Depressive Symptoms Among Students in Texas Alternative High Schools: Prevalence, Correlates, and School Policies

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. S94
Author(s):  
Karen E. Johnson ◽  
Donna G. Rolin
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Alternative High Schools ◽  
School Policies

School Burnout Inventory (SBI)

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katariina Salmela-Aro ◽  
Noona Kiuru ◽  
Esko Leskinen ◽  
Jari-Erik Nurmi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Vocational Schools ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Reliability Indices ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
School Burnout

This study introduces a measure for school burnout and examines its validity and reliability among students in upper secondary high schools and vocational schools by using confirmatory factor analysis. School-related burnout comprises three dimensions: (a) exhaustion at school, (b) cynicism toward the meaning of school, and (c) sense of inadequacy at school. A total of 1418 (709 girls, 709 boys) adolescents from 13 postcomprehensive schools (6 upper secondary high schools, 7 vocational schools) filled in a questionnaire concerning their school burnout and background variables. The results showed that the three-factor solution, compared to one- or two-factor solutions, fit the data best and also gave the best reliability indices. The three theoretically-derived dimensions of school burnout were closely related but separate constructs. Finally, concurrent validity for the School-Burnout Inventory (SBI) was found when the correlations of depressive symptoms, school engagement, and academic achievement with each of the three dimensions of school burnout were examined: The more depressive symptoms adolescents suffered, the more exhaustion, cynicism, and inadequacy they reported; and the lower their academic achievement and school engagement, the more cynicism and inadequacy they reported.

School-Level Efforts to Address Sexual Health and Risky Sexual Behavior Among Students in Texas Alternative High Schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 105984052095043
Author(s):  
Karen E. Johnson ◽  
Kathryn L. Conn ◽  
Cynthia Osborne ◽  
Kelly L. Wilson ◽  
Lynn Rew
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sexuality Education ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽  
Alternative High Schools ◽  
Reproductive Health Services ◽  
Sexual Reproductive Health

We compared sexual/reproductive health services and sexuality education topics provided in Texas alternative high schools (AHSs) with the prevalence of sexual risk behaviors among students in AHS. Using cross-sectional data from convenience samples of 14 principals, 14 lead health educators, and 515 students, we calculated descriptive statistics for 20 services and 15 sexuality education topics provided by AHSs and seven sexual risk behaviors among students in AHS. AHSs provided few sexual/reproductive health services and limited educational content, despite high levels of sexual risk taking among students. For example, no AHSs taught students about proper condom use, yet 84% of students have had sex. Findings provide preliminary evidence of unmet needs for school-based sexual/reproductive health services and comprehensive sexuality education in AHS settings. Future investigation with larger, representative samples is needed to assess the provision of sexual/reproductive health services and sexuality education in AHSs and monitor sexual risk behaviors in the AHS population.

Integrating Service Learning into a Curriculum to Reduce Health Risks at Alternative High Schools

2005 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Denner ◽  
Karin Coyle ◽  
Leah Robin ◽  
Stephen Banspach
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Alternative High Schools

A YRBS Survey of Youth Risk Behaviors at Alternative High Schools and Mainstream High Schools in Hong Kong

2001 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 443-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Lee ◽  
Clement K. K. Tsang ◽  
Shiu-hung Lee ◽  
Cho-yee To
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Alternative High Schools

Vestiges of Segregation in the Implementation of Inclusion Policies in Public High Schools

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Rose McCarthy ◽  
Roberta Wiener ◽  
Leslie Carol Soodak
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Dual System ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
School Policies ◽  
Institutional Practices ◽  
Sustained Change ◽  
Prior Experiences ◽  
Policies And Practices

The present study sought to determine to what extent vestiges of the dual system of educating students with and without disabilities persist and how they undermine the implementation and sustainability of inclusive education. We investigated how prior experiences with segregation shape administrators’ thinking and school policies and practices through interviews with administrators in 11 public high schools. Analysis of the interviews indicated that remnants of past policy and practice persist and that these vestiges and their causes weaken the prospect of sustained change. We discuss the limitations of relying on legislation to change long-standing institutional practices that reinforce a philosophy of difference.

scholarly journals Substance use and dietary practices among students attending alternative high schools: results from a pilot study

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrisa Arcan ◽  
Martha Y Kubik ◽  
Jayne A Fulkerson ◽  
Peter J Hannan ◽  
Mary Story
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Alternative High Schools ◽  
Dietary Practices
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