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School-Based Prevention Of Adolescent Substance Abuse, Kristina Lorenzen
School-Based Prevention Of Adolescent Substance Abuse, Kristina Lorenzen
Graduate Research Papers
Because of the prevalence and serious consequences of adolescent substance abuse, it is necessary to review programming for prevention. Progress has been made in identifying effective prevention methods. However, there is a gap between what research has shown to be effective and the methods commonly used in most schools.
The purpose of this paper is to review existing literature and research on substance abuse prevention for adolescents. The following research questions were addressed: How prevalent is adolescent substance abuse? What specific factors put an adolescent at risk for substance abuse? Why are some programs considered ineffective? What components make an …
A Writing Instruction Tool For Valley High School, West Des Moines, Iowa, Kristine Milburn
A Writing Instruction Tool For Valley High School, West Des Moines, Iowa, Kristine Milburn
Graduate Research Papers
As computer-based communication becomes increasingly popular, so does the need for effective and efficient writing skills. Individuals must express themselves formally and informally to others through writing; thus, the importance of writing goes beyond scholarly pursuits and pervades every facet of society today.
The focus of this paper is to examine the usefulness of a common evaluative and instructive language, specifically the Six-Trait Analytical Scoring Guide (developed by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory in Oregon), within a high school in order to encourage growth and success in student writing.
A Preferred Vision For Administering Secondary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Steven A. Winters
A Preferred Vision For Administering Secondary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Steven A. Winters
Graduate Research Papers
This paper will examine how the role of the administration, teachers, community, and students, communication, staff development, and safety all affect the school's climate and culture. As Lyman (2000) found, the "culture of a school has important and far-reaching effects on the thinking and actions of students and teachers" (p. 145).
Inspire And Equip: The Needs And Wants Of Students In A High School English Curriculum, Jocelyn Hays
Inspire And Equip: The Needs And Wants Of Students In A High School English Curriculum, Jocelyn Hays
Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)
A student walks into the classroom on the first day of school. He glances around to see if he knows anyone. Two of his friends wave him over, and he slides into a desk in close proximity to theirs. The bell rings and everyone turns to the front where the teacher starts talking about what you will be covering that semester. She points to a row of outdated anthologies full of short stories, poems, plays and mini-lessons designed to teach the intricacies of the English language. On the shelf below the anthologies is a class set of several different novels …
An Investigation Of The Types Of Support Identified As Necessary By Secondary Classroom Teachers In Iowa School Districts For The Inclusion Of Students Identified As Behaviorally Disabled, Rick Alan Ironside
Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
This study investigated the type of supports secondary general educators in Iowa school districts identified as minimal to include children with behavioral disabilities. It also analyzed the differences in the types of support secondary general educators identified to include children with behavioral disabilities into the general education classroom.
A total of 251 teachers from 147 school districts reacted to an assigned scenario that described a student with a behavioral disability by completing a self-reporting survey on the actual supports they received and minimal support needs preferred to include the student described in the assigned scenario into their classroom. General education …
2002 Panther Yearbook, Northern University High School
2002 Panther Yearbook, Northern University High School
Malcolm Price Laboratory School Yearbooks
The student yearbook of the Northern University High School, part of the Malcolm Price Laboratory School of the University of Northern Iowa.