The Connector Study: A Strategy for Collecting Post-Graduation Data About Low-Income High School Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen D. Arnold ◽  
Katherine Lynk Wartman ◽  
Paul Gordon Brown ◽  
Adam N. Gismondi ◽  
Jessica R. Pesce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Factors associated with cigarette experimentation among adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-454
Author(s):  
Luciene Dias Bispo Veiga ◽  
Claudio Bispo de Almeida ◽  
Paulo Da Fonseca Valença Neto ◽  
Adriana Alves Nery ◽  
Djanilson Barbosa dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Prevalence Ratio ◽  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Informed Consent Form ◽  
La Red

Objetivo: El presente estudio pretende identificar la prevalencia y factores asociados a la experimentación de tabaco en adolescentes.Método: El estudio epidemiológico, transversal, descriptivo y analítico realizado con una muestra aleatoria simple de escolares con edad de 14 a 19 años, matriculados en escuelas públicas de enseñanza media de la red estadual del área urbana del municipio de Jequié-BA. Se utilizó un cuestionario auto-aplicable de llenado voluntario, tras la firma del término de consentimiento libre y aclarado por el responsable cuando menor de 18 años. Se empleó el programa Epi DATA para la digitación de los datos y programa SPSS para calcular la razón de prevalencia y realizar la regresión de Poisson. Resultados: En el estudio de 765 adolescentes, siendo 59,9% del sexo femenino, 80,4% de etnia no blanca, 71,4% sin ocupación remunerada, 74% menos favorecidos económicamente y 37,9% consumen bebida alcohólica. El promedio de edad fue de 16,55 años (dp ± 1,33) años. La prevalencia de la experimentación de tabaco fue del 22,4%. Las variables: padres fuman (RP = 1,57, IC95%: 1,15-2,12), amigos fuman (RP = 2,15, IC95%: 1,56-2,95), uso de bebidas alcohólicas PR = 2,05; IC del 95%: 1.46 a 2.88) y la edad (OR = 1,36; IC del 95%: 1,01-1,84) fueron los que permitieron predecir mejor el riesgo de que un escolar experimente con el tabaco. Conclusiones: La prevalencia de experimentación fue 22,4%, y las variables que mejor permitieron predecir la predisposición de un escolar a experimentar el tabaco fueron tener padres fumadores, tener amigos que fuman, hacer uso de bebidas alcohólicas y ser del grupo de edad de 17 a 19 años. Objective: The present study aims to identify the prevalence and factors associated with cigarette experimentation among adolescents.Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical epidemiological study carried out with a simple random sample of students aged 14-19 years enrolled in public high schools in the urban area of the city of Jequié, in the state of Bahia. After the A self-administered questionnaire of voluntary completion was used after the participants (or their parents/guardians in the case of participants under 18) signed the free informed consent form. Data was entered with Epi DATA software and SPSS software was used to calculate the prevalence ratio and perform Poisson regression. Results: The study sample consisted of 765 adolescents, as follows: 59.9% were female individuals, 80.4% were non-white, 71.4% did not have a paid job, 74% lived in low-income families, and 37.9% used alcohol. The mean age was 16.55 years (sd ± 1.33) years. The prevalence of smoking experimentation was 22.4%. The variables: parental smoking (PR = 1.57, 95% CI: 1.15-2.12), smoking friends (RP = 2.15, 95% CI: 1.56-2.95), alcohol drinking (OR = 2.05, 95% CI: 1.46-2.88), and age group (RP = 1.36, 95% CI: 1.01-1.84) were the best predictors of the risk for experimentation with cigarettes among high school students.Conclusions: The prevalence of experimentation was 22.4%, and the variables that best predicted the likelihood of experimenting with tobacco among high school students were smoking parents, smoking friends, alcohol use and aged 17-19 years. Objetivo: O presente estudo visa identificar a prevalência e fatores associados à experimentação de tabaco em adolescentes.Método: Estudo epidemiológico, transversal, descritivo e analítico realizado com uma amostra aleatória simples, de escolares com idade de 14 a 19 anos, matriculada em escolas públicas de ensino médio da rede estadual da área urbana do município de Jequié-BA. Utilizou-se um questionário auto-aplicável de preenchimento voluntário, após assinatura do termo de consentimento livre e esclarecido pelo responsável quando menor de 18 anos. Empregou-se o programa Epi DATA para a digitação dos dados e programa SPSS para calcular a razão de prevalência e realizar a regressão de Poisson.Resultados: Participaram do estudo 765 adolescentes, sendo 59,9% do sexo feminino, 80,4% de etnia não branca, 71,4% sem ocupação remunerada, 74% menos favorecidos economicamente e 37,9% fazem uso de bebida alcoólica. A média de idade foi de 16,55 anos (dp±1,33) anos. A prevalência da experimentação de tabaco foi de 22,4%. As variáveis: pais fumam (RP=1,57; IC95%:1,15-2,12), amigos fumam (RP=2,15; IC95%:1,56-2,95), uso de bebidas alcoólicas (RP=2,05; IC95%:1,46-2,88) e grupo etário (RP= 1,36; IC95%:1,01-1,84) foram as que melhor permitiram prever o risco de um escolar vir a experimentar tabaco.Conclusões: A prevalência de experimentação foi 22,4%, e as variáveis que melhor permitiram prever a predisposição de um escolar vir a experimentar o tabaco foram possuir pais fumantes, ter amigos que fumam, fazer uso de bebidas alcoólicas e serem do grupo etário de 17 a 19 anos.

