scholarly journals Motivational interviewing with at-risk youth (MARS) mentoring program: a targeted behavioral intervention for students in alternative settings

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Lauren Henry
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Alternative Education ◽  
Motivational Interviewing ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Treatment Effects ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Alternative Settings

The purpose this study was to examine the treatment effects of a research-based intervention for students in alternative education: The Motivational Interviewing with At-Risk Students (MARS) Mentoring Program. Specifically, treatment effects were expected to in social, emotional, behavioral, and academic performances. MARS Mentoring is a unique program founded in self efficacy strategies, specifically Motivational Interviewing paired with behavioral modification practices. The 10-week intervention was delivered school-wide to 48 students (grades K-12). Two behavioral alternative schools also participated in data collection, serving as non-intervention schools for comparison. Outcome measures included school disciplinary actions for students (out of school suspension, office discipline referrals, and minor classroom referrals), academic performance (Math and English grade means), student self-efficacy, and targeted protective factors for students in alternative settings (using the Alternative Education Tier-3 Assessment). Two sets of analyses are presented. First, unmanipulated data from one school receiving intervention and two non-intervention schools were evaluated using simple means comparisons. In addition, to control for potential sample bias, propensity score matching methods were employed using a nearest neighbor matching algorithm. Students receiving the MARS intervention demonstrated significant improvements in social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes by establishing consistent improvements across all data analytic methods. Preliminary results indicated significant academic improvements for students enrolled in MARS Mentoring, however the model did not support significance after propensity score matching. Further implication for practice and direction for future research based on the findings are discussed.

Mentorship for Doctor of Education Candidates: Exploring Sustainability, Networking, and Expected Outcomes within a Mentoring Program

2021 ◽  
pp. 194277512110138
Author(s):  
Rachel Louise Geesa ◽  
Kat R. McConnell ◽  
Rebecca D. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Career Readiness ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Doctor Of Education ◽  
Mentoring Relationship ◽  
Professional Leadership ◽  
Expected Outcomes

Candidates who pursue a Doctor of Education (EdD) often have a unique set of challenges as these candidates typically hold professional leadership roles in schools, districts, or organizations while taking courses and completing a dissertation. EdD candidates may benefit from participating in a mentoring relationship to gain social, emotional, academic, and career readiness support. In this paper, we explore perceptions of an EdD mentoring program related to sustainability, networking, and expected outcomes of their current mentoring opportunities. Perceptions of mentors’ and mentees’ self-efficacy, readiness, and progress are also studied in order to better support candidates in completing the doctoral program.

scholarly journals Estimating Treatment Effects of Unit-Based Pricing of Household Solid Waste Disposal

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-43
Author(s):  
Christopher Wright ◽  
John M. Halstead ◽  
Ju-Chin Huang
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Treatment Effect ◽  
Treatment Effects ◽  
Average Treatment Effect ◽  
Solid Waste Disposal ◽  
Annual Reduction

Propensity score matching is used to estimate treatment effects when data are observational. Results presented in this study demonstrate the use of propensity score matching to evaluate the average treatment effect of unit-based pricing of household trash for reducing municipal solid waste disposal. Average treatment effect of the treated for 34 New Hampshire communities range from an annual reduction of 631 pounds per household to 823 pounds per household. This represents an annual reduction of 42 percent to 54 percent from an average of 1530 pounds per household if a town did not adopt municipal solid waste user fees.

scholarly journals IS IT POSSIBLE TO DEVELOP SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS OF ADOLESCENTS? EVIDENCE FROM BRAZILIAN PROGRAM

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (78) ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Resende Oliveira ◽  
Elaine Toldo Pazello ◽  
Tatiane Almeida de Menezes
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Educational Goal ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Initial Value ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
It Impacts ◽  
Socioemotional Skills ◽  
The Impact

There are scarce but relevant researches stating the importance of educatingsocioemotional competencies to the youth as it impacts individual’s success in life, andwhat is even more scarce is the analysis of the results and impact of programs that worktowards that educational goal, either implemented though public policies and Government funded projects. This paper seeks to evaluate the impact of the Academia EducarProject in 2016, focusing on its’ development of socioemotional skills on students usingthe methods of propensity score matching and differences in differences. Positive andsignificant effects were found on sociability (12% of initial value), assertiveness (16% ofinitial value) and political participation (double the initial percentage of treaties interested in participating in the country’s policy). The results for locus control and imaginative variables were significant and in the direction expected only in part of the specifications; for volatility, the results do not suggest impact. Several robustness analyzes wereperformed to validate the results found.

