Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes

Many youth programs focused on improving health outcomes have not examined parent/caregiver perceptions postparticipation even though they may significantly influence youth behaviors. The primary purpose of this study was to examine changes in adult perceptions of youth- and family-related behavior after youth participated in a 12-week out-of-school time food preparation, nutrition, and physical activity program with a treatment only design. A secondary objective was to assess differences in survey responses by demographic characteristics. The program targeted fourth- and fifth-grade youth at two Title I elementary schools while also engaging families. Pre- and postprogram surveys were administered to parent/caregivers ( n = 60) across four cohorts spanning the spring 2016 school semester to fall 2017 school semester. Adult demographic characteristics and perceptions of youth- and family-related outcomes were collected. Results demonstrated a significant increase ( p value <.05) in adults’ perceptions of their youth’s ability to choose healthy snacks and decrease screen time. Additionally, lower income adults reported increased youth sedentary habits, adults using food assistance reported decreased family breakfast frequency, and adults with smaller household sizes reported decreased youth activity before school. Further research is needed on adult and family outcomes from youth cooking programs to better understand the adult and youth health relationship and encourage obesity prevention programs to increase their focus on the family component and associated assessments.

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Reach for the stars: a constellational approach to ethnographies of elite schools

Globalisation Societies and Education ◽

10.1080/14767724.2014.888309 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 275-289 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Howard Prosser

Keyword(s):

Elite Schools

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Helen Roche: Sparta’s German children. The ideal of ancient Sparta in the Royal Prussian Cadet Corps, 1818–1920, and in National Socialist elite schools (the Napolas), 1933–1945, Swansea: The Classical Press of Wales 2013, 306 S.

Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte ◽

10.1163/15700739-90000170 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 67 (2) ◽

pp. 203-204

Author(s):

Lukas Bormann

Keyword(s):

National Socialist ◽

Elite Schools ◽

German Children ◽

The Ideal

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Perceptions of Collective Efficacy Among Single Mothers: Insights for Conceptualization and Measurement

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/0192513x18804285 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 39 (17) ◽

pp. 4019-4040 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Sheila Barnhart ◽

Michael C. Gearhart ◽

Kathryn Maguire-Jack

Keyword(s):

Social Control ◽

Collective Efficacy ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Social Cohesion ◽

Teen Pregnancy ◽

Factor Model ◽

Single Mother ◽

Informal Social Control ◽

Family Outcomes ◽

Study Results

Neighborhoods with higher levels of collective efficacy are associated with more favorable family outcomes such as lower teen pregnancy rates and less antisocial behavior among children. Collective efficacy is traditionally measured by combining the constructs of social cohesion and informal social control, yet these two constructs may have unique influences on family outcomes. While prior studies have examined collective efficacy’s factor structure, there is limited understanding of this construct among single-mother families, who have unique social and economic characteristics. In this exploratory study, we tested a single-factor model and two-factor model separating social cohesion and informal social control to examine the underlying factor structure of collective efficacy with a diverse sample of 2,084 unmarried mothers who participated in the third wave in-home survey of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study. Results support that informal social control and social cohesion were best modeled as two distinct, but related, constructs.

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