Sentences with phrase «about socioeconomic status»

Participants will be interviewed and asked about the socioeconomic status (SES) indicators, medical history, lifestyle (smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, exercise) and use of medication.

The other issue brought up in the piece is about socioeconomic status.

Not exact matches

So if you wanted to paint a fully rounded picture of my son's life — from his health, education and socioeconomic status, to how he was brought up and what he's achieving — you would need to capture data about his mum and all three of his fathers — me and his two stepdads.

So much is said about culture and socioeconomic status in those choices.

Researchers asked 32 questions to assess their socioeconomic status, personal experience with jaguars, perceptions and attitudes about jaguars and perceptions of the park and its management.

That system should gather information about factors that may contribute to how children recover from concussions, such as age, sex, preexisting conditions such as learning disabilities, and socioeconomic status, it suggests.

About 23 percent of women of childbearing age are regular smokers, says Higgins, a professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Vermont, who adds that smoking prevalence varies by socioeconomic status — particularly in terms of educational attainment.

The researchers then linked that information to metadata about mobile phone use provided by a Rwandan telephone company to determine the hallmarks of socioeconomic status in the data.

«Our findings underscore the need for increased awareness and education about prevention and early detection and treatment of CVD in African American women and younger adults of low socioeconomic status,» said Samson Y. Gebreab, Ph.D., M.Sc., lead study author and research scientist at the National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.

Even after other factors that may influence suicide risk were taken into account — such as socioeconomic status, education, and even body mass index — the men with the lowest IQ were still about 3.5 times more likely to attempt suicide.

Additional covariate information about age, smoking habit, socioeconomic status, family history of diabetes and stroke, menopausal status, medical history, and current use of medications was obtained with the use of pretested questionnaires.

Cardiovascular disease is certainly multifactorial in nature, and while we can't alter patients» genetics, family history, or socioeconomic status, we can certainly educate them about the importance of a diet and lifestyle that supports a healthy gut and heart.

And like Lady Bird, within this modest story, weightier topics surfaced — just as Lady Bird proves to be a sly commentary on socioeconomic status and how that affects personhood, Silver Linings Playbook has a lot to say about mental illness with its plucky protagonists (stuff that psychiatrists agree with, for what it's worth).

In her new role, Hill will further pursue her work on the ways ethnicity and socioeconomic status shape parenting and their engagement with school on behalf of their children, including a research project on the familial and school - based relational supports that help youth envision meaningful futures, manage their concerns about job market, and plan for post high school success.

Many may have anxiety about the ticking clock, others may benefit from a less stressful testing experience, and numerous students (especially those of low socioeconomic status) may have undiagnosed disabilities.

Also here PISA suggests that there is much teachers can do about this: Even after accounting for students» performance, gender and socioeconomic status, students who said their teacher adapts the lesson to the class's needs and knowledge were less likely to report feeling anxious when they are well prepared for a test, or to report that they get very tense when they study.

Over the years, developers of standardized achievement tests have learned that if they can link students» success on a question to students» socioeconomic status (SES), then about half of the test takers usually answer that item correctly.

«This book was designed to show what new evidence exists about integrated education and its relationship to equality of educational opportunity; what the political prospects are; what we know about new policy alternatives, including using socioeconomic status; and what the federal role could be in encouraging such options,» write Frankenberg and Debray.

They sat in front, and waited patiently while we adults debated away about what kids of lower socioeconomic statuses need in their education.

JE: One of the things in your presentation at ACER's Research Conference this year... you talked about disparities... and how they start in attendance very early on in terms of things such as location, socioeconomic status, Aboriginal status and mobility (moving between schools).

Parents find out about schools from other parents - and social «circles tend to be segregated by race and socioeconomic status,» Kimbrough said.

Research suggests that EL families» socioeconomic status, lack of social connectivity, language barriers, differing cultural perspectives about family engagement in education, and lack of familiarity with U.S. school procedures are all factors that constrain EL families» awareness of school options and opportunities.

Since 2007, the number of districts strongly committed to socioeconomic integration has more than doubled, from 40 to 100 nationwide.75 These districts tend to be large and urban, and today, roughly 4 million students reside in a school district or charter school that considers socioeconomic status in their student assignment system — representing about 8 percent of total public school enrollment.76

The DOE also issued a regulation permitting schools to use to information about children's eligibility for the Free and Reduced Lunch Program as a means of determining students» socioeconomic status for school assignment purposes.

