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Direct linkBywater, Tracey; Sharples, Jonathan – Research Papers in Education, 2012
School-based programmes developed to promote social and emotional well-being aims to reduce the risk of academic failure and other negative outcomes, such as antisocial behaviour and mental health problems. This article maps the British political trajectory from understanding the importance of social and emotional well-being, to delivering…
Descriptors: Evidence, Formative Evaluation, Academic Failure, Well Being
Download full textKay, James Edward – Online Submission, 2010
This study addressed the problem of poor attendance adversely affecting grades and learning. Current school policies do not address problematic attendance for all school-aged children, perpetuating trends of academic failure. The research objective was to determine if unexcused absences had a greater negative impact on a high-stakes test compared…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Truancy, Grades (Scholastic), Graduation Rate
Sibley, Michael O., Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2010
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: Counties, Public Service, Public Education, Bullying
What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
"Twelve Together" is a one-year peer support and mentoring program for middle and early high school students that offers weekly after-school discussion groups led by trained volunteer adult facilitators. Each peer discussion group consists of about 12 participants, who are a mix of students at high risk of academic failure and others at…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Middle School Students, Peer Influence, Peer Groups
Christensen, Lynnette; Young, K. Richard; Marchant, Michelle – Education & Treatment of Children, 2004
This study explored the results of aligning functional behavioral assessment (FBA) information with positive behavior support plans (PBS plans) designed with consideration for teacher acceptability. The independent variable had the three major components of a package, including assessment and planning (FBA), training (teachers, students, and…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Grade 2, Student Behavior, Change Agents
PDF pending restorationAtlanta Public Schools, GA. Div. of Research, Evaluation, and Data Processing. – 1990
The effectiveness of a peer leadership program connecting senior high school students with at-risk, new eighth-graders in seven Atlanta (Georgia) high schools is evaluated. The program trains the peer leaders in leadership and group dynamics and then places pairs of leaders with 10 or 12 advisees for weekly meetings. The study population includes…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attendance Patterns, Behavior Change, Comparative Analysis
Mason, W. Alex; Windle, Michael – Prevention Researcher, 2002
The family plays a primary socializing role in the lives of boys and girls. The quality of relationships within the family is a particularly important element in the development of adolescent behaviors. A great deal of research demonstrates that family interactions characterized by parental nurturance, warmth, and social support reduce…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Religion, Drinking, Academic Aspiration
