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Francisco Muniz; Isorlanda Caracristi – Journal of Education and Learning, 2024
This article aims to analyze the thermal comfort of the courtyard/cafeteria of the Monsenhor José Gerardo Ferreira Gomes Full-Time High School (EEMTI), from the perspective of the Discomfort Index (DI). The research was guided by the theoretical assumptions defined by Professor Carlos Augusto de Figueiredo Monteiro (2003), who defined a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Urban Schools, High Schools
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Loiacono, Bernardo; Mansfield, Dana; Sagan, Dylan; O'Donnell, Alex J.; Clark Withington, Margaret H.; Cory, Molly; Buscemi, Joanna – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: Federal nutrition education initiatives ("MyPlate") intend to facilitate healthful eating behaviors in families; however, little is known about how minoritized students and caregivers perceive adherence to MyPlate guidelines or perceptions of importance of eating in alignment with guidelines. Purpose: Study aims included: 1)…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Nutrition Instruction, Prevention, Diseases
Eleanor Kane – ProQuest LLC, 2020
School lunch is a universal experience for students everywhere and yet remains largely understudied by educational researchers. This dissertation explores school lunch through the lens of adolescent identity theory, with the purpose of investigating the unarticulated and overlooked complexities inherent in the lunch block, from issues of the…
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Nutrition, High School Students, Food
Timms, Diane – ProQuest LLC, 2018
An education benefit available to all corporate and franchisee employees of the large quick service restaurant (QSR) under study is an opportunity to achieve a high school diploma at no cost by enrolling in online high school (OHS). The purpose of this research was to explore the role of Thomas Gilbert's behavior engineering model…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Success, Models
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Tsai, Shu-Chen; Scott, Terrance M. – Exceptionality, 2020
Much attention has been paid to the role of effective instruction in classroom settings and there is compelling evidence that teacher clarity, student engagement, feedback, and active supervision are keys to student success. In positive behavior interventions and support (PBIS) schools, these principles are applied school-wide with students…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, School Space, Playgrounds
Hansen, Benjamin; Sabia, Joseph J.; Schaller, Jessamyn – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2022
This study explores the effect of in-person schooling on youth suicide. We document three key findings. First, using data from the National Vital Statistics System from 1990-2019, we document the historical association between teen suicides and the school calendar. We show that suicides among 12-to-18-year-olds are highest during months of the…
Descriptors: School Closing, Pandemics, COVID-19, Suicide
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Rodriguez, Gabriel – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2020
Through a critical ethnographic approach, this study examines how Latinx youth made sense of race, space, and place at a predominantly white, well-resourced suburban high school outside of Chicago, Illinois. Employing spatial theory and borderland theory, I analyze the experiences of 19 Latinx youth to learn how they understood and navigated the…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Hispanic American Students, Sense of Community, High School Students
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Grannon, Katherine Y.; Nanney, Marilyn S.; Wang, Qi; Larson, Nicole; Hearst, Mary O.; Berge, Jerica; Caspi, Caitlin E. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Breakfast consumption often decreases as youth get older. The School Breakfast Program (SBP) provides an opportunity to intervene and increase breakfast consumption, especially among high school students. Methods: Project breakFAST implemented an expanded breakfast service at 12 high schools. In this longitudinal evaluation, school…
Descriptors: High School Students, Breakfast Programs, Grade 9, Grade 10
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Cash, Anne H.; Debnam, Katrina J.; Waasdorp, Tracy E.; Wahl, Mary; Bradshaw, Catherine P. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
As students transition into adolescence they are often permitted greater independence in nonclassroom settings within schools and thus the opportunities for problem behaviors increase. However, nonclassroom settings can also provide