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Francois, Samantha; Overstreet, Stacy; Cunningham, Michael – Youth & Society, 2012
Adolescents who live in low-income neighborhoods face numerous unique challenges. Examining their resilience in multiple contexts sheds light on what contributes to the diverse outcomes of these youth. The current study examines how adolescents' reports of structural and experiential neighborhood characteristics buffered the impact of exposure to…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Neighborhoods, Violence, Academic Achievement
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Kirby, Misty M.; DiPaola, Michael F. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships among academic optimism, community engagement, and student achievement in urban elementary schools across one district. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from all 35 urban elementary schools across one district in Virginia, USA. Correlation, multiple regression, and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Elementary Schools, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Mitchell, Anthony J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study attempted to observe if there was a statistical significant relationship between perceptions of educational change and student achievement. The independent variables that represented perceptions of educational change included: community pressure for change, faculty anxiety to change, faculty openness to change, principal anxiety to…
Descriptors: High Schools, Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Secondary School Teachers