Building community bonds, bridges, and linkages to promote the career readiness of high school students in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor M. Hernandez-Gantes ◽  
Sasha Keighobadi ◽  
Edward C. Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Career Readiness ◽  
School Students ◽  
Building Community

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

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.

Knowledge about Drug Abuse in an American Small Town

1973 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 571-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. McKee
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Mental Health Clinic ◽  
School Students

In a small (pop. 25,000) Eastern community in the United States, “counselors” (teachers, parents, police, mental health clinic workers, and ministers) and high school students were interviewed and tested to ascertain knowledge regarding drugs. Data suggest that less is known about certain categories of drugs than others; drug users are more knowledgeable about drugs than non-users; police scored consistently lower than other “counselors” and students; and those with higher levels of formal education scored higher. Particular problems and areas of ignorance among the (usually non-drug using) adults who give counsel require identification to aid in establishing more realistic, efficient, and effective organizing, staffing, and operating of programs.

scholarly journals Secular Trends in Sedentary Behavior Among High School Students in the United States, 2003 to 2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1174-1181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seungho Ryu ◽  
Heontae Kim ◽  
Minsoo Kang ◽  
Zeljko Pedisic ◽  
Paul D. Loprinzi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Computer Use ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
The United States ◽  
Secular Trends ◽  
School Students ◽  
Tv Watching

Purpose: To evaluate secular trends in recreational sedentary behavior among high school students in the United States between 2003 and 2015. Design: A series of cross-sectional assessments over a 12-year period. Setting: Data from the 2003 to 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System was used. Participants: Samples of 10 978 to 14 894 adolescents, drawn every 2 years: 2003 to 2015. Measures: The evaluated recreational self-reported sedentary behaviors included TV hours and computer hours that are not schoolwork. Results: For the entire sample, and using polynomial orthogonal coefficients via regression modeling, there was an upward linear trend for total sedentary behavior hours (β = 0.03; p = .001), a downward linear trend in TV watching (β = −0.06; p < .001), and an upward linear trend in computer use (β = 0.08; p < .001) from 2003 to 2015. Similar linear trends ( p < .001) were observed across several subpopulations, including the groups by gender, race/ethnicity, and body mass index. However, various subpopulations differed in TV watching, with black or African American, and obese adolescents having the highest TV watching hours, respectively (eg, 3.82 h/d vs 3.13 h/d in 2015; blacks vs whites; p < .05). Various subpopulations also differed in computer use, with obese adolescents (4.26 h/d in 2015) having the highest computer use. Conclusion: There were significant changes from 2003 to 2015 in sedentary behavior patterns in the US adolescent population. Total recreational sedentary behavior increased in this period. Specifically, TV viewing decreased while computer use increased. Continued monitoring of sedentary behavior trends is needed to better understand the changing behaviors of American adolescents and how they relate to changes chronic disease risk.

scholarly journals Association Between Bullying Victimization and Health Risk Behaviors Among High School Students in the United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (12) ◽  
pp. 833-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marci Feldman Hertz ◽  
Sherry Everett Jones ◽  
Lisa Barrios ◽  
Corinne David-Ferdon ◽  
Melissa Holt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
School Students

A Look at the Second International Mathematics Study Results in the U.S.A. and Japan

1987 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
pp. 359-368
Author(s):  
Patricia J. Horvath
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Students ◽  
Twelfth Graders ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Second International

Japanese results from the Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS) for first-year middle school and third-year high school students appeared in Septemher 1981 under the title Chuugakkoo-Kookoo no Suugaku no Seiseki (Mathematics Achievement of Middle and High School Students). United States' results for SIMS for the eighth and twelfth graders appeared, respectively, in the April 1985 editions of the Arithmetic Teacher and Mathematics Teacher (McKnight and Travers 1985a, 1985b). More detailed results were available in a report entitled Second International Mathematics Study Summary Report for the United States of January 1985. Given the current state of thinking and interest on both sides of the Pacific in mathematics achievement, a look at some of the results for Japan in comparison with those of the United States is very timely.

Indoor Tanning Device Use Among Male High School Students in the United States

2012 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Miyamoto ◽  
Zahava Berkowitz ◽  
Sherry Everett Jones ◽  
Mona Saraiya
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Indoor Tanning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male High School ◽  
Device Use
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