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Chien-Wen, Lai. "How Financial Attitudes and Practices Influence the Impulsive Buying Behavior of College and University Students." Social Behavior & Personality: An International Journal 38.3 (2010): 373-380. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article shows certain indications, or in other words tell tale signs that many people who have problems with financial spending hold in common. The article has tables that show results on whether or not students had plans on how to spend their money, if they actually kept track of their money, and why they spent their money. The main point of the article was the difference between compulsive, and pre-determined purchases of college students. I also thought that this article would be good because the field work was done on international students. This shows that financial literacy is just not a problem amongst college students in the states. This problem is occurring all over the world and this article shows that.

Sullivan, Philip J., Tammy Whitaker-Campbell, and Mike MacKay. "Physical Literacy in Coaching Education Materials: A Case Study of Canada Basketball." Physical & Health Education Journal 76.1 (2010): 32-35. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. In terms of coaching, there are many different qualities that lead to success. This article connects physical literacy with coaching education. A full understanding of physical literacy is needed to be successful in coaching. Literacy is very important in many different aspects of sport. Knowledge about physical literacy is very important in sports and athletic training.

Squellati, Robin. "Health Literacy: Understanding Basic Information." Creative Nursing 16.3 (2010): 110-114. Web. 24 Nov 2010. This article is about the concern of health literacy in Americans today. It tells of the importance of being able to obtain, processm and understand basic health information. Many of the healthcare providers out there are nurses, and, according to this article, they can help decrease the amount of patients with low health literacy. This article also states that health literacy can have an impact on an idividuals health status and the cost of health care in general. There is a big need for nurses to educate their patients about their health and health literacy in general.

The article discusses financial-literacy programs at universities and colleges in the United States. Programs like Texas Tech University's help its students master the basics of budgeting, saving, and not buying what they can't afford. These programs are especially important as colleges grapple with rising costs and an economic downturn in the country. The author states that financial literacy affects student retention, productivity, and mental health, and may also generate good will in a time when colleges are being criticized for repeatedly raising tuition, fees, and housing costs. (From the EBSCO abstract.)\n

Earlier studies associated the first year of college with a dramatic increase in body weight, termed the "freshman 15". However, recent studies showed that weight gain might be smaller. The purpose of this review was to evaluate the extent of observed weight/body composition changes, including factors associated with them, among students entering university. Searches were conducted for studies examining weight/body composition changes during freshman semesters. Most studies were not comprehensive in assessing numerous potential causative factors for weight gain. Methods for assessing diet, physical activity, and behavioral factors varied among studies. Weight changes were often not quantified by measures of body composition (lean/fat) to ascertain that changes were limited just to gains in fat mass. Overall, weight changes ranged from 0.7-3.1 kg, but among individuals who gained weight, the range was narrower, 3.1-3.4 kg. There may be specific groups of students with a greater predisposition for weight gain and future research should focus on identifying those groups.

Lanter, Elizabeth, and Linda R. Watson. "Promoting Literacy in Students With ASD: The Basics for the SLP." Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools 39.1 (2008): 33-43. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article talks about how teachers are more concerned in their literacy teaching skills to people with autism. Research has found that oral language skills of autistic children are similar in their reading development. Teachers are trying to prepare children with ASD for standardized tests of literacy, and progress in higher levels of academics. Reading skills can improve their oral skills as well.

Chandler-Olcott, Kelly, and Paula Kluth. "Why Everyone Benefits From Including Students With Autism in Literacy Classrooms." Reading Teacher 62.7 (2009): 548-557. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The autism growth rate in normal classrooms has gone up about 5%, so teachers are now more straightforward with their literacy teachings. For autistic kids to develop literacy skills, they should be placed in classrooms with people of the same age. Studies have shown that students with autism who had been placed in a normal classroom at a young age have better communication and interaction skills with others. Having autistic children in normal classrooms has also pushed teachers into further analyzing their students, and pay more attention to assignments.

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.

Cleverley, Kristin, and Michael H. Boyle. "The Individual as a Moderating Agent of the Long-Term Impact of Sexual Abuse." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 25.2 (2010): 274-290. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Developmental effects in relation to traumatic life like sexual abuse will not affect all people attacked. Twelve out of forty-five respondants that experienced abuse before the age of 22 said that their life was affected in a positive way. People exposed to abuse showed more adversity in adulthood rather than those who were not exposed. More studies are needed to underst8and the true complexity of the situation.

Turla, Ahmet, Cihad Dundar, and Caglar Ozkanli. "Prevalence of Childhood Physical Abuse in a Representative Sample of College Students in Samsun, Turkey." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 25.7 (2010): 1298-1308. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 23 Nov. 2010. The article focused on the idea of how prevalent physical abuse during childhood is to college students. The study was done to a random sample of 988 students at Ondokuz Mayis University. Questions that were asked were along the lines of who and why was the violence inflicted upon and what the reactions were that were shown by the victim.

