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Whole-School Interventions Promoting Student Commitment to School to Prevent Substance Use and Violence: Synthesis of Theories of Change
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Ponsford, Ruth; Falconer, Jane; Melendez-Torres, G. J.; Bonell, Chris – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objectives: Whole-school interventions and programmes aim to change school environments to promote health. Previous reviews suggest these are often inappropriately informed by individualistic psychological theories. We undertook a systematic review of whole-school interventions to prevent substance use and violence. This paper reports on a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Environment, Health Promotion, Substance Abuse
Outdoor Learning into Schools: A Synthesis of Literature
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Meighan, H. Lillian; Rubenstein, Eric D. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2018
Since 1990, environmental education (EE) has become more integrated into K-12 education through EE programs. A synthesis of research identified overall themes, outcomes, benefits and challenges surrounding research integrating outdoor learning into mandatory curriculum. Most research on outdoor classroom focuses on student development, attitude,…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Environmental Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Development
Higher Education - Impact on Students. 1982:02.
Dahlgren, Lars-Owe – 1982
An overview of the research on the cognitive effects of higher education is presented. It is suggested that studies exist on three levels: (1) measurement of the increment of specific factual knowledge; (2) understanding the basic concepts in a certain area, studied by qualitative analysis; and (3) the development of awareness of the nature of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Attendance, Concept Formation, Educational Benefits