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We know there is a tremendous amount of information available on topics of importance to you, like homework, AP’s and tutoring, but it can be time consuming and confusing to read through and evaluate all the data. Challenge Success is here to help. We have begun a series of white papers aimed at making research accessible and comprehensible. Each paper will summarize the body of research literature on a topic and offer practical suggestions for parents and educators on how to apply the research findings to their own communities.
Read our first whitepaper now, Homework.  |
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| Challenge Success Research
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Challenge Success is a research-based organization. We conduct quantitative and qualitative research at school sites and regularly report our findings in scholarly journals. Feel free to look up our most recent articles: |
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Beyond 'Doing School': From 'Stressed-Out' to 'Engaged in Learning' by D. Pope (2010), in Education Canada, 50(1), 4-8.
Success with Less Stress by J. Conner, D. Pope, and M. Galloway (2009), in Educational Leadership, 67(4), 54-47.
Hazardous Homework? The Relationship between homework, goal orientation, and well-being in adolescents by M. Galloway and D. Pope (2007), in Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice (20)4, 25-31.
Stressed-out students – SOS: Youth perspectives on changing school climates by M. Galloway, D.C. Pope, and J.Osberg (2007), in International handbook of student experience of elementary and secondary school (D. Thiessen & A. Cook-Sather, Editors). (pp. 611-634). Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Help for Stressed-Out Students by D. Pope and R. Simon (2005), in Educational Leadership, 62(7). |
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Challenge Success has developed the Stanford Survey of Adolescent School Experiences, a comprehensive survey instrument that examines student outcomes related to health and well-being, school engagement, and academic integrity. Students take the survey at school online in a 30-45 minute time interval. In addition to examining student health, engagement, and academic integrity, the survey also measures students' perceptions of teacher support, extracurricular activities, homework, academic worry, and beliefs about their parents' goals and expectations. Our research team analyze the data for you and prepare a comprehensive, user-friendly report that summarizes the findings.
To learn more about our survey and our implementation fees and requirements, please contact: info@challengesuccess.org.
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Facts on How Narrow Definitions of Success Adversely Affect Our Children
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Challenge Success synthesizes and reviews relevant articles in the fields of health and education.
We offer a few sample citations below. |
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You can see the whole list here, in PDF format:  |
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3.22 million kids, ages 7-17 were treated for depression in the past 5 years. This is more than double the number from the previous 5 years.
from Ma J., Lee K-V., & Stafford R. S. (2005). Depression treatment during outpatient visits by U.S. children and adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 37(6), 434 – 42. |
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9- to 13-year-olds said they were more stressed by academics than any other stressor—even bullying or family problems.
from KidsHealth KidsPoll, October 12, 2005. Kids and stress, how do they handle it? Poll questions retrieved June 19, 2009, from the National Association of Health Education Centers (NAHEC) database. |
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Research shows that playful learning leads to better academic success than does a skills-and-drills approach, but this isn’t happening in many of our school: Teens reported being bored 27% of the time that they are in class and disengaged 75% of the time.
from Larson, R. (2000). Toward a psychology of positive youth development. American Psychologist, 55(1), 170-183. |
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