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Malignant Neglect: Substance Abuse and America's Schools
This analysis of data relating to substance abuse by young people in American schools finds that an alarming number of middle and high school students attend schools where alcohol, drugs, and tobacco are kept and sold.
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Education > Classroom Behaviour
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The National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
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September 01, 2001
Aggressive Girls in Canada
This paper examines the biological and social risk factors related to the development of aggressive problems and the psychosocial difficulties associated with high levels of aggression in girls.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Community Soundings: The Primary Review regional witness sessions
This paper reports on 87 regionally-based discussion sessions with those involved in day-to-day primary school education in Britain including children, staff, managers and parents.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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University of Cambridge Faculty of Education
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October 2007
The Gentleman’s “A
This study determines that higher grading standards in elementary school benefit students academically.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Hoover Institution
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Spring 2004
Disruptive Events during the High School Years and Educational Attainment
This paper examines how high school attendance, dropout rates, and the pursuit of post-secondary education are affected by family structure and family relocation.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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August 01, 1998
Bullying and Victimization Among Canadian School Children
This study uses the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to research bullying among school-aged children in Canada.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Father Absence and Child Well-being: A Critical Review
This paper investigates the relationship between father absence and child outcomes, including academic performance, levels of educational attainment, psychological well-being, behaviour, and early life transitions.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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November 2002
Grade Retention and School Performance: An Extended Investigation
This paper outlines several predictors of grade retention for children and provides evidence that grade retention does not promote student achievement but rather impedes academic and social development.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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August 01, 1998
Let the Funding Follow the Children: A Solution for Special Education in Ontario
This paper looks at evidence that the public school system is not adequately dealing with the needs of exceptional (special needs) students.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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The Fraser Institute
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April 01, 2004
Who are the Most Violent Ten and Eleven Year Olds? An Introduction to Future Delinquency
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report examines the “pre-adolescent problem behavior” of children ages 10 and 11, in order to understand early offending and potential intervention strategies.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Respectful Schools: Restorative Practices in Education
This study reports on the successful use of restorative justice practices within New Zealand high schools in response to behaviour problems and under achievement.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Office of the Children’s Commissioner and the Institute of Policy Studies, School of Government, Victoria University, Wellington
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January 2007
Extended Early Childhood Intervention and School Achievement: Age 13 Findings from the Chicago Longitudinal Study
This study measured the academic performance of a group of black, inner-city children who had participated in the Chicago Child-Parent Center and Expansion Program.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 01, 1996
Children and Divorce: A Snapshot
This document looks at the short-term, intermediate, and long-term effects that divorce has on various aspects of the lives of the children involved and discusses factors that can mediate these effects.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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October 01, 1998
Readiness to Learn at School Among Five-year-old Children in Canada
This study examined the readiness to learn among Canadian children at 5 years of age by measuring abilities, behaviours and attitudes important in early school achievement.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Statistics Canada
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November 2006
Who Killed School Discipline?
This article examines parents’ concern over the lack of discipline in public schools.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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The Manhattan Institute
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Spring 2000
Supporting Vulnerable Learners in the Primary Grades: Strategies to Prevent Early School Failure
This article discusses strategies for helping children who are vulnerable to school failure.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
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Fall 2003
How Welfare and Work Policies for Parents Affect Adolescents: A Synthesis of Research
This report reviews existing research relating to the effects of welfare to work initiatives for low-income mothers on their adolescent children.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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MDRC
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May 2002
The Peer Effect on Academic Achievement Among Public Elementary School Students
This paper examines the effects of peers on academic performance and achievement, and finds peer relationships have a significant impact on children's social and academic development.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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The Heritage Foundation
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May 26, 2000
Measuring Teachers' Perceived Interactions with Children: A Tool for Assessing Beliefs and Intentions
This article discusses a study about teachers' beliefs and intentions about the significance of teacher-child interactions.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
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Fall 2004
Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen
The author examines the trend in which young people are entering adolescence early, skipping the preadolescence stage.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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The Manhattan Institute
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Autumn 1998
The Urban Child in Peril: “Can Literacy Change the Outcome?
This presentation addresses the literacy crisis, and focuses on Pennsylvania's efforts in promoting literacy.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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The Manhattan Institute
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November 1, 1999
Effectiveness of Special Education: Is Placement the Critical Factor?
While acknowledging that no method of instruction or placement can make learning disabled students perform at the same level as their non-disabled peers, this paper argues that it is the quality of instruction, not the placement environment, that is most important in helping these students.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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The Future of Children
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Spring 1996
Readiness for School: A Survey of State Policies and Definitions
This study provides US data about determining school readiness in children.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
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Fall 2000
Starting School: Effective Transitions
This article discusses the effective qualities of transition-to-school programs.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
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Fall 2001
Correlates of Family Routines in Head Start Families
This study examines the relationship between family routines and other phenomena that affect the family.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
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Spring 2004
Well-Being Outcomes of Children in Kinship Care Literature Review
This literature review examines the well-being of children in kinship care.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Children and Family Research Center
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June 2003
Successful Initiative for Educating At-Risk Students
This paper explores Houston's Community Education Partners program, which has proven to be a successful alternative method for dealing with disruptive and/or academically challenged grade nine students.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
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January 11, 2000
Poverty, Delinquency and Educational Attainment: Cumulative Disadvantage or Disadvantage Saturation
This paper examines two theories pertaining to the impact of delinquency on the educational attainment of poor and non-poor youth.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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April 14, 2003
From Home to School - How Canadian Children Cope: Initial Analyses Using Data from the Second Cycle of the School Component of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
This paper uses the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to examine the impact of early childhood care, education, and literacy activities on children's performance in their early school years.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Statistics Canada
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October 14, 1999
Private Schools Safer for Teachers and Students
This article compares public schools and private schools in terms of their rates of violence against students and teachers.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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The Heartland Institute
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January 01, 2004
Focus on the Wonder Years: Challenges Facing the American Middle School
This book looks at the academic achievement of American middle school students and examines factors influencing their educational performance, such as the quality and training of teachers and principals, levels of parental involvement, peer relationships, and their social and emotional well-being.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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RAND Corporation
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2004
Class Size and Student Achievement: Is There a Link?
This paper presents evidence suggesting that decreasing class size does not enhance students' academic performance.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Goldwater Institute
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August 01, 1995
Welfare Reform’s Impact on Adolescents: Early Warning Signs
This article discusses the negative impact of welfare reform on adolescents whose mothers left welfare and returned to the workforce.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Child Trends
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July 01, 2001
School Achievement of Canadian Boys and Girls in Early Adolescence: Links with Personal Attitudes and Parental and Teacher Support for School
Using data on ten and eleven year old children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth this paper examines the links between academic achievement, children’s self-perception, and the support of adults during the child’s transition to adolescence.
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Category:
Education > Classroom Behaviour
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
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