Since January 2018, every Friday afternoon, one campus classroom in Canada is transformed. Tables are set up with two chairs facing one another; a chess set invites players to begin. An interactive white board shows a game ...
Social Sciences
May 24, 2018
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Parents are an undeniably influential force in their children's lives. But a new study from the University of Georgia suggests that when it comes to religion, an engaged congregation may also be a deciding factor of whether ...
Social Sciences
Sep 5, 2023
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Students who are chronically absent from school often perform poorly academically, and are more likely to be delinquent, drop out, or engage in other high-risk behaviors. New research identified a common way to define absenteeism ...
Education
Sep 28, 2018
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Kids who faced daunting barriers to success in the classroom had a clear message for University at Buffalo researchers who asked them as young adults to look back on their experiences with maltreatment, homelessness and their ...
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2018
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The allure of street gangs is something Gabriel "Joey" Merrin knows firsthand, having grown up in low-income neighborhoods in inner-city Chicago that are notorious for gang violence, crime and poverty.
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2016
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A new University of California, Davis, survey finds that one of the strongest motivations for potential foster parents is the chance to help keep families together. It also identifies those Californians who are most and least ...
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2016
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Young black males feel less safe when they go to neighborhoods with a larger white population than occurs in areas they normally visit, a new study suggests.
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2018
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A primary purpose of special education is to equip students with disabilities for a flourishing future after graduation. Yet, the employment outcomes of youth with disabilities have continued to lag far behind their peers ...
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2022
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Research has shown that police are about three times more likely to kill black men compared to white men. A new University of Minnesota School of Public Health study surveyed various stakeholders to learn why they think violent ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2020
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Afterschool programs with positive, responsive, and organized environments can have academic benefits for students, finds a new study by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2017
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