This article reviews the literature on social support and presents the theoretical foundations
and basic concepts of social support. A framework is presented for assessing measures of …

Recent trends in education have drawn attention to students at risk of school failure and
dropout in the United States. Alternative schools are one method for preventing the severe and …

Network analysis is presented as a useful extension of conventional forms of analysis. We
introduce and illustrate basic features of network analysis. Reference materials are suggested …

Abstract Systems theory has greatly advanced during the past two decades. Chaos and
complexity theory and their accompanying research methods provide a new way to understand …

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a solution-focused, alternative school in preventing
students from dropping out of high school. A quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest group …

Disaster preparedness has been identified with planning, resource identification, warning
systems, trowing and simulations, and other predistister actions intended to improve the safety …

Linking schools and human services has become an important part of the school reform
movement in the United States. This article reviews current school reform efforts designed to link …

The Circumplex Model and its accompanying measure, the Family Adaptability and Cohesion
Evaluation Scales (FACES I, II, and III), are considered one of the state-of-the-art family …

High school dropout among middle class, high achieving and majority youth is on the increase.
Little research exists that specifically identifies the at-risk characteristics of these youth. …

… tion of different animals grazing the same pasture (Streeter, 1966). Differences in the rate …
Streeter, CL 1966. Methods of estimating the digestibility of voluntary intake of range forage …