scholarly journals Recruiting Underrepresented Minority and Low-Income High School Students into Dentistry While Educating Dental and Dental Hygiene Students About Academic Careers

2014 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marita R. Inglehart ◽  
Stephen J. Stefanac ◽  
Kimberly P. Johnson ◽  
Anne E. Gwozdek ◽  
Kenneth B. May ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Dental Hygiene ◽  
Academic Careers ◽  
Underrepresented Minority ◽  
School Students ◽  
Dental Hygiene Students

Mapping the Inequity Implications of Help-Seeking in Online Credit-Recovery Classrooms

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-40
Author(s):  
Jennifer Darling-Aduana ◽  
Annalee Good ◽  
Carolyn J. Heinrich
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Credit Recovery ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Classroom Behaviors ◽  
Time Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
Instructor Support

Background Expectations that students should request assistance from teachers when needed, a set of classroom behaviors termed “help-seeking,” have the potential to contribute to inequitable access to quality learning experiences in traditional classroom settings. Purpose This study extends current literature by mapping the nature of help-seeking interactions between students and teachers in online high school credit-recovery classrooms, where the implications of help-seeking have yet to be examined systemically. Research Design Drawing on qualitative and quantitative analysis of data collected from the 2014–2015 through 2016–2017 school years in a large, urban school district serving predominantly low-income student of color, we identify patterns in these interactions and their implications for disparities in academic opportunities. Findings We find that few of the high school students enrolled in online credit-recovery courses had access to consistent, constructive interactions in instructional spaces, even though most students required instructor support to obtain full access to the learning environment. Our observations point to disparate access to quality educational experiences in online credit-recovery labs that mirror those documented by others in traditional classroom settings. Conclusions Based on these findings, we identify strategies to support more equitable learning in online courses including explicit expectations and proactive assistance to students as well as the use of real-time data by teachers, lower student-teacher ratios, and assigning teachers certified in course subjects to improve educational quality.

An IT-LSCD Model For IT Deprivation Among Low-Income Urban High School Students

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverley Pickering-Reyna
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Computer Training ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Technology Literacy ◽  
Urban High School ◽  
School Students

This study observed the Information Technology and Life Skills Career Development (IT-LSCD) model. IT-LSCD addressed three dilemmas urban high school students faced: 1) The digital divide, 2) Functional electronic illiteracy, and 3) Youth unemployment among underrepresented groups in a thriving technological society. The Information Technology 2000 Computer Training (IT 2000) Project utilized IT-LSCD to integrate technology literacy…

scholarly journals YES International Summer Service Program Design for High School Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-59
Author(s):  
Victor Udoewa
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Summer School ◽  
Service Program ◽  
School Students ◽  
International Internship ◽  
Public Charter Schools ◽  
Character Building

YES Prep Public Schools is a group of public charter schools focused on serving students from low-income communities across Houston, Texas. One requirement of all YES students is summer school between grades 5 through 10 and two mandatory summer internships between grades 10 and 12. Due to financial concerns many students who desire to do an international internship cannot afford any available programs offering such internships. In 2005, we introduced a new, internal, international summer service program for YES high school students to satisfy our summer internship requirement. This paper focuses on the process and results of designing, implementing, and modifying the program using the Lean Startup methodology through its first few years before it won a national award for its character-building work.

Correlates to Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Status and Willingness to Vaccinate in Low-Income Philadelphia High School Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (8) ◽  
pp. 527-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah B. Bass ◽  
Amy Leader ◽  
Michelle Shwarz ◽  
Judith Greener ◽  
Freda Patterson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Vaccination Status ◽  
School Students ◽  
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination
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