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DeSimone JS. 2010. Sadness, suicidality and grades. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 38 pp. (NBER working paper series no. 16239)

Annotation: This study examines the relationship between grade point average (GPA) and the experience of two primary depression symptoms -- feeling sad and losing interest in usual activities -- for at least two consecutive weeks among high school students during the years 2001-2009. The study discusses previous literature and draws upon data from the 2001, 2003, and 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS), which monitors health risk behaviors and includes a national school-based survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent mental health, Adolescents, Depression, Educational attainment, Educational psychology, High schools

Henshaw MM. [2004]. Evaluating service-learning programs in dental education. [Seattle, WA]: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, 133 pp.

Annotation: This monograph explains how to evaluate service learning programs designed to address dental and dental hygiene students' competencies, including competencies in patient-centered care, managing diverse patient populations, successfully functioning in a multicultural work environment, and serving as a leader of an oral health care team. Topics include fundamentals of service learning, the importance of evaluating service learning programs, approaches to planning and designing evaluations, and sample evaluation tools (including surveys and focus groups). Bibliographies and a glossary are also included.

Contact: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, University of Washington, Box 354809, Seattle, WA 98195-4809, Telephone: (206) 666-3406 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ccph.info Available from the website.

Keywords: Dental education, Dental hygienists, Dentists, Educational psychology, Oral health, Professional training, Program evaluation, Service learning
   

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