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Browne, Laurie P.; Gillard, Ann; Garst, Barry A. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2019
Background: Summer camps are perhaps the most expansive outdoor experiential education (OEE) context in the United States today; yet, camp participants are overwhelmingly White and able-bodied, with most coming from middle- to upper-income earning families. Purpose: In response to Warren, Roberts, Breunig, and Alvarez's question "What will it…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Socialization, Access to Education, Equal Education
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Goodman-Scott, Emily; Doyle, Beth; Brott, Pamelia – Professional School Counseling, 2013
A trio of researchers presents a case study from a practical, participatory action research project to demonstrate how one school district implemented a school-wide bullying prevention initiative for all elementary schools based on Bully Prevention in Positive Behavior Support (BP-PBS). The purpose of this manuscript is to discuss the process of…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Case Studies, Action Research
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Forneris, Tanya; Fries, Elizabeth; Meyer, Aleta; Buzzard, Marilyn; Uguy, Samy; Ramakrishnan, Ramesh; Lewis, Carol; Danish, Steven – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: School-based interventions are critical for enhancing the health of youth. The "Goals for Health (GFH)" school-based project was a goal-setting and life-skills intervention conducted in rural areas to increase self-efficacy, knowledge, and positive behaviors related to healthy eating. The intervention was peer-led with high…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Intervention, Self Efficacy, Eating Habits
Jennings, Janelle Perron – ProQuest LLC, 2009
According to Lundeberg, Fox, and Punccohar (1994), the reason that there are fewer women in certain professions is because of a lack of self-confidence. In a review of the literature, they found studies reporting a lack of self-confidence in sixth-grade girls, high school students, and women in undergraduate and graduate school. In her work on…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Qualitative Research, Females, Self Efficacy