and out of the school. Fear of boys and men were articulated in relation to boyfriends, male teachers, men in the township neighbourhood and men in the home. While the girls attempted to exercise agency in arresting their fears, these…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Harassment, Females, Childrens Rights
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Regasa, Guta; Taha, Mukerem – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The objectives of the study were to assess the current status of the academic performance of females in grade seven and eight and to study how perception of parents affect the academic performance of female students in Kutto Sorfella Primary School, Sodo Zuria Woreda, SNNPR, Ethiopia. To achieve the objectives of this research both qualitative and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Females, Womens Education
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Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Waasdorp, Tracy E.; O'Brennan, Lindsey M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
There is growing interest in gender differences in the experience of various forms of peer victimization; however, much of the work to date has used traditional variable-centered approaches by focusing on scales or individual forms of victimization in isolation. The current study explored whether there were discrete groups of adolescents who…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Victims, Bullying, Gender Differences
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Richardson, Elaine – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2013
The present article explores discourses surrounding the bodies of Black women and girls as they engage the meanings of Black womanhood in (American) society in an afterschool setting. Drawing on Black and hip hop feminisms, African American literacies, and critical discourse perspectives, the author analyzes two young girls' narratives, which…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, African American Culture, Popular Culture
Gross, Raymond – Online Submission, 2013
Since 2005, the AISD Central Office Work Environment Survey has been conducted to gather information about working conditions. The following report presents the survey results for Spring 2012 and Spring 2013 for AISD central office employees. Separate reports were published for each central office group.
Descriptors: School Districts, Central Office Administrators, Work Environment, Administrator Surveys
Gross, Raymond – Online Submission, 2013
Since 2005, the AISD Central Office Work Environment Survey has been conducted to gather information about working conditions. The following report presents the survey results for Spring 2013 for AISD central office employees in the Chief Operations Office. Separate reports were published for each central office group.
Descriptors: School Districts, Central Office Administrators, Administrator Surveys, Administrator Attitudes
Gross, Raymond – Online Submission, 2013
Since 2005, the AISD Central Office Work Environment Survey has been conducted to gather information about working conditions. The following report presents the survey results for Spring 2013 for AISD central office employees in the Chief Performance Office. Separate reports were published for each central office group.
Descriptors: School Districts, Central Office Administrators, Administrator Surveys, Administrator Attitudes
Gross, Raymond – Online Submission, 2013
Since 2005, the AISD Central Office Work Environment Survey has been conducted to gather information about working conditions. The following report presents the survey results for Spring 2013 for AISD central office employees in the Office of the Superintendent and Chief of Staff. Separate reports were published for each central office group.
Descriptors: School Districts, Central Office Administrators, Administrator Surveys, Administrator Attitudes
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de Lange, Naydene; Geldenhuys, Mart-Mari – South African Journal of Education, 2012
Gender-based violence is pervasive in South African society and is often seen as the driver of HIV, particularly affecting youth. Rural KwaZulu-Natal, where we have been working in a district in an on-going university-school partnership, is noted as the epicentre of the epidemic. The two secondary schools in this study were therefore conveniently…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Secondary School Students, College School Cooperation, Qualitative Research
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McNamara, Corinne L.; Marsil, Dorothy F. – Journal of American College Health, 2012
Objective: Researchers examined the prevalence of self-identified and researcher-identified stalking victimization among college students. Participants and Methods: A representative sample of 1,573 (70.1% female; 29.9% male) student respondents completed an online stalking questionnaire. Results: Overall, 12% self-identified as having been…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Victims, College Students, Graduation Rate
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Prati, Gabriele – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2012
The study aimed to develop the Homophobic Bullying Scale and to investigate its psychometric properties. The items of the Homophobic Bullying Scale were created to measure high school students' bullying behaviors motivated by homophobia, including verbal bullying, relational bullying, physical bullying, property bullying, sexual harassment, and…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Validity, Measures (Individuals), Bullying
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Schubert, Aaron; Wurf, Gerald – Issues in Educational Research, 2014
Federal and State Government policies and curricula mandate the uptake of emergent digital technologies within schools. Recent research focusing on the propagation of adolescent-produced sexual images via digital technologies, more commonly known as sexting, highlights the need for an examination of the risks associated with the use of digital…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Adolescents, Content Analysis, School Policy
Gross, Raymond – Online Submission, 2013
Since 2005, the AISD Central Office Work Environment Survey has been conducted to gather information about working conditions. The following report presents the survey results for Spring 2013 for AISD central office employees in the Chief Academic Office. Separate reports were published for each central office group.
Descriptors: School Districts, Central Office Administrators, Work Environment, Administrator Surveys
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Baker, Thomas A., III; Connaughton, Daniel P.; Zhang, James J. – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2010
Millions of children in the United States participate in youth sports. The literature demonstrates that sexual abuse is a problem in sports. This study examined voluntary immunity statutes for all 50 states and the District of Columbia with the purpose of determining potential liability for recreational youth sport organizations for the pedophilic…
Descriptors: Athletics, Sexual Abuse, Recreation, Athletic Coaches
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