Epidemiology of Rugby-Related Fractures in High School- and College-Aged Players in the United States: An Analysis of the 1999-2018 NEISS Database

During high school, developing competence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is critically important as preparation to pursue STEM careers, yet students in the United States lag behind other countries, ranking 35th in mathematics and 27th in science achievement internationally. Given the importance of STEM careers as drivers of modern economies, this deficiency in preparation for STEM careers threatens the United States’ continued economic progress. In the present study, we evaluated the long-term effects of a theory-based intervention designed to help parents convey the importance of mathematics and science courses to their high-school–aged children. A prior report on this intervention showed that it promoted STEM course-taking in high school; in the current follow-up study, we found that the intervention improved mathematics and science standardized test scores on a college preparatory examination (ACT) for adolescents by 12 percentile points. Greater high-school STEM preparation (STEM course-taking and ACT scores) was associated with increased STEM career pursuit (i.e., STEM career interest, the number of college STEM courses, and students’ attitudes toward STEM) 5 y after the intervention. These results suggest that the intervention can affect STEM career pursuit indirectly by increasing high-school STEM preparation. This finding underscores the importance of targeting high-school STEM preparation to increase STEM career pursuit. Overall, these findings demonstrate that a motivational intervention with parents can have important effects on STEM preparation in high school, as well as downstream effects on STEM career pursuit 5 y later.

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Epidemiology of Overuse Injuries in Collegiate and High School Athletics in the United States

The American Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1177/0363546515580790 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 43 (7) ◽

pp. 1790-1797 ◽

Cited By ~ 59

Author(s):

Karen G. Roos ◽

Stephen W. Marshall ◽

Zachary Y. Kerr ◽

Yvonne M. Golightly ◽

Kristen L. Kucera ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

High School ◽

The United States ◽

Overuse Injuries ◽

High School Athletics

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Undocumented Status and Schooling for Newcomer Teens

Harvard Educational Review ◽

10.17763/0017-8055.85.3.478 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 85 (3) ◽

pp. 478-501 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Elaine C. Allard

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

High School ◽

Formal Education ◽

Undocumented Students ◽

The United States ◽

Ethnographic Study ◽

Border Crossing ◽

Transnational Identities ◽

Undocumented Status ◽

Professional Aspirations

In this ethnographic study, Elaine C. Allard describes and analyzes the characteristics and experiences of undocumented newcomer adolescents attending a US suburban high school. She considers the ways in which newcomer adolescents show agency in their border crossing, prioritize work over formal education, and express transnational identities. She contrasts their experience with the predominant narrative of DREAMers, undocumented childhood arrivals who are often characterized as migrating to the United States “through no fault of their own,” who prioritize professional aspirations through schooling, and who are “American in spirit.” Allard calls attention to a subgroup of undocumented students who may benefit from different approaches by educators and immigrant advocates.

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Envisioning the Graduate of the Future: In Review 2018

10.31235/osf.io/n7kqs ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Alyssa Napier ◽

Elizabeth Huttner-Loan ◽

Josh Littenberg-Tobias ◽

Garrett Beazley ◽

Justin Reich

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

High School ◽

Learning Experience ◽

The United States ◽

High School Graduate ◽

Online Course ◽

School Graduate ◽

Massive Open Online ◽

Massive Open Online Course ◽

The Future

Envisioning the Graduate of the Future (March 8 to April 5, 2018) was an experiment in rapidly producing a compelling, open, online learning experience. This massive open online course (MOOC) featured schools at various stages of developing their vision of a high school graduate. Over 2,000 educators and others from across the United States and 100+ countries registered for a collaborative and exploratory design process to develop a graduate profile, a shareable document that conveys what a community and/or school believes a high school graduate should know and be able to do.

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Cross community study of mathematics anxiety between the high school students in Illinois USA and Jordan

Social and Management Research Journal ◽

10.24191/smrj.v9i1.5209 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Ruba Mohammad Miqdadi

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Mathematics Anxiety ◽

Cultural Difference ◽

The United States ◽

Main Study ◽

School Students ◽

Educational Implications ◽

Anxiety Levels

The purpose ofthe study is to examine whether there are any significant differences in the mathematics anxiety levels between high school students in Jordan and their counterparts in the United States. Another purpose is to examine whether there are gender differences related to mathematics anxiety among high school students ofboth communities. A total of 1,386 high school students in the United States and Jordan participated in main study. This study showed that Jordanian high school students exhibited a significantly higher mathematics anxiety than United States high school students. Furthermore, the study revealed that female high schooLstudents in the United States acquired a significantly higher mathematics anxiety level than males. Another finding of this study was that males in Jordan had a significantly higher leveL of mathematics anxiety than males in the United States. The findings and educational implications ofthe study are discussed in light ofthe cultural difference between the two communities.

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