investigate factors that may influence smoking behaviour in secondary school students in Nairobi. Design: Cross-sectional survey in which a self-administered questionnaire was issued to the students. Setting: Sampled public and private secondary schools in Nairobi. Participants: All the students in the selected secondary schools were included in the study. Results: Five thousand, three hundred and eleven(74. 1%) secondary school students were covered. There were 3658 boys and 1653 girls in the
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failings in athletic programs are well documented in journals, newspapers, and books. It is difficult to watch the local or national news without hearing about a scandal in an athletic program. These scandals range from youth programs all the way up through club programs, high school programs, and NCAA athletics. These moral failures hurt the student athletes and cause them to suffer. This literature review explores the possibility of servant leadership and transformational leadership helping administrations
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Imagine you are gay youth in a homophobic community. Every day your emotions are beaten into the ground by your friends, community leaders, maybe even your family. How would this make you feel? Most likely, you would feel depressed. It is possible you would go to extreme measures like suicide. You would not be alone. LGB youth are almost five times as likely to have attempted suicide compared to heterosexual youth. Five times more likely that other children. That’s a lot. A likely reason for this
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I am very reserved and quiet but approachable. It was expected of me to always try in school. When I was younger, I would try to set goals for myself and reach them. Anytime I face a challenge I am determined to succeed because I like to prove to myself that I can accomplish things. I was always surrounded by positive attitudes in my family
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judicial system as adults. As social views began to change, many started to see juvenile offenders as youths who had simply lost their way, rather than hardened criminals. The first large movement involved with removing juveniles from the adults took place with the Houses of refuge. In the early 1800’s reformers became concerned about the overcrowded conditions in the jails and the corruption youth experienced when confined with adult felons. The first House of Refuge opened in New York in 1825, as
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Rehabilitation The Answer? Lisa Perdew Prof. H. Mathers Ivy Tech Community College With the growing number of crimes being committed by juveniles the question of whether punishment as adults or rehabilitation in a youth facility is the better option has never been more relevant. Some say that if a child commits a heinous crime, such as murder, they should be punished just as an adult would be. Others say child criminals are children first and criminals second and
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may continue throughout adulthood. Many adolescents struggling with mental health issues begin to exhibit symptoms such as acting out at home or in school, showing a decreased interest in activities that they previously enjoyed, or bringing home poor grades. Others ultimately are charged with offenses ranging from status offenses for things such as skipping school, to misdemeanor offenses such as burglary or possession of a controlled substance, or even more serious charges. In Iowa, adolescents
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PSY 357 November 3, 2012 The Faith Factor Youth are faced with so many influences throughout the course of their adolescent years. There are many life changing decisions they must face daily. If we as Americans and Christians arm them with the values needed, they can make decisions based upon their faith, values, and personal experiences. By giving them the knowledge needed to make the informed decisions, we are creating a path for these youth that can positively impact their futures and the
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Statistics and studies in the last decade have proven that there are many successful ways of preventing crimes in our youth, and it not only involves parents but mentors in our schools and communities. A 2008 study estimated that over 60% of children in the United States were exposed to violence, crime or abuse within that year. (Finkelhor, 2011) Regardless of whether it occurred in school, at home, or somewhere else, it just shows the huge effect that criminal behavior has on us at an early age. Although
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Background of the Study Language is very important in our life. It is used to express our thoughts and ideas to communicate with others. In this modern era, language changes constantly. The language that we use today is getting wider and wider. Nowadays, youth; especially students are fond of using cyber gadgets like cell phones and computers to convey their messages and through these, they learned how to cope and change the way they convey their thoughts and ideas in different forms. Indeed, English proficiency
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