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Why Expand Dual-Credit Programs?
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Smith, Debbie – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
This study examined the relationship between participation and location of dual-credit enrollment and the educational aspirations of high school students. A total of 304 students from 5 rural Kansas high schools were surveyed. The return rate was 80.9%. Results indicated that participation in dual-credit programs had a positive and significant…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Dual Enrollment, High School Students, Student Surveys
Participation in Sex Work: Students' Views
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Roberts, Ron; Sanders, Teela; Myers, Ellie; Smith, Debbie – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2010
Increasing evidence points to student involvement in the sex industry. The current study comprised a cross-sectional sample of 315 undergraduates at a London university. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, data were gathered on students' financial and employment circumstances and their views on participation in sex work. Results suggested…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Industry, Sexuality, Case Studies
Holidays & Festivals: Activities.
Smith, Debbie – 1994
There are many times throughout the year when change is celebrated. This elementary level, interdisciplinary resource gives background information and activities related to cross-cultural celebrations of change. Topics covered include: (1) "Charting Changes"; (2) "Special People"; (3) "Celebrating Light"; (4)…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Elementary Education, Holidays, Instructional Materials
Issues and Trends in Higher Education Biology Fieldwork
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Smith, Debbie – Journal of Biological Education, 2004
This paper describes the outcomes of a two-day Higher Education focus group meeting at Blencathra Field Centre, Cumbria, in November 2003. A review of the current status of fieldwork in undergraduate courses was undertaken. The data available indicates that although the number of students enrolling in Biological Science courses has increased, in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Focus Groups, Experiential Learning, Biology
Evaluation of the Implementation, Use and Effect of a Computerised Management Information System in English Secondary Schools.
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Visscher, Adrie; Wild, Phil; Smith, Debbie; Newton, Len – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2003
Sophisticated computerized school information systems (SISs) will have to provide school-based information relevant to the development of policies in areas where schools used to merely follow governmental guidelines. The large-scale research project in England, reported in this article, goes some way toward filling gaps in the knowledge on the…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries
Student Mental Health: How Can Psychiatrists Better Support the Work of University Medical Centres and University Counselling Services?
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Waller, Rob; Mahmood, Tariq; Gandi, Robert; Delves, Sally; Humphrys, Nigel; Smith, Debbie – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2005
Student psychiatric morbidity is rising. Whilst the influence of university counselling services is widely reported, NHS involvement by psychiatrists and general practitioners is not so well described. Counselling and mental health service providers for students at the University of Leeds were approached for numerical data and a university Group…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Health Needs, Mental Health, Higher Education