Examining the Likelihood of Parents’ Homework Involvement With Elementary-Aged Students With Individualized Education Plans

Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis

Future Directions ◽

School Communication ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Elementary-aged students with individualized education programs (IEPs) tend to experience more challenges and demonstrate lower homework completion as compared with peers without IEPs. Parent involvement in homework can significantly improve a child’s homework achievement, but little research has examined the factors associated with higher levels of homework involvement for parents of children with IEPs. Using the 2016 Parent and Family Involvement survey, weighted hierarchical ordinal logistic regression analysis was implemented to determine how a child’s IEP status, parents’ demographic characteristics, school-level variables, and parents’ expectations predicted parents’ odds of helping their child with homework. Results indicated parents’ race and income, along with school communication, parent satisfaction, and the interaction between a child’s IEP status with parents’ expectations predicted parents’ likelihood of involvement in their child’s homework. The implications of these findings and future directions are discussed.

Factors associated with initiation and use of snus among adolescents

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1177/14034948211062311 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 140349482110623

Author(s):

Vibeke Ansteinsson ◽

Ibrahimu Mdala ◽

Rune Becher ◽

Liv Grøtvedt ◽

Simen E. Kopperud ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Vocational Education ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Strong Association ◽

School Level ◽

Smoking History ◽

Tobacco Prevention ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Educational Plans

Aim: We investigated factors associated with the initiation and continuation of snus use in adolescents in Norway. The associations with adolescents’ own educational plans, the parents’ educational level(s) and tobacco habits were estimated. Methods: In this cross-sectional questionnaire-based study, 1465 patients aged 18–20 years participated. The questionnaire was administered at regular dental examinations in the public dental health service. To assess the association between individual factors and the initiation of tobacco habits, a generalised structural equation model with random effects at the clinic level was used. Binary responses were modelled using multilevel binary logistic regression, while the number of snus boxes used per month was modelled using a multilevel Poisson regression model. Results: Of current (daily and occasional) tobacco users, 85% were snus users, including dual users of both snus and cigarettes. The median age of snus initiation was 16 years. Both parental snus use and smoking were associated with an increased risk of snus initiation, snus use and a higher amount of use. An increased risk of using snus was associated with male gender and with no educational plans or planning for further vocational education. The amount of snus used was higher among current snus users with a prior smoking history and among those planning for further vocational education. Conclusions: These findings may aid in developing and targeting tobacco prevention strategies aimed at young people. Tobacco prevention measures should start at the elementary school level. The strong association with parental tobacco habits underlines the importance of parents’ influence on their children’s tobacco use.

Evaluation of Written Individualized Education Programs

Council review ◽

10.1177/001440297804500307 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 207-208 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Lee H. Andersen ◽

Sandra L. Barner ◽

Harry J. Larson

Keyword(s):

Education Programs ◽

Individualized Education

Media Review: Developing and Implementing Individualized Education Programs

Council review ◽

10.1177/001440297904600217 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 46 (2) ◽

pp. 146-146

Author(s):

Wesley C. Brown

Keyword(s):

Education Programs ◽

Media Review

Dressing Your IEPs for the General Education Climate Analysis of IEP Goals and Objectives for Students with Multiple Disabilities

Remedial and Special Education ◽

10.1177/074193259401500504 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. 288-296 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

MICHAEL F. GIANGRECO ◽

RUTH E. DENNIS ◽

SUSAN W. EDELMAN ◽

CHIGEE J. CLONINGER

Keyword(s):

General Education ◽

Multiple Disabilities ◽

Education Programs ◽

Climate Analysis ◽

Goals And Objectives

THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS (IEPS) OF 46 STUDENTS FROM NINE DIFFERENT STATES IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 WHO HAVE MULTIPLE DISABILITIES AND RECEIVE ALL OR PART OF THEIR EDUCATION IN GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSES. THROUGH CATEGORICAL CODING OF THE STUDENTS' IEP GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, SEVERAL THEMES WERE IDENTIFIED THAT HIGHLIGHT PROBLEMATIC CHARACTERISTICS OF IEPS. ALTERNATIVES ARE SUGGESTED THAT THE AUTHORS BELIEVE MAY MORE ADEQUATELY COMMUNICATE THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS TO THEIR TEACHERS IN GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSES AND IMPROVE THE USEFULNESS OF IEPS.

Why Working Apart Doesn’t Work at All: Special Education and English Learner Teacher Collaborations

Intervention in School and Clinic ◽

10.1177/1053451218762469 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 54 (1) ◽

pp. 31-39

Author(s):

Sara E. N. Kangas

Keyword(s):

Special Education ◽

Public Schools ◽

Students With Disabilities ◽

English Learner ◽

Education Programs ◽

Linguistic Development ◽

Synergistic Relationships ◽

Learning English

With many students learning English also identified with disabilities in public schools, collaborations across special education and English learner (EL) education are critical to promoting these students’ academic and linguistic development. Yet, many special education and EL teachers work independently of one another, focusing on their own specialized roles. In the process, students with disabilities who are learning English receive fragmented, inadequate special education and EL services. This article provides specific strategies—cocreating individualized education programs and instituting consultations—special education and EL teachers can implement to break out of their isolated roles and to build synergistic relationships that benefit the learning of students with disabilities who are learning English.

