nonmainstream
- adjective
- /nɒnˈmeɪnˌstriːm/
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no convencional
- When more descriptive and intervention research is conducted on self-esteem in the nonmainstream student population, more programming and different types of interventions can be suggested for improving alternative and charter school programs.
- nonmainstream students
- nonmainstream schools
- nonmainstream population
Examples
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An interesting and unexpected finding is that females and males do not have significant differences in self-esteem within this nonmainstream student sample.
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The sample included 149 nonmainstream students (50% female, 50% male) from two different schools.
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Generalization is also limited because the study was conducted with nonmainstream students.
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In order for more suggestions to be made for interventions to improve nonmainstream school programs, future descriptive research should continue with nonmainstream school students.
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Second, it was predicted that males in the nonmainstream school population would have higher self-esteem than females.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between self-esteem, age, gender, ethnicity, and risk behaviors in a nonmainstream student population.
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Participants were 149 students in the 6th to 12th grades from two nonmainstream schools (one charter and one alternative school).
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In regard to gender, it was hypothesized that males in the nonmainstream population would have higher self-esteem than females due to the consistency of this finding in previous research with mainstream students.
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Self-esteem among nonmainstream students is an important area for exploration because research has shown that some nonmainstream students are at increased risk for suicide attempts as compared to mainstream students (Grunbaum, Lowry, & Kann, 2001).
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Many artists prefer to explore nonmainstream styles that challenge conventional norms.
Synonyms
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5.9
Not doing things in the usual way
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Not following usual ways or customs
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Outside the usual or official list of important works
Not usual or what most people expect
Not liked or supported by many people
Antonyms
How Mainstream
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonmainstream breaks into non- 'not' and mainstream 'the main flow' of ideas or tastes. So something nonmainstream is not part of the main trend and stands apart.