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Maharaj, Sherry I.; Connolly, Jennifer A. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 1994
A study investigated the ethnocultural composition of the peer networks of 896 suburban high school students. Results indicated that gender mix, setting mix, and frequency of contact significantly differed across homogenous, integrated, and heterogeneous peer structures, demonstrating the mitigating impact of environmental factors on the interplay…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Ethnic Relations
Nickerson, Amanda B.; Salamone, Frank J.; Brooks, Jennifer L.; Colby, Sarah A. – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2004
In order to improve post-discharge outcomes for children, it has been proposed that residential treatment centers place a greater emphasis on engaging families and building on strengths of the youths in treatment. This review presents the theoretical and empirical support for several promising strategies for engaging families, such as behavioral…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Social Support Groups, Service Learning, Social Networks
Speitel, Thomas – Educational Perspectives, 2003
Online communities are meeting places for learners on the Internet designed to facilitate interaction and collaboration among people who share common interests and needs. Most participants are drawn by an opportunity to share a sense of community with like-minded strangers, regardless of were they live. School communities can be distinguished by…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Communities of Practice, Network Analysis, Social Networks
Lotherington, Heather – TESL Canada Journal, 2004
Over the last 15 years, the rapid development of information and communication technologies (ICT) has facilitated a revolution in how we use language. Online environments have facilitated creative and variable spelling using code hybridization and stylistic use of mechanical conventions such as punctuation and capitalization, lexical coinages, new…
Descriptors: Social Networks, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Information Technology
Marfo, Kofi; Agorsah, Felix Kwasi; Bairu, Wunesh Woldeselassie; Habtom, Abeba; Ibetoh, Celestina Amauchechukwo; Muheirwe, Monica R.; Ngaruiya, Samuel; Sebatane, Edith M. – International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice: Reconceptualizing Childhood Studies, 2004
Under the broad banner of education, training, and collaboration across systems, this paper examines, through analysis of seven individual projects, issues and insights associated with three central themes: (1) the link between ECD programs and children's school readiness; (2) the promotion of parenting enrichment programs as a childcare quality…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Program Development, Partnerships in Education, Improvement Programs
Becker, Jonathan D. – Journal of School Public Relations, 2004
As the 50th anniversary of the landmark "Brown v. Board of Education" decision arrives, a notably gesellschaftliche (individualist, freedom-oriented, rationalist) paradigm in the education policy agenda prevails. That is to say, in the wake of a series of Supreme Court decisions and the proliferation of publicly funded, ethnocentric charter…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Court Litigation, Influence of Technology, Social Networks
Kosnik, Clare; Beck, Clive – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2003
Much has been written in recent decades about the importance of community in education. According to some of the literature, a solution to the lack of community in preservice education might lie in the creation of "cohort programs," in which a relatively small number of student teachers engage in their coursework and (insofar as possible) their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
Hai-Jew, Shalin – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
Started in 1997, Washington Online Virtual Campus (WAOL) consists of a consortium of 34 community colleges around Washington State to provide asynchronous online learning. WAOL bears many of the features of a loosely coupled organization with its geographically dispersed frontline instructors, fragmented external environment, modularity of courses…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Consortia, Virtual Classrooms
Thompson, D. J.; Ryrie, I.; Wright, S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: As part of a UK programme of work focusing on older people with intellectual disabilities, the circumstance of those who reside in generic services for older people were investigated. Materials and methods: Questionnaires were sent to 2570 residential and nursing homes in 53 local authorities across the UK. Results: Five hundred and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Nursing Homes, Organizational Change
Hansson, Anna; Hilleras, Pernilla; Forsell, Yvonne – Social Indicators Research, 2005
Objectives: The aim of this study was to see if earlier findings about factors associated with well-being could be replicated in a large population-based sample in Sweden. To the best of our knowledge, no research on well-being has been conducted on such a large population in a country, which by most standards is regarded as one of the most…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Adults, Well Being
Kreager, Derek A. – American Sociological Review, 2007
This article examines the extent to which participation in high school interscholastic sports contributes to male violence. Deriving competing hypotheses from social control, social learning, and masculinity theories, I use data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to test if (1) type of sport and (2) peer athletic…
Descriptors: Socialization, Team Sports, Racquet Sports, Extramural Athletics
Pechenizkiy, Mykola; Calders, Toon; Conati, Cristina; Ventura, Sebastian; Romero, Cristobal; Stamper, John – International Working Group on Educational Data Mining, 2011
The 4th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2011) brings together researchers from computer science, education, psychology, psychometrics, and statistics to analyze large datasets to answer educational research questions. The conference, held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, July 6-9, 2011, follows the three previous editions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Logical Thinking, Profiles, Tutoring
Booth, Alan, Ed.; And Others – 1997
In 1994, the U.S. population included an estimated 22.6 million immigrants, over one fourth of whom were from Mexico. Family networks play a crucial role in immigration. Based on a national symposium, this book includes 15 chapters that examine the role of the family in international immigration and the impact of migration on families and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Asian Americans, Biculturalism
Kurita, Janice A.; Janzen, Henry L. – 1996
Children frequently must adapt to changes in their environments, such as school transitions. The different types of social support from different sources were examined here so as to determine the processes by which such support mediates the stress of school transitions. Students' perceptions of the types or amount of support they received from…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
Education Week, 1996
This special report is a collection of seven essays exploring issues in professional development and teacher improvement: (1) "The Missing Link" (Ann Bradley) looks at the elements of effective staff development and new attention focused on teachers' on-the-job training; (2) "Union Dues" (Jeanne Ponessa) examines the role of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development