Factors Associated With Health Literacy and Medication Adherence in an Urban Community

The Senior Care Pharmacist ◽

10.4140/tcp.n.2019.604 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (9) ◽

pp. 604-612

Author(s):

Salome Bwayo Weaver ◽

Mary Maneno ◽

Prince Chijioke ◽

Debbynie Barsh ◽

Rachel Mayaka

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Medication Adherence ◽

Health Literacy ◽

School Health ◽

Education Level ◽

School Level ◽

High School Level ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Health Literacy Level ◽

Literacy Level

OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this study is to determine factors associated with health literacy and medication adherence in an urban community. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess factors associated with health literacy and medication adherence. Participants were recruited from October 2012 to April 2013. SETTING: Ambulatory care clinic and senior wellness center. PARTICIPANTS: Participants were eligible if they were older than 18 years of age and had received care at the ambulatory clinic or obtained services at the senior wellness center. INTERVENTIONS: REALM survey and the Morisky 8-Item Medication Adherence Questionnaire. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The two outcomes evaluated in this study were health literacy and medication adherence. RESULTS: A total of 51 participants were enrolled in the study. Twenty-seven (53%) of the participants were noted to be nonadherent to their medications. Twenty (74%) of these participants read below the high school level, and the remaining 7 (26%) read above a high school level. Study findings showed that both education level and comorbidities status were associated with health literacy. Participants who had a below high school education level had greater odds of having a below high school health literacy level (odds ratio [OR] = 7.500, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.482-37.949). Participants who had two or more comorbidities had greater odds of having a below high school health literacy level (OR = 24.889, 95% CI 2.698-229.610). CONCLUSION: Our study results found associations between both comorbidities and education with health literacy.

Individualized Education Programs

10.1007/springerreference_223863 ◽

2012 ◽

Keyword(s):

Education Programs ◽

Individualized Education

Factors associated with the institutionalization of a physical activity program in Australian elementary schools

Translational Behavioral Medicine ◽

10.1093/tbm/ibz126 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Matthew Bourke ◽

Toni A Hilland ◽

Melinda Craike

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Elementary Schools ◽

School Context ◽

School Level ◽

Relative Advantage ◽

School Capacity ◽

Principal Characteristics ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Formal Program ◽

Physical Activity Programs

Abstract The health benefits of classroom-based physical activity programs may only be sustained if programs are continually implemented over time. Despite the importance of instituting physical activity programs to ensure their continued implementation, little is known about factors associated with institutionalization of programs at a school level. The purpose of this study is to examine how school context, principal characteristics, and program attributes are associated with the institutionalization of Bluearth Foundation’s Active Schools program in Australian elementary schools. Current principals from schools who participated in the Active Schools program between 2015 and 2017 reported the level of institutionalization of the program, school context, principal characteristics, and perceived attributes of the program. Univariate associations were calculated using Pearson’s correlation coefficient, independent sample t-tests and one-way ANOVA. Linear regression using backward deletion was used to calculate significant or marginally significant (p < .1) multivariate associations. Thirty of the 211 eligible principals participated in the study. School capacity (r = .617, p < .001); perceived student behavioral (r = .577, p < .001), health (r = .499, p < .001), and enjoyment benefits (r = .529, p < .001), relative advantage (r = .417, p = .022), observability (r = .385, p = .036), and having the program delivered by a Bluearth coach at the time of the study (η 2 = .426, p < .001) all had a significant positive univariate association with institutionalization. School capacity (β = 1.802, p = .001), observability (β = 0.902, p = .061), and having the program delivered by a Bluearth coach at the time of the study (β = 2.580, p = .003) remained significant in the final multivariate model. Results suggest that schools that have someone who can provide support implementing a program are more likely to institute the program into policies and practices. It is also important that school administrators have the tools to evaluate the benefits of physical activity programs and to perceive them as being beneficial for their students. However, schools may struggle to institutionalize physical activity programs after formal program delivery has concluded.

Recent advances in understanding necrotizing enterocolitis

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.17228.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 107 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Mashriq Alganabi ◽

Carol Lee ◽

Edoardo Bindi ◽

Bo Li ◽

Agostino Pierro

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Preterm Infants ◽

Necrotizing Enterocolitis ◽

Advanced Disease ◽

Current Understanding ◽

Disease Development ◽

Current Management ◽

Future Directions ◽

Ongoing Research ◽

Factors Associated

Necrotizing enterocolitis is a devastating intestinal disease affecting preterm infants. In spite of ongoing research and advancement in neonatal care, mortality remains high, especially in infants with advanced disease. The mechanism of disease development, the progression of intestinal injury, and management remain areas of ongoing research and controversy. In this review, we examine our current understanding of the disease, its epidemiology, the risk factors associated with the development of the disease, and its pathophysiology. We also describe current management and new emerging research highlighting potential future directions.