Sentences with phrase «us urban adolescents»

Weight - and race - based bullying: Health associations among urban adolescents.

«When I got to Harvard something that struck me, especially with literacy and urban adolescents, was what people called a «crisis» in adolescent literacy,» she says.

«When I got to Harvard something that struck me, especially with literacy and urban adolescents, was what people called a «crisis» in adolescent literacy... [exploring this] was the area that I was most passionate about.»

Francois» doctoral dissertation is titled The Social Dimensions of an Individual Act: Situating Urban Adolescent Students» Reading Growth and Reading Motivation in School Culture.

«It starts out with little things»: An exploration of urban adolescents» support - seeking strategies in the context of school.

The relationship of school belonging and friends» values to academic motivation among urban adolescent students.

(a) Provides employment and / or practicum experiences with adolescents in urban public school settings; (b) Provides ongoing support in the development of skills necessary to be an effective group facilitator, utilizing a science - based affective curriculum; (c) Heightens facilitators» understanding of the cultural and contextual factors that impact the psychosocial development of urban adolescents and their ability to achieve academically; (d) Exposes facilitators to the process of designing, implementing and evaluating large scale preventive interventions; (e) Examines educational policy and its implications for practice and research for urban education and school reform; and (f) Encourages facilitators» interest and pursuit of careers in education, psychology social work, counseling and / or other related fields.

Maximizing Adolescent Academic eXcellence (The MAAX) is a culturally relevant, science - based affective program that utilizes a developmental assets approach to support the academic and affective needs of urban adolescents.

Promoting positive social development and health practices in young urban adolescents.

Results revealed that the stress of urban adolescents was greater than rural; the anger of urban adolescents was more than the rural; the stress of female adolescents was more than the male and the anger of female adolescents was more than male.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between stress and anger of rural and urban adolescents of Chittagong district in Bangladesh.

The present study examined the effects of alcohol and substance use at age 11 on trajectories of physical aggression over time (ages 12 — 14) among urban adolescents from Chicago, IL.

No significant differences were found between rural, suburban, and urban adolescents for substance use.

[jounal] Ozer, E. J. / 2005 / The impact of violence on the urban adolescents: Longitudinal effects of perceived school connection and family support / Journal of Adolescent Research 20: 167 ~ 192

Parents, Peers, and Places: Young Urban Adolescents» Microsystems and Substance Use Involvement.

Study subjects comprised 593 US urban adolescents (aged 13.8 ± 0.8 years; 56 % female).

Psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in urban adolescents.

Not exact matches

Contrary to common belief, many young fathers have real strengths; and the stereotype of the young buck who impregnates the neighbourhood is largely an urban myth: the single most powerful predictor of adolescent fatherhood is being involved in a long - term relationship with the baby's mother (Hanson et al, 1989).

Young dads: the effects of a parenting program on urban African - American adolescent fathers.

Agencies receiving Operation Primetime funding in 2014 include: Access of WNY; Be-A-Friend Program (Big Brothers Big Sisters); Blossom Garden Friends School; Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo, Holland, East Aurora, Eden, Orchard Park, and the Northtowns; Buffalo Urban League; Canisius College; Child & Adolescent Treatment Services; Child & Adolescent Treatment Services (Detention); City of Lackawanna; Community Action Organization; Cradle Beach Camp; Elim Community Corp.; Erie Regional Housing Dev.

Agencies receiving Operation Primetime funding in 2012 include: Access of WNY, African American Cultural Center, Back to Basics, Be A Friend, Bob Lanier Center, Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora, Boys & Girls Club of Eden, Boys & Girls Club of Holland, Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Prep, Buffalo Urban League, Butler Mitchell Association, Child & Adolescent Treatment Services, Community Action Organization, Computers for Children, Concerned Ecumenical Ministries, Cradle Beach Camp, Elim Community Corporation, Erie Regional Housing Development Corp. — Belle Center, Firsthand Learning, FLARE, Girls Sports Foundation, Greater Niagara Frontier Council — Boy Scouts, Jericho Road Ministries, Justice Lifeline, King Urban Life Center, Lackawanna Sports & Education, Making Fishers of Men & Women, National Inner City Youth Opportunities, North Buffalo CDC, Northwest Buffalo Community Center, Old First Ward Community Association, PBBC Matt Urban Center, Peace of the City, Police Athletic League, Schiller Park Community Center, Seneca Babcock Community Association, Seneca Street Community Development, Town of Tonawanda Recreation Department, UB Liberty Partnership, University District CDC, Urban Christian Ministries, Valley Community Association, Westminster Community Charter School, Westside Community Center, Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education, WNY United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Young Audiences, Community Action Organization (Detention), Firsthand Learning (Detention), Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education (Detention).

