This study describes the lifetime histories of trauma and developmental challenge among a sample of at -
risk middle school girls and confirms Project Challenge as an effective program for helping girls recover their self - confidence and succeed in school.
Not exact matches
His brooding presence helped elevate the
girls» excitement to a code - level red, which, in
middle -
school concert - speak, translates into «extreme
risk of screaming once the boys start to sing.»
Her career moves include working in the following areas: participant with the Youth Diversion Project for at -
risk youth at USC, youth counselor at The Boys and
Girls Club, teacher at USC Children's Center and Webber Elementary
School, and administrator at Saluda
Middle School for 11 years.
As early maturing
girls are particularly at
risk for eating disorders, it is important to begin preventative steps in the
middle childhood or elementary
school years.
Drawing on three waves of data collected from an ethnically diverse sample of
middle school girls (n = 912), hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that more advanced development at the start of
middle school predicted peer - and teacher - reported popularity as well as increased
risk of being targeted for rumors.
In support of the hypothesized relationships, it was found that more advanced development in comparison to other
girls at the start of
middle school was associated with increased popularity, as well as increased
risk for rumors.
Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) The purpose of the present study examined the effects of the
Middle School Success (MSS) intervention [now called KEEP SAFE], on their health -
risking sexual behavior of
girls involved in foster care.