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Harklau, Linda. "From High School to College: Student Perspectives on Literacy Practices." Journal of Literacy Research 33.1 (2001): 32-70. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article discribes the transition from high school to college. More specifically it discusses the transition for the women. There was a study that followed women in theirlast months of high school into their first few months of college. This study recorded the effects and emotions of the women as they readjusted to the college life.\n

Aarons, Dakarai I. "Focus on Instruction Turns around Chicago Schools: Network Gets Results in 5 Schools in Chicago without "Drastic" Steps." Education Week 29.16 (2010): 1,. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the need to restaff certain schools becasue of the poor teaching skills. Over a ten year span the Chicago city schools have received new principles, teachers, and curriculum. Preparing students for college starts in grade school, in preparing for high school. There have been multiple reconstructions including a yearly test and weekly lessons in preparation for that test. This helps students prepare for the riger and high level of education for the students' future.\n

Boden, Joseph M., David M. Fergusson, and L. John Horwood. "Experience of Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Abortion in Adolescence and Early Adulthood." Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal 33.12 (2009): 870-876. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The study looks at how child sexual abuse can tie in with adolescent abortions to influence adulthood. The study that was done was a 25-year study of the heath, development and adjustment of 1,265 New Zealand children. Studies showed that if higher rates of abuse were shown, then high rates of pregnancy and abortion developed.

Fineran, Kerrie, et al. "The Barnum Effect and Chaos Theory: Exploring College Student ACOA Traits." Journal of College Student Psychotherapy 24.1 (2010): 17-31. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The text both agrees with and opposes the idea that adul tchildren of alcoholics are a distinct group. Two-hundred college students were placed into one of the four categories: Adult Children of Alcoholics, Adverse Childhood Event Group, Alcohol and Adverse Childhood Event Group and the No Adverse Event Group. These students completed tests that measured drug and alcohol use.

Barrett, Betty. "The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Other Forms of Childhood Adversity on Adulthood Parenting." Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 18.5 (2009): 489-512. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The study looked at how the impact of child sexual abuse on adulthood parenting. The samples were primarily African-American mothers. Sexual abuse survivors showed much lower rates of affection towards their children, higher rates of aggression and mouch more frequent uses of corporal punishment than those of mothers who had not been abused.

Tyler, Kimberly A., Katherine A. Johnson, and Douglas A. Brownridge. "A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Child Maltreatment on Later Outcomes among High-Risk Adolescents." Journal of Youth and Adolescence 37.5 (2008): 506-521. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. A sample was taken from 360 students that examined the effects of childhood abuse, parenting and well-being through running away and school involvement. Results showed that parenting had a direct involvement with school engagement, running away and well-being. Neglect during childhood was related to abuse while sexual abuse and living in a disadvantaged neighborhood were left with worse well-being. Running away was definately associated with participation in violent activities. Gender also moderated the relationship with running away and abuse in favor of females.

Shen, April Chiung-Tao. "Long-Term Effects of Interparental Violence and Child Physical Maltreatment Experiences on PTSD and Behavior Problems: A National Survey of Taiwanese College Students." Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal 33.3 (2009): 148-160. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The study dealt with the long-term impact of witnlessing interparental violence and experiencing actual abuse. Also, it was looked at if Chinese beliefs originated kat home could contribute to adults' trauma and behavior. Taiwanese college stuents were surveyed and each placed into four groups: no violence, interparental violence only, child physical maltreatment only and dual violence.

Taymans, Juliana M., et al. Learning to Achieve: A Review of the Research Literature on Serving Adults with Learning Disabilities. National Institute for Literacy, 2009. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. This source talks about how to identify someone with a learning disability. It tells the impact of having a learning disability. It gives a developmental view of adults with learning disabilities, and tells how to intervene with different accommodations for them. The author also explains the difficulty in identifying a learning disability in those who are just learning the english language.

Simon, Joan B, and Elena A. Savina. "Transitioning Children from Psychiatric Hospitals to Schools: The Role of the Special Educator." 2010. Education Resources Informaiton Center. Web. 3 Nov. 2010 This article is all about transitioning children from a phychiatric hospital into school and the role secial education teachers plan in that transition.

