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Wrench, Alison; Garrett, Robyne; King, Sharron – Journal of Youth Studies, 2013
It is widely acknowledged that social conditions are directly associated with health and well-being. Significantly little is known about the impact of changing social conditions, including the transition to higher education, on young people's health and well-being. This qualitative research investigated perceptions and factors that influence…
Descriptors: Well Being, Social Change, Health Conditions, Student Adjustment
Sallu, Adama – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the schooling experiences and perceptions of resettled sub-Saharan African middle school refugee students in a metropolitan area of the United States Southwest. The research questions underpinning this study included: What are the schooling experiences and perceptions of resettled sub-Saharan African middle school refugee…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Middle School Students, Refugees, Relocation
Machin, Stephen; Telhaj, Shqiponja; Wilson, Joan – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2006
In this paper we examine links between pupil mobility and pupil and school characteristics at all levels of compulsory schooling in England. We derive measures of mobility from two academic years of the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) data, a unique national administrative pupil level longitudinal data source. Our findings suggest that…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics