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School-Based Prevention Programs for Children and Adolescents
Schools are a natural environment for prevention programmes as an infrastructure exists for reaching large numbers of children during their formative years. This volume evaluates the effectiveness of school-based programmes designed to prevent social problems among young people. The author focuses on prevention of behavioural, social and academic problems, and emphasizes the role of education in substance abuse prevention and health. Durlak argues that the school… More >>
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Offender Rehabilitation in Practice: Implementing and Evaluating Effective Programs
Offender Rehabilitation in Practice is the first book in its field to reconcile the perspectives of both researchers and practitioners. Bernfeld, Farrington and Leschied go beyond the concept of “what works”, by combining a review of this knowledge, with an effective guidebook on the implementation of state-of-the-art programs in the field. Divided into three parts, all the chapters have either a programmatic, or an economic, or a policy focus. Part I discusses key… More >>
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Organized Activities As Contexts of Development: Extracurricular Activities, After School and Community Programs
School-aged children in the U.S. and other Western nations spend almost half of their waking hours in leisure activities. For some, out-of-school time is perceived as inconsequential or even counterproductive to the health and well-being of young persons. Recently, however, there has been a growing recognition that–along with family, peers, and school–the organized activities in which some youth participate during these hours are important contexts of emotional, … More >>
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International Guide to Public & Private Secondary School Programs in Canada 1999: Includes Comprehensive Program Profiles, Program Costs + Admissions, … and Private Secondary Schools in Canada)
Geared to the needs of international students, this guide features in-depth profiles of more than 35 private and public secondary school programs across Canada, providing information such as curriculum, facilities, admissions, expenses and support for international students. Includes an overview of Canadian education and detailed descriptions of provincial education systems. Supported by the Canadian Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Canadian … More >>
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Creating Health Behavior Change: How to Develop Community-Wide Programs for Youth
The purpose of this book is to provide a process for the development of effective community-wide health behaviour programmes for children and adolescents. Significant behaviour change among young people across a variety of behaviors and community-based research studies has been achieved through programmes that have been created on this ten-step process…. More >>
Creating Health Behavior Change: How to Develop Community-Wide Programs for Youth
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