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An Examination of Student Disengagement and Reengagement from an Alternative High School [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Each year, 20% of U.S. students drop out of high school (Balfanz, Bridgeland, Bruce, & Fox, 2013). There is an abundance of research on student behaviors from researchers who explored the process of student disengagement from school (Bowers, Sprott ...
Flores, Marina Escamilla   +1 more
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Membership‐Making in Diverse Societies: Revisiting the Idea of Society as a Common Possession

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The traditional aim of Western social democracy has been to create a society that is a ‘common possession’ of its members (in T.H. Marshall's words). Social democratic politics has therefore been both society‐making and membership‐making, orienting people to a shared society as an object of attachment and loyalty, and nurturing membership ...
Will Kymlicka
wiley   +1 more source

Deciphering the effect of exercise timing on glucose metabolism: a randomised controlled trial

open access: yesCurrent Issues in Sport Science
Introduction Impaired glycaemic control is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide (Roth et al., 2020). Reducing sedentary behaviour and increasing physical activity are key strategies for improving glycaemic
Fabienne Bruggisser   +3 more
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Characteristics of Early Community College Dropouts

open access: yes, 2013
Students who drop out of community college are expensive. Over a five-year period, federal, state, and local authorities spent about $4 billion on community college students who began as first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students but did not return for a second year of school (Schneider and Yin, 2011).
openaire   +2 more sources

The Plummeting Labor Market Fortunes of Teens and Young Adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Employment prospects for teens and young adults in the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas plummeted between 2000 and 2011. On a number of measures -- employment rates, labor force underutilization, unemployment, and year-round joblessness -- teens ...
Andrew Sum   +5 more
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The Comparative Effectiveness of a Group Therapy for Overcontrol (Group Radical Openness) When Delivered In‐Person vs. Remotely: Findings from a Retrospective Naturalistic Service Evaluation

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Group Radical Openness (GRO) is a group therapy for the treatment of costly and harmful overcontrol. The COVID‐19 pandemic necessitated the remote delivery of GRO, notwithstanding its highly interpersonal therapeutic focus. Based on positive service user feedback, the option to attend remotely was maintained after the pandemic. This
Conal Twomey, Siobhan Duffy, Rachel Egan
wiley   +1 more source

Economic impact of training and education in basic skills: summary of evidence (BIS research paper no.6) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper summarises recent quantitative evidence on the economic returns to having or improving literacy and numeracy skills. The summary includes evidence on earnings and employment, and distinguishes between returns to having basic skills whenever ...

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The efficacy of an online self‐administered single session intervention to promote growth mindset in adolescents: A randomised controlled trial

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
We examined the efficacy of an online growth mindset single session intervention (SSI) for young people aged 14–18 years old in the UK. 104 participants were randomised to a registered clinical trial. Intention‐to‐treat analysis yielded negligible effect sizes for anxiety and depression symptoms, whereas the effect on personality mindset was ...
Jessica Ball   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

College Dropout to College Professor

open access: yesJournal of Humanistic Mathematics, 2018
Deborah Gochenaur, Rose Verbos
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The Economic Benefits of Education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Provides facts, statistics, a chart, and resources pertaining to the economic outcomes of ...

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