From this realization, we were able to have a meaningful conversation about the intertwined nature of walkability, socioeconomic status, and race in the United States — concepts of great importance to schools and education at large.

A 2016 school data piece about student achievement and socioeconomic status in the Upshot was enormously popular and highly regarded.

* For more about the importance of school integration by socioeconomic status, see «From All Walks of Life» in the Winter 2012 — 2013 issue of American Educator.

Not only does Wright's study bear out three decades of research on overuse of discipline (including those than control for socioeconomic status), it even proves Vanderbilt Professor Daniel J. Reschly's assertion about the role of teacher beliefs (and misinterpretation of data) in the overidentification of Black and other minority children as special ed cases.

Traditional research on college completion has focused on factors such as socioeconomic status and high school academic preparation, but less is known about how psychological factors predict college outcomes.

There's a stark difference between the city's overall opt out numbers and the state's, and it's certainly true that parents at some schools in wealthier neighborhoods, whose schools can count on high test scores (as they are largely correlated with socioeconomic status), may have more time, a bigger platform to speak up, and, above all, more access to accurate information about the tests, their impacts and the right to refuse them.

The culture must first and foremost affirm students and their ability to achieve — belying implied assumptions about their capacities based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, family structure, or even their past achievements.

What about natural intelligence, socioeconomic status and nepotism?

The «Core Curriculum» requires instruction about both the role of the medical assistant as a patient navigator and the ways to facilitate referrals to community resources.5 The Content Outline includes these points, as well as interpersonal skills, such as displaying impartial conduct without regard to race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, physical challenges, special needs, and lifestyle choices.6

Parents» beliefs about the cause of parenting problems and relevance of parenting support: Understanding low participation of ethnic minority and low socioeconomic status families in the Netherlands

In addition, little knowledge is available on the effect of parenting support programmes delivered to immigrant parents.24 The few studies available have mostly shown little or no improvement in the mental health of immigrant parents25 26 or even poorer outcomes for immigrant families27 and families with low socioeconomic status.28 Scarcity of studies in this area may simply because few immigrant parents participate in such programmes.24 Several studies have reported difficulties in recruiting and retaining immigrant parents in parenting support programmes.29 30 Factors such as belonging to an ethnic minority, low socioeconomic status, practical aspects or experienced alienation and discrimination all contribute to low participation.28 31 Other studies have demonstrated that low participation and a high dropout rate of immigrant parents are associated with a lack of cultural sensitivity in the intervention, poor information about the parenting programme and lack of trust towards professionals.24 A qualitative study conducted with Somali - born parents in Sweden showed that Somali parents experienced many societal challenges in the new country and in their parenting behaviours.

97 Longitudinal research has linked heavy exposure to television violence in childhood to increased social aggression in adult females, even after controlling for childhood aggression, childhood IQ, parental education, parental TV habits, and the socioeconomic status of the family.98 Although these studies are suggestive, it will not be possible to draw conclusions about whether media violence causes this alternative form of childhood aggression until more research is conducted.

Childhood risk factors were assessed up to 9 years of age: neurodevelopmental characteristics (perinatal insults, gross motor skills, and intelligence quotient); parental characteristics (mother's internalising symptoms, including depression and anxiety, mother — child interactions, criminal conviction history, and parental disagreement about discipline); family characteristics (number of residence changes, socioeconomic status, unwanted sexual contact, and loss of a parent); and child behaviour and temperament (inhibited or undercontrolled temperament, peer problems, and depressive symptoms).

Other psychosocial variables, including lack of social support, 24 single marital status,25 - 27 low education or socioeconomic status, 27,28 and lack of knowledge about the disorder, 29 influence patients» adherence to drug treatments.

Other demo - graphic information about these mothers, such as their marital status, socioeconomic status, and education level, is reported in Table 1.

Third, although there are some data about various child and family characteristics that predict outcome (e.g., socioeconomic disadvantage, severity of child behaviour, maternal adjustment problems, treatment barriers), there has been a relative dearth of attention paid to a) the actual processes of change that are induced by PMT and b) whether there are certain subgroups (e.g., based on child gender or minority status or family socioeconomic status) for whom PMT is more or less effective.15 - 17

Participating schools were sent questionnaire packs to distribute to the parents of children aged 5 — 9 years, including a diagnosis survey; information about behaviour or developmental concerns raised by teachers or professionals; the Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST) plus questions about parental education and socioeconomic status.