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Milian, Madeline; Linhardt, Catherine; Taylor, Christina M.; Ballestrino Olivera, María E.; Esen, Veli; Fraoua, Bechir; Mazza, Noelia; Prapassorn, Ying; de la Torre, Susana; Zahid, Hamna – Journal of Educational Research and Innovation, 2020
Educational institutions around the globe were considerably challenged by the unexpected health consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Schools were rapidly forced to close their doors and begin exploring alternative options to educate students. Teachers, families, and students found themselves having to navigate completely new ways of offering and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Adjustment (to Environment)
Scornavacco, Karla – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
This article is a cross-section of stories of three young men navigating the expectations of a school with a 100% college admissions goal. Similar to their classmates, none of these male teens had a parent who had attended college. In addition, each of them had at one point in their high school lives declared that they would be dropping out of…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Developmental Studies Programs, First Generation College Students, Males
Mears, Carolyn Lunsford, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
September 11... Virginia Tech... Columbine... Hurricane Katrina... Traumatic events with long lasting consequences. Lives are upended, safety is threatened, and all are forced to find a way to adapt to a new normal. Educators in schools where students have experienced trauma face difficult challenges, for how are they to promote academic growth…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Educational Environment, Trauma
Sidarous, Natalie – California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2011
In December 2010, the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) staff surveyed public universities in other states to learn how they have dealt with cuts in state funding. All of the institutions CPEC surveyed have increased tuition and or fees at least once in the last two fiscal years, and many project additional increases. All have…
Descriptors: State Universities, Educational Finance, School Surveys, Comparative Analysis
Kaiser, Kristen – Exceptional Parent, 2011
JFK Partners, at the University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, is currently implementing a study on the use of telehealth (receiving treatment or services using videoconferencing technology, such as Skype) and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and anxiety. The study is an exploratory grant from Health Resources and Services…
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Autism, Coping, Rural Areas
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Stone, Nathan Neil – New Directions for Youth Development, 2005
In this article the author shares the story of the Whittier Drum Project and how it succeeded. The Whittier Drum Project has brought the community together through the talents of youth and their dedication to drumming, and has used drumming to link professionals to their own communities. The author adapted the model to meet the therapeutic needs…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Family Counseling, Group Therapy, Adolescents
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. State Library and Adult Education Office. – 1996
This booklet profiles seven participants in Colorado adult literacy and basic skills education programs and describes the effects that participating in literacy and adult basic education have had on participants, their families, and their communities. The first profile illustrates the positive effects that parents' participation in literacy and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Citizen Participation