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Depression, Substance Abuse and College Student Engagement: A Review of the Literature
This paper discusses the role of engaged learning in the prevention of substance use and abuse, and depression.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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National Centre on Addiction and Substance Abuse
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November 01, 2003
Substance Abuse and Learning Disabilities: Peas in a Pod or Apples and Oranges?
This paper demonstrates that a variety of factors place children with learning disabilities at greater risk of substance abuse later in life, and argues that early intervention is necessary in order to reduce this risk.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
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September 01, 2000
Ontario’s Private Schools: Who Chooses Them and Why?
This survey examines the characteristics of the growing number of parents who use private schools in Ontario and investigates the reasons for their choice.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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The Fraser Institute
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May 2007
Foster Care Children Need Better Educational Opportunities
This paper argues that early warning signs of many problems are seen in the classroom and consequently foster care children should be provided with school choice options and tuition scholarships to remedy common problems foster children face such as instability and low expectations.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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The Heritage Foundation
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June 5, 2007
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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Education > Educational Involvement
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University of Cambridge Faculty of Education
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October 2007
Early Offending: Understanding the Risk and Protective Factors of Delinquency
This study looks at violence and property offence among 12- and 13-year-old boys.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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Human Resources Development Canada
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2000
Competent Children at 10: Families, Early Education, and Schools
This report is part of a longitudinal study into the roles of the home and education in the development of children's competencies from age five until they leave school.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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New Zealand Council for Educational Research
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October 10, 2001
Sports, the Arts and Community Programs: Rates and Correlates of Participation
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this paper addresses whether participation in sports, arts and community programs is linked to better psychosocial adjustment in children, and whether the rates of participation can be based on socio-demographic variables.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Canadians and Back to School
This survey shows Canadian attitudes toward the effectiveness of the school system.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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Leger Marketing
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August 01, 2003
Parents' Involvement in their Children’s Learning and Schools
This paper reviews policies and practices concerning parental involvement in education in the UK.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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National Family and Parenting Institute
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January 2006
Helping Your Child Become a Reader
This paper provides age-appropriate strategies for developing childrens' skills and interest in reading.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
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2005
Report Card on Alberta's Elementary Schools: 2004 Edition
This report provides an evaluation and ranking of 769 of Alberta's public, separate, private, charter, and francophone elementary schools.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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The Fraser Institute
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February 01, 2004
The Family: America’s Smallest Schools
This report suggests that early home experiences influence early school achievement.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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Educational Testing Service, Policy Information Center
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September 2007
Home Schooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream 2nd edition
This paper examines home schooling in Canada, defining what it is and who chooses to educate at home.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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Fraser Institute
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October 2007
Building, Engaging, and Supporting Family and Parental Involvement in Out-Of-School Time Programs
This brief examines the benefits of parental involvement in out-of-school programs and the hindrances to parental involvement.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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Child Trends
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June 2007
At a Crossroads First Results for the 18 to 20-year-old Cohort of the Youth in Transition Survey
This paper assesses how the future of Canada is dependent on the current education and employment quality of today's youth.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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Human Resources Development Canada
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January 01, 2002
Background for Community Level Work on Educational Adjustment in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors
This paper looks at students' educational adjustment by examining academic performance, achievement motivators, school engagement, and educational goals and expectations.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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Child Trends
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December 2001
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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Education > Educational Involvement
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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August 01, 1998
If You Build It, They Will Come: The Impact Of New Universities On Local Youth
This literature review explores research on students’ university attendance and finds that students who grow up closer to a university are more likely to attend.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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Statistics Canada
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February 2007
School choice and Equality: Learning from Overseas Experience
This paper examines education policy in parts of Europe and North America, focusing on voucher systems, tax incentives, and independent school initiatives such as Free Schools and Charter Schools.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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Civitas
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December 2005
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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Education > Educational Involvement
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 01, 1996
Who Killed School Discipline?
This article examines parents’ concern over the lack of discipline in public schools.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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The Manhattan Institute
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Spring 2000
The Well-being of Canada’s Young Adults in 2000: A Fact Book and Preliminary Analysis
This paper examines the overall well-being of young Canadians (age 15-34).
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Education > Educational Involvement
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Christian Commitment Research Institute
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June 2003
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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Education > Educational Involvement
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Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
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Fall 2003
Measuring up: The performance of Canada’s youth in reading, mathematics and science
This paper examines the academic achievement of Canadian youth in the later years of their schooling.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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Human Resources Development Canada, Statistics Canada, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
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December 2001
Maternal Employment, Migration, and Child Development
This article evaluates the roles and relationships between parental and school influences on child development.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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November 2003
Competent Children at 12: A Report to the Ministry of Education
This report is part of a longitudinal study into the roles of the home and education in the development of children's competencies from age five until they leave school.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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New Zealand Council for Educational Research
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2004
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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Education > Educational Involvement
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Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
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Fall 2004
Parent Involvement in Children's Education: Efforts by Public Elementary Schools
This report looks at the extent to which schools involve parents in school communication, sponsor activities, volunteer positions and decision-making.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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National Center for Education Statistics
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January 1998
Parents and Schools: Partners in Student Learning
This report provides information about activities sponsored by public elementary schools to promote and encourage parental involvement in children's education.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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National Center for Education Statistics
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October 1996
Parents' Reports of School Practices to Involve Families
This report provides information about parents' perceptions of school efforts to involve them in their children's education, and examines the extent to which parents are involved with their children's schools as a result of these efforts.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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National Center for Education Statistics
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October 1996
Fathers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools
This paper examines the extent to which resident and nonresident fathers are involved in their children's education, and the impact their involvement has on children's academic achievement.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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National Center for Education Statistics
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October 1997
Factors Associated With Fathers' and Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools
This issue brief provides information about the number of parents who have low, moderate and high levels of involvement in their children's education, with results categorized according to grade level, parental education, and family income.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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National Center for Educational Statistics
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April 1998
Students Do Better When Their Fathers Are Involved at School
This issue brief demonstrates that, both in two-parent and single parent families, children are more likely to experience academic success, participate in extracurricular activities, and enjoy school if their father is highly involved with their school.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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National Center for Education Statistics
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April 1998
How Involved are Fathers in their Children's Schools?
This issue brief looks at the nature, extent and effect of fathers' involvement in their children's education.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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National Center for Education Statistics
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April 1998
Nonresident Fathers Can Make a Difference in Children's School Performance
This issue brief shows that when nonresident fathers are highly involved with their children's schools, children are less likely to have to repeat a grade or to be suspended or expelled.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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National Center for Education Statistics
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June 1998
Efforts by Public K–8 Schools to Involve Parents in Children’s Education: Do School and Parent Reports Agree?
This report looks at whether or not parents and teachers have similar perceptions of the extent to which schools try to involve parents in their children's education.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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National Center for Education Statistics
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September 2001
Family-Child Engagement in Literacy Activities: Changes in Participation Between 1991 and 1993
Using data from the 1991 and 1993 National Household Education Surveys, this paper discusses the effectiveness and value of various literacy activities that prekindergarten children engage in with their parents.
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Education > Educational Involvement
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National Center for Education Statistics
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December 1994
National Household Education Survey: Fathers' and Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools by Family Type and Resident Status
This paper explores the level of parental involvement in their child's school and education, and examines the impact of this involvement on the child's academic outcomes.
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