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High School GPA and Exam Scores: Does Their Relevance for First‐Year Academic Performance Vary With Program Selectivity?

Bulletin of Economic Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines student admissions to higher education based on past performance, focusing on two measures: high school GPA and national exam scores. GPA is teacher‐assigned and based on repeated assessments, while these exams are externally graded, one‐off standardized tests. Using a nationwide dataset, we investigate how the relevance of
Pedro Luis Silva, Carla Sá, Ricardo Biscaia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risky behavior and depression are linked to energy drink and tobacco use among Palestinian refugee children in a conflict setting: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Medicine (Baltimore)
Sanduka D, Igbaria S, Khatib O, Saifi M, Saudi L, Hanani A, Damiri B, Damiri B.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A systematic review and meta‐analysis of school‐based interventions for PTSD and trauma‐related symptoms: what effective elements they have in common?

Child and Adolescent Mental Health, EarlyView.
Background Schools provide critical support for students exposed to traumatic experiences, with school‐based trauma interventions demonstrating reductions in posttraumatic stress symptoms. However, heterogeneity in design, implementation, and efficacy of existing interventions makes it challenging to select suitable interventions and to understand ...
Kirsten Rowlinson, Lucinda Grummitt, Isabelle Lynch, Chloe Conroy, Ivana Kihas, Erin Kelly, Emma L. Barrett   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral Health Interventions for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children and Caregivers: A RE‐AIM Systematic Review of Implementation Gaps

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To characterise implementation reporting completeness of oral health interventions for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children and caregivers using the RE‐AIM framework (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance). Methods Six databases (PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library)
I. Awadh, D. Ha, R. Boyd, A. Khan, L. Ball, M. Nisar, S. Zafar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gaps in immunization coverage at school entry and after two years of school attendance among immigrant and refugee children in Ontario, Canada. [PDF]

PLoS One
Wilson SE, Chambers C, Wilton AS, Bai L, Crowcroft N, Deeks SL, Halperin SA, Kwong JC, Rashid M, Tu K, Wilson K, Guttmann A.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Defining Disability in Oral Health Policy and Practice in the UK

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives In the United Kingdom (UK), disabled people face barriers accessing dental care, leading to poor oral health. To understand these barriers, the present study examined how disability is defined and conceptualised in UK oral health policy documents, and explored the implications of these framings for the provision of dental care for ...
K. Rijhwani, J. E. Gallagher, S. Scambler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low Hepatitis B Immunity Among Ukrainian Refugee Children and Adolescents in Poland: Need for Targeted Screening and Vaccination. [PDF]

Vaccines (Basel)
Stopyra L, Banach K, Wood M, Stala J, Merklinger-Gruchała A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Accountability and Hyperaccountability in Child Protection Scandals

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The number of child abuse–related deaths has decreased significantly in the United Kingdom over the past 50 years, but there remains public and political concern about the actual and perceived risk of child deaths, with resultant processes enacted to supervise child protection practice.
Robin Sen, John Devaney
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency care utilization by refugee children compared to controls: A statewide database analysis. [PDF]

PLoS One
Abrams AH, Leonard J, Brewer SE, Young J, Adelgais KM.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

We Guide Them to Independence. Experiences of Professionals Involved in the Transition to Adulthood of Unaccompanied Refugee Adolescents

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper explores the experiences of professionals who support unaccompanied refugee adolescents in the Netherlands as they transition to adulthood. This study highlights a crucial yet understudied period for these young people, many of whom arrive at the age of 16 or older and have only a short period of time to become self‐sufficient before
L. N. Hacquebord, A. E. Zijlstra, W. J. Post, M. Smit   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source