Barrett, Betty. "The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Other Forms of Childhood Adversity on Adulthood Parenting." Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 18.5 (2009): 489-512. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. The study looked at how the impact of child sexual abuse on adulthood parenting. The samples were primarily African-American mothers. Sexual abuse survivors showed much lower rates of affection towards their children, higher rates of aggression and mouch more frequent uses of corporal punishment than those of mothers who had not been abused.

Boden, Joseph M., David M. Fergusson, and L. John Horwood. "Experience of Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Abortion in Adolescence and Early Adulthood." Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal 33.12 (2009): 870-876. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. The study looks at how child sexual abuse can tie in with adolescent abortions to influence adulthood. The study that was done was a 25-year study of the heath, development and adjustment of 1,265 New Zealand children. Studies showed that if higher rates of abuse were shown, then high rates of pregnancy and abortion developed.

Larson, Natasja, Jim Parsons, and Laura Servage. "The Google-ization of Knowledge." Online Submission (2007): ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 20 Nov. 2010. The article looks at how Google has changed how knowledge is used, accessed, and the impact it has on those that seek and create it. They suggest that Google is reshaping, how knowledge counts as important, helps business, education, among other things. The authors suggest that the way we access information and how it is presented to us changes how we view knowledge and its creditability.

Schneider, Joan. "Besides Google: Guiding Gifted Elementary Students onto the Entrance Ramp of the Information Superhighway." Gifted Child Today 32.1 (2009): 27-31. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. In this, Schneider explores how the internet is affecting gifted students in how they find resources that their libraries just can't possibly contain. Within the last decade the internet has become a major tool and curriculum are being changed to go along with it. The ones that are excelling are the students that can process large amounts of information quickly and relatively accurately.

Corbett, Patrick. "What about the "Google Effect"? Improving the Library Research Habits of First-Year Composition Students." Teaching English in the Two-Year College 37.3 (2010): 265-277. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 20 Nov. 2010. The article talks about how the students' research behavior affect the tradtional method of library research in first-year writing courses and then gives an alternate method using libbraries and internet search tools. They details the obligation that educators place on students to use the tools to find relevant information. They present a human-computer interaction study that offers a possible explanation as to the interaction of the students and their non-academic information searches.

Simon, Joan B, and Elena A. Savina. "Transitioning Children from Psychiatric Hospitals to Schools: The Role of the Special Educator." Residential Treatment for Children & Youth 27 (2010): 1-14. Education Resources Informaiton Center. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. This article is all about transitioning children from a psychiatric hospital into school and the role special education teachers plan in that transition. It discusses the relationship between parents, hospital staff, and the special educators in the efforts to make the transition for the child less dramatic. It also talks about the behavior problems of the child once they are back in a school setting. This research was conducted with special educators to develop what skills and resources they need to help the child succeed.

Hanushek, Eric A., John F. Kain, Jacob M. Markman, and Steven G. Rivkin. "Does Peer Ability Affect Student Achievement?" JSTOR. Journal of Applied Econometrics, Sept.-Oct. 2003: 527-544. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. . This article is about the analysis of peer tutoring. The peer interaction of student tutoring shows that the one on one attention helps the tutee pay attention more. In college, the distractions of a roommate are gone and the student can concentrate on their studies. Peer groups have a positive effect as well with more participation if the student does not feel comfortable speaking in class. Peer groups and peer tutoring also help with parents minds as they know their child is getting more help.

Ferris, Eric, Mark Finster, and David McDonald. "Academic Fit of Student-Athletes: An Analysis of NCAA Division I-A Graduation Rates." Research in Higher Education 45.6 (2004), 555-575. Ohio Link. Web. 19 Nov 2010. A study was conducted using the graduation rates of college student athletes in order to determine their legitimacy. Researchers concluded that graduation rates alone cannot account for the lower rates among athletes. They say that there are numerous factors that affect this, including admissions standards and wealth of the institution. The study also discusses the relationship between admissions and educational attainment. The study concludes with hopefully providing a model that promotes both academic and athletic excellence.