Prevalence of mental disorders among high school students in National Guard Housing, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

<p><em>This study investigates whether teaching spelling to high school students using different techniques, i.e. copy, cover, compare and flip folder, would improve students’ spelling. Additionally, it explores students’ opinions and perceptions towards these techniques. The research conducted in Granada high school in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Thirty-six male students participated in this study whose levels according to the course book were assumed to be B1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). In this study, a mixed research method was used where data was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The first group was taught using copy cover and compare method (CCC), which emphasizes repeated practice when errors occur in students spelling, whereas the second group was trained using the flip folder technique which is a combination of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic techniques that were believed to enhance memorization. A post-test was utilized immediately after the intervention and the results showed that the CCC group outperformed the Flip Folder group. </em></p>

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Stigmatising attitudes towards people with mental disorders: Results from a survey of Japanese high school students

Psychiatry Research ◽

10.1016/j.psychres.2013.10.034 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 215 (1) ◽

pp. 229-236 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Kumiko Yoshioka ◽

Nicola J. Reavley ◽

Andrew J. MacKinnon ◽

Anthony F. Jorm

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Mental Disorders ◽

School Students

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Perceptions of nursing as a future profession among high school students' females in AL-RASS city, Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies ◽

10.14419/ijans.v6i2.8152 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 79 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Arwa Al-humaidan ◽

Fathia Mersal

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

High School Students ◽

Secondary School ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Future Career ◽

Nursing Career ◽

Almost All ◽

Future Choice

Background: Saudi Arabia has a huge shortage of Saudi nurses. Therefore, the students’ perception of nursing affect their future choice of nursing career. Despite nursing is an honorable profession the majority of Saudi’s families still do not think like that about nursing.Aim: This study aimed to explore the Perceptions of nursing as a future profession among Secondary school students' females in Al Rass city KSA.Design: A cross-sectional descriptive design was utilized.Sample: A convenient sample of female’s secondary school was included.Tools: Professional nursing perception questionnaires were used and provided to 225 females aged 16 and above who are attending the largest 4 high governmental schools in Al-Rass city in the Qassim region of KSA.Result: the result revealed that almost all had an idea about the functional aspect of nursing career, and 37% of them have got this infor-mation from media. However, only 29% of participants will choose nursing as a future career. Additionally, 55.1% of participants indicated that nursing requires science background that was their primary reason to avoid nursing career.Conclusion: this study concluded that the majority of respondents do not prefer nursing as future career. Therefore, there is a critical need to enhance the image of nursing and attract more high school students into this profession.

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