Agencies receiving Year - Round funding in 2014 include: Access of WNY, Inc. ($ 10,000), African Cultural Center of Buffalo, Inc. ($ 8,500), Be-A-Friend Program, Inc. (Big Brothers Big Sisters)($ 7,500), Blossom Garden Friends School ($ 3,000), Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo, Inc. ($ 7,500), Boys & Girls Club of Eden, Inc. ($ 5,000), Boys & Girls Club of Northtowns of WNY, Inc. ($ 12,500), Boys & Girls Club of Orchard Park, Inc. ($ 5,000), Boys and Girls Club East Aurora, Inc. ($ 15,000), Buffalo Urban League, Inc. ($ 12,500), Canisius College ($ 5,000), Child & Adolescent Treatment Services, Inc. ($ 5,500), Child and Family Services of Erie County (Haven House)($ 10,000), Compeer West, Inc. ($ 10,000), Computers for Children, Inc. ($ 7,500), Cradle Beach Camp, Inc. ($ 12,500), Daemen College ($ 10,000), Elim Community Corporation ($ 5,000), Erie Regional Housing Dev.

«There is concern that in relocating from a modern, suburban, caring atmosphere to an older, urban facility that there will be security issues that will require creation of a very restrictive environment for the children,» said Bonnie L. Glazer, executive director of Child & Adolescent Treatment Services.

The study abstract, «Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents in the US: Rural Versus Urban,» will be presented Monday, Sept. 18, at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition in Chicago.

«Children and adolescents who live in homeless shelters, are victims of abuse or neglect or live in urban or rural areas where access to high - quality food is difficult, are thought to be at increased risk for undernutrition.»

Dr. Carothers has written a number of manuscripts for publication, including research on the effectiveness of mentoring interventions across multiple contexts, and she has presented research on stress and coping for urban children and adolescents at professional conferences including the Society for Research on Adolescence and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

«The issues I study seem to constantly be a work in progress, so I don't feel like I resolved anything or that we as an educational community have resolved the problems that are rampant in urban schools for adolescents,» she says.

To run an effective afterschool program for adolescent urban youth, for example, teachers and mentors need to understand the specific challenges of adolescent development as well as cultural variations in child - adult relationships.

«The goal of Pride is to help young men navigate through not only school, but also through being an adolescent male with the obstacles that they're facing, and then trying to lead them through college, add reinforcement outside of the classroom, and give them very clear insight as to what to expect in college,» says Dion Steele, Urban Prep, Englewood Campus» principal.

Last year, for example, the Aspen Institute's Urban Superintendents Network met three times to share strategies and learn from each other about adolescent literacy.

Students learn how theory and practice inform each other through coursework that investigates adolescent development; race and power in urban classrooms; social - emotional learning; and methods of teaching particular subject matter, special education students, and English - language learners.

If you are dedicated to and excited about working with today's diverse adolescent population; committed to pursuing equity and excellence in urban classrooms; and deeply curious about curriculum, teaching, and learning, then we hope you will join us as you prepare to enter one of today's most critically important professions.

The core curriculum addresses topics like the development of adolescents living in urban contexts; classroom dynamics of race and class; and strategies for teaching students with diverse academic and social - emotional needs.

Engaging Schools reviews current research on what shapes adolescents» school engagement and motivation to learn — including new findings on students» sense of belonging — and looks at ways these can be used to reform urban high schools.

The study also found that adolescents from urban, lower - income African - American families in which the mother and father were not living...

The professional education component consists of the study of curriculum and methods of instruction, adolescent development and learning, topics in special education, urban education, and foundations of education.

How do traditional classroom activities interfere with some of the emotional and educational needs of urban, low - income adolescents?

Dr. Seider's current work investigates the development of critical consciousness in adolescents attending a diverse set of urban high schools.

Preparing adolescents attending progressive and no excuses urban charter high schools to analyze, navigate, and challenge race and class inequality.

