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Yuan, S.; Lai, M.C.; Heusel, K. – Center on the Family, University of Hawaii Manoa (NJ3), 2011
In 2006, the Hawai'i State Department of Health (DOH) received the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to establish a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustainable substance abuse prevention infrastructure in Hawai'i. The SPF-SIG Project is funded…
Descriptors: Health Services, Prevention, Mental Health Programs, Drug Abuse
Noyce, Pendred E., Ed.; Hickey, Daniel T., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2011
"Formative assessment is a powerful learning tool that is too seldom, too haphazardly, and too ineffectively used in the United States," Pendred E. Noyce writes in the introduction to this volume. "The purpose of this book is to delve into why this is so and how it can be changed." Formative assessment involves constantly monitoring student…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Misconceptions, Student Evaluation, Educational Strategies
Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention, 2011
In its 2002 report, foremost among the recommendations of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's Task Force on College Drinking is that "to achieve a change in culture, schools must intervene at three levels: at the individual-student level, at the level of the entire student body, and at the community level. Research conducted…
Descriptors: Prevention, Evidence, Alcohol Abuse, Advisory Committees
Susman-Stillman, Amy; Stout, Karen; Cleveland, Jennifer; Hawley, Vicki – Zero to Three (J), 2011
In 1997, Minnesota became the first state in the nation to pass legislation establishing an education and support program for family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care providers. This article describes the Minnesota Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program and findings from an evaluation of the programs and a curriculum scan of materials used in…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Caregivers, Program Implementation, Program Development
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Smith, Cindy Ann; Stormont, Melissa A. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2011
Many youth are at risk for failure in school due to various school, family, and community characteristics. To provide more support for youth at risk, school-based mentoring programs have become increasingly popular. However, this seemingly simple intervention is actually quite complex and must be implemented with integrity and fidelity. Although…
Descriptors: Mentors, At Risk Students, Intervention, Early Intervention
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Wood, Anson – Tech Directions, 2011
Living in the Adirondack Park and being an avid outdoorsman has often resulted in the author's love of the outdoors working its way into class projects. In 2010, the author gave a group of 25 students in grades 9-12 a challenge that required them to design and construct a prototype inexpensive, lightweight kayak for backpackers and fisherman. In…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Science Activities, Science Course Improvement Projects
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Owczarzak, Jill; Dickson-Gomez, Julia – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2011
Since 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have trained over 10,000 service providers from more than 5,000 agencies to implement evidence-based HIV prevention interventions through its Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions DEBI) program. Based on in-depth, semistructured interviews with a convenience sample of 22 HIV…
Descriptors: Intervention, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Disease Control, Prevention
Schaffhauser, Dian – Campus Technology, 2011
A freak blizzard, a mentally ill and armed student, a record-breaking flood. No matter how idyllic a campus may feel, no matter how cocooned the ivory tower, disaster can strike. If a campus is unprepared, it comes like a sucker punch, potentially turning a crisis into a tragedy of unimagined proportions--and causing reverberations that will be…
Descriptors: School Safety, Emergency Programs, Violence, Weapons
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Quintiliani, Lisa M.; De Jesus, Maria; Wallington, Sherrie Flynt – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Objective: To examine an organizational level perspective of the process of adopting Web-based tailored nutrition and physical activity programs for community college students. Methods: In this qualitative study, 21 individual key informant interviews of community college student services and health center administrators were used to examine…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Community Colleges, Health Programs, Nutrition
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Casale, Marisa; Hanass-Hancock, Jill – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2011
In the midst of a generalised HIV and AIDS epidemic in southern Africa, the argument for more coordinated and comprehensive youth sexual health interventions is intensifying. Yet the crucial question of "how best" to provide young people with these skills and knowledge remains a key challenge for policy-makers, researchers and…
Descriptors: Health Education, Sex Education, Foreign Countries, Sexuality
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Swerdzewski, Peter J.; Harmes, J. Christine; Finney, Sara J. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2011
Many universities rely on data gathered from tests that are low stakes for examinees but high stakes for the various programs being assessed. Given the lack of consequences associated with many collegiate assessments, the construct-irrelevant variance introduced by unmotivated students is potentially a serious threat to the validity of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Student Motivation, Inferences, Universities
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Bunnell, Tristan – Educational Forum, 2011
The International Baccalaureate[R] (IB) world, known as "the IB World," is doubling in size every five years. The IB has become a complex educational product, but offers high levels of consistency and reliability in terms of delivery and assessment. However, since late 2008, a number of concerns have been raised about the quality and manageability…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Program Development, Trend Analysis
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Ng, Shun Wing – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2011
Internationalization becomes increasingly important in higher education in a globalized world. Exporting higher education services by recruiting overseas students is an integral facet of internationalization of higher education. It not only helps develop the place as an education hub but also facilitate internationalized environment of higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, International Education, Foreign Students
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Miller, William F.; Thalacker, Brenda L. – American Journal of Business Education, 2013
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, sponsored by the IRS, offers free tax services for individuals with low-to-moderate incomes, the elderly, disabled and/or those who lack English language proficiency. Although established by the IRS in 1969, it is administered by partnering community based volunteer organizations throughout U.S.,…
Descriptors: Taxes, Public Agencies, Accounting, Universities
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Odom, Samuel L.; Cox, Ann W.; Brock, Matthew E. – Exceptional Children, 2013
The increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has intensified the need for high-quality special education services designed for children and youth with ASD and their families. Implementation science provides guidance for moving innovation, such as utilizing evidence- based practices for students with ASD, into regular practice in…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Incidence, Special Education
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