Sentences with phrase «with urban adolescents»

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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).

«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.»

«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.

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.

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

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

(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.

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.

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.

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.

Explore and discuss 3 case examples of working with diverse populations of children and adolescents in urban settings: a middle school, a local boys and girls club, and in partnership with a community organization.

It is crucial to consider work with diverse populations of grieving children and adolescents who live in underserved urban settings through a lens of inclusivity, cultural awareness, and sensitivity.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study evaluated a family - based therapy — Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT)-- and a peer group therapy with urban, low - income young adolescents.

However, these studies were not conducted with adolescents in high - poverty urban settings, where early sexual initiation is more normative than in lower - poverty settings.20 In a high - risk sample of African American youths aged 9 to 15 years, Romer et al21 found that parental monitoring was related only to very early sexual initiation (aged ≤ 10 years) and not to subsequent initiation of sex or condom use.

In order to increase cultural competency, the scripts for both video clips were reviewed and tailored for appropriate language, communication style, and content by a pediatric health behavior researcher with expertise in developing interventions for urban, minority adolescents, specifically African American adolescents.

Thus, treatment - as - usual provided by the only psychiatric service for adolescents with substance misuse in a large urban center in Sweden failed to prevent the persistence of substance misuse.

This study examined gender differences in cross-gender violence perpetration and victimization (ranging from mild, e.g., push, to severe, e.g., assault with a knife or gun) and attitudes toward dating conflict, among an urban sample of 601 early adolescents (78 % African - American).

Objective To determine if high levels of perceived parental supervision and communication were associated with reduced gonorrhea (GC) and chlamydia (CT) incidence in low - income, African American, sexually experienced female adolescents, aged 14 to 19 years, attending urban health clinics.