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Samuel F. Sutton – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) functioning within schools has historically been considered in the context of educational impact. Currently, traditional models in education do not readily take into account changing ecological considerations for students, as they experience heightened population-wide academic and SEB concerns, increasing…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Datar, Ashlesha; Nicosia, Nancy – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
Despite limited empirical evidence, there is growing concern that junk food availability in schools has contributed to the childhood obesity epidemic. In this paper, we estimate the effects of junk food availability on body mass index (BMI), obesity, and related outcomes among a national sample of fifth graders. Unlike previous studies, we address…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Obesity, Body Composition, Nutrition