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Irvin, Michael J.; Farmer, Thomas W.; Leung, Man-Chi; Thompson, Jana H.; Hutchins, Bryan C. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2010
The relationship of participation in school, community, and church activities to the academic achievement (i.e., end-of-year school grades) of African American youth in rural low-income communities was examined. Participants included 280 students (177 girls and 103 boys) in the 7th and 8th grades of two public middle schools. Participation in…
Descriptors: African American Students, Early Adolescents, Middle School Students, Grade 7
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Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed.; Popov, Nikolay, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2016
Papers from the proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society were submitted in two volumes. Volume 1 contains papers submitted at the conference held in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 14-17, 2016. Volume 2 contains papers submitted at the 4th International Partner Conference of the International Research Centre…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Conference Papers, Conferences (Gatherings), International Education
Russell, William Joy Crosby – 1968
The study investigated the psychological health of participants in a Methodist Church laboratory training design, and sought evidence of change toward more inner direction, openness, or intraception (sensitivity to the feelings and attitudes of others). Open-mindedness was measured by Rokeach's Dogmatism Scale, Form E; inner direction, by the…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Church Programs