Report from IES The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has published a report titled «Parent Involvement Strategies in Urban Middle and High Schools in the Northeast and Islands Region,» which describes the varied policies, practices, and programs implemented by nine urban school districts across the Northeast to engage parents in their adolescent children's educaUrban Middle and High Schools in the Northeast and Islands Region,» which describes the varied policies, practices, and programs implemented by nine urban school districts across the Northeast to engage parents in their adolescent children's educaurban school districts across the Northeast to engage parents in their adolescent children's education.

Eric Fischl, a painter, sculptor, and printmaker featured in Urban Theater: New York Art in the 1980s, gained acclaim in the 1980s with large - scale paintings depicting middle - class American life with themes of adolescent sexuality and voyeurism.

On a given day in Tokyo, the diverse array of people using bicycles here in this urban sprawl of 30 million souls includes: the middle - aged salary man riding to work on his fold - up bike in his business suit every day; the trendy adolescent skipping off to do some window shopping; the stay - at - home mother dropping not one, but two kids off at school; the pack of old men determined not to be late for their morning gate - ball contest; and, the serious cyclist kitted out in tight lycra and a fancy water - bottle pouch.

«Adolescents and young adults (15 - 19 years) and adults aged 40 years and older have the highest bicycle death rates.3 Children (5 - 14 years), adolescents, and young adults (15 - 24 years) have the highest rates of nonfatal bicycle - related injuries, accounting for more than one - third of all bicycle - related injuries seen in U.S. emergency departments.3 Males are much more likely to be killed or injured on bicycles than are females.3 Most bicyclist deaths occur in urban areas and at non-intersection locations.4» https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/bicycle/ Pucher J, Buehler R, Merom D, Bauman A. Walking and cycling in the United States, 2001 — 2009: Evidence from the National Household TravAdolescents and young adults (15 - 19 years) and adults aged 40 years and older have the highest bicycle death rates.3 Children (5 - 14 years), adolescents, and young adults (15 - 24 years) have the highest rates of nonfatal bicycle - related injuries, accounting for more than one - third of all bicycle - related injuries seen in U.S. emergency departments.3 Males are much more likely to be killed or injured on bicycles than are females.3 Most bicyclist deaths occur in urban areas and at non-intersection locations.4» https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/bicycle/ Pucher J, Buehler R, Merom D, Bauman A. Walking and cycling in the United States, 2001 — 2009: Evidence from the National Household Travadolescents, and young adults (15 - 24 years) have the highest rates of nonfatal bicycle - related injuries, accounting for more than one - third of all bicycle - related injuries seen in U.S. emergency departments.3 Males are much more likely to be killed or injured on bicycles than are females.3 Most bicyclist deaths occur in urban areas and at non-intersection locations.4» https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/bicycle/ Pucher J, Buehler R, Merom D, Bauman A. Walking and cycling in the United States, 2001 — 2009: Evidence from the National Household Travel Surveys.

An exploratory study of youth mentoring in an urban context: Adolescents» perceptions of relationship styles.

Comprehensive was designed to be used with small groups of adolescents in an urban area but can be adapted to be used with larger numbers of participants in rural areas as well.

«Supportive ties between nonparent adults and urban, adolescent girls.»

This report describes the results of an effectiveness study of interpersonalpsychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT - A) in school - based health clinics.The goal was to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of deliveringIPT - A under prevailing resource constraints of urban public school — basedclinics.

The present study helpsto bridge the gap by successfully applying modified research therapy proceduresfor the training of school - based clinicians to deliver an evidence - based therapy.Specifically, the results demonstrate the effectiveness of IPT - A comparedwith TAU for the treatment of adolescent depression in school - based healthclinics in impoverished urban communities in New York City.

Promising targets for efforts to promote mental health among urban Aboriginal children may include the timely provision of medical care for children and provision of additional support for parents and carers experiencing mental or physical health problems, for adolescent boys and for young people in the foster care system.

The program originally developed in Elmira served primarily white, rural adolescent mothers (400 mothers, divided into four different treatment groups) for whom data are available through the child's fifteenth birthday.27 It was replicated in Memphis with an urban sample of 1,139 predominantly African American adolescent mothers and their children who have been followed through age nine28 and in Denver with an ethnically diverse sample of 735 low - income mothers and their children who have been followed through age four.29 Beginning in 1996, NFP programs began expanding to other states using a mix of private, local, and federal funds.