Walsh, Maureen. "Worlds have collided and modes have merged: classroom evidence of changed literacy practices." Literacy, Volume 42, issue 2 (July 2008), p. 101-108. OhioLINK. Web. 20 November 2010 Debates continue in public and in educational policy forums about the 'basics' of literacy while many have not recognised that these basics may never be the same again. Rapid changes in digital communication provide facilities for reading and writing to be combined with various and often quite complex aspects of music, photography and film. At the same time, educational policy and national testing requirements are still principally focused on the reading and writing of print-based texts. This paper examines evidence from classroom research to analyse the nature of multimodal literacy, the literacy that is needed in contemporary times for reading, viewing, responding to and producing multimodal and digital texts. Examples of students' engagement in multimodal literacy are presented to demonstrate how classroom literacy practices can incorporate the practices of talking, listening, reading and writing together with processing the modes of written text, image, sound and movement in print and digital texts.

Wiggins, Donna G. "Pre-K Music and the Emergent Reader: Promoting Literacy in a Music-Enhanced Environment." OhioLINK. Web 20 November 2010. This article is about the importance of the relationship between music and literacy. it also discuss how music and literacy connect in the early learning setting. Emergent literacy may be nurtured in an early childhood environment that integrates literacy experiences with meaningful music activities in which young children develop skills necessary for success in both areas simultaneously. Early childhood educators can develop the knowledge and skills needed to bring music into the classroom as an engaging and stimulating element of literacy education.

Rose, Shirley. Developing Literacy/Developing Gender: Constructing College Freshmen. 1991. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010.\n\nThis article is more of a research reflection. It is three teachers' views on English and Literacy. They discovered that gender is a problem in literacy and that it cannot be ignored. Teachers tend to read their students papers in reflection of their own gender. The three teachers discovered this fact by reviewing a number of papers and answering three review questions provided for each. The results provide awareness for readers in hopes to reverse this trend\n\n

English Education. "Reconstructing English Education for the 21st Century: A Report on the CEE Summit" 38.4 (Jul, 2006): 278-294. Jstor. Print. 4 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the differences in English education. It explains that the 21 century has changed literacy tremendously. In order to be prepared for this change, English need to prepare students for that change. It is also important that the teachers be prepared as well. Within this article, there are three "dimensions" that are discussed. Each of these is seen as a way to help students through the challenges that come with the change of the 21 century. All in all, this article is used to inform readers of the changes within English literacy.

Nagarajan,Rajaram, Joseph P. Neglia, Denis R. Clohisy, Yutaka Yasui, Mark Greenberg, Melissa Hudson, Michael A. Zevon, Jean M. Tersak, Arthur Ablin, and Leslie L. Robison. "Education, employment, insurance, and marital status among 694 survivors of pediatric lower extremity bone tumors." Cancer 97 (2003): n. pag. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. The article studies the effects that childhood cancer had on people. It talks about how it effects their education, marriage, employment, ect. In the conclusion the results showed that the patients had significant differences in education and health insurence when compared with their siblings. Gender also played a big effect in the study.

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.

Cleverley, Kristin, and Michael H. Boyle. "The Individual as a Moderating Agent of the Long-Term Impact of Sexual Abuse." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 25.2 (2010): 274-290. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Developmental effects in relation to traumatic life like sexual abuse will not affect all people attacked. Twelve out of forty-five respondants that experienced abuse before the age of 22 said that their life was affected in a positive way. People exposed to abuse showed more adversity in adulthood rather than those who were not exposed. More studies are needed to underst8and the true complexity of the situation.

Rash, CL, et al. "Nutrition-related knowledge, attitude, and dietary intake of college track athletes." Sport Journal 11.1 (2008): 1-8. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. This article is about research that was conducted on 113 track athletes from two NCAA Division I schools. Each athlete took a questioner on nutritional knowledge. Thy found that the athletes scored high on carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals, and protein questions, while scoring low on vitamins E and C. Overall the mean diet score was 84 ± 10 (M ± SD) of 110 possible. In addition to this the research also looked at the college athletes died. They found high dietary intake scores in vitamins C and A, cholesterol, saturated fat, calcium, and magnesium. They found low mean dietary intake scores were found for vitamin E, fiber, sodium, and potassium

Burns, Robert D., et al. "Intercollegiate student athlete use of nutritional supplements and the role of athletic trainers and dietitians in nutrition counseling." Journal of the American Dietetic Association 104.2 (2004): 246-249. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. This article is about a survey that was conduct on college athletes. The survey examined the athletes supplement use, perceived efficacy of supplements, availability and use of nutrition services, and perceived nutrition knowledge of athletic trainers. The research was conducted on 236 athletes. The results showed that 88% used one or more nutritional supplements. In addition the survey all showed that majority of the athletes had nutritional class, brochures, and individual counseling available. Furthermore, 39.8% of the athletes were offered athletic trainers, 23.7% of athletes were offered strength and conditioning coaches, and 14.4% were offered dietitians . Overall this study showed that athletes are surrounded by a healthy and nutritional lifestyle.

LUSARDI, ANNAMARIA, OLIVIA S. MITCHELL, and VILSA CURTO. "Financial Literacy among the Young." Journal of Consumer Affairs 44.2 (2010): 358-380. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. This article will be very strong for my paper. For the purpose of my research paper, I would like to focus on young adults. This journal article is directed specifically towards that. In the journal, there was a study done on high school and college level aged students who were asked questions regarding inflation, interest rates, and risk diversification. The best part of this article is that it show that students who are from a solid background, or have been to college, know much more about financiall literacy and how their money will spent in the future. I can use much of this information and studies in my paper.