Mentor’s Self-Efficacy Trajectories During a Mentoring Program for At-Risk Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 575-589
Author(s):  
Ashley A. Boat ◽  
Lindsey M. Weiler ◽  
Molly Bailey ◽  
Shelley Haddock ◽  
Kimberly Henry
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
At Risk Adolescents

Socioeconomic status based on race in early-stage anal squamous cell carcinoma undergoing locoregional therapy.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4056-4056
Author(s):  
Suleyman Yasin Goksu ◽  
Muhammet Ozer ◽  
Muhammad Shaalan Beg ◽  
Syed Mohammad Ali Kazmi ◽  
Aravind Sanjeevaiah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Locoregional Therapy ◽  
Black Patients ◽  
White Patients

4056 Background: Anal Squamous Cell Cancer (ASCC) is a highly curable cancer. Underserved and vulnerable populations are particularly at risk of developing this disease. We aimed to study racial disparities and overall survival (OS) in patients with ASCC who received radiation therapy (RT) or chemo-RT (CRT) using the National Cancer Database. Methods: We identified adult patients with early-stage (stage I-II) ASCC diagnosed between 2004-2016 who underwent RT or CRT. We compared the clinical and treatment characteristics of white and black patients. The chi-square test was used for categorical variables. Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression method performed for survival analyses. We used 1:1 nearest neighbor propensity score matching to eliminate selection bias. Results: A total of 10,014 patients; 90.2% were white and 9.8% were black. White patients were more likely to be female, older age, have higher rate high-school education, private insurance, higher income, and travel a longer distance (all p < .001). Black patients were more likely to be higher comorbidity score and be treated at an academic/research facility. White patients had a higher rate of CRT and significantly better overall survival (OS) as compared to black patients (5-year survival 76% vs. 70%, p < .001) which persisted after propensity score matching (5-year survival 76% vs. 70%, p = .002). This difference continued after adjusting for clinically important factors, including HPV status (unmatched p < .03, matched p = .008). In the patients who received CRT, white patients were associated with improved OS versus black patients (unmatched 77% vs. 71%, p < .001; matched 77% vs. 71%, p = .011), and even after multivariate Cox analysis (unmatched p < .001; matched .014) (Table). Conclusions: White patients had significantly better OS as compared to black patients with early-stage ASCC as well as in the patients who received CRT. White patients were associated with high education level, higher income, and private insurance. The rate of HPV positive was similar among groups. Further investigations are needed to enlighten these disparities and target the increase education of the population at risk. [Table: see text]

scholarly journals Estimation of Average Treatment Effects Based on Propensity Scores

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 358-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sascha O. Becker ◽  
Andrea Ichino
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Labor Economics ◽  
Treatment Effects ◽  
Propensity Scores ◽  
Short Overview ◽  
Average Treatment ◽  
Matching Estimators ◽  
Average Treatment Effects ◽  
Supported Work

In this paper, we give a short overview of some propensity score matching estimators suggested in the evaluation literature, and we provide a set of Stata programs, which we illustrate using the National Supported Work (NSW) demonstration widely known in labor economics.

scholarly journals Estimation of the Treatment Effects of Ownership on the Indirect Financing of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuzhen Wang ◽  
Yi Hu ◽  
Xiaohua Xia ◽  
Ying Deng
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Treatment Effects ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Private Enterprises ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Subprime Crisis ◽  
Indirect Financing ◽  
Long Time ◽  
China’S Economy

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the important driving forces for the growth of China’s economy. However, financing difficulty has always been the important problem besetting the development of SMEs for a long time. In particular, in recent years, US subprime crisis in 2008 caused a heavy blow to the development of some externally oriented SMEs. Thus, how to effectively overcome financing predicament for the SMEs is crucial for Chinese government. In this paper, based on microdata from China Industrial Enterprise Database, propensity score matching (PSM) method is adopted to conduct empirical analysis about the treatment effects of indirect financing level of SMEs under different systems. Empirical results reveal that state-owned enterprises enjoy indirect financing advantages compared with other enterprises and there is certain ownership discrimination against foreign-funded enterprises and private enterprises. In particular, the indirect financing rate of state-owned enterprises is 1.4% higher than that of other enterprises, and the indirect financing rate of foreign-funded enterprises is 6% lower than that of other enterprises; private enterprises are advantageous in indirect financing compared with other enterprises; however, indirect financing rate of private enterprises is 1.8% lower than that of state-owned enterprises, which also reveals ownership discrimination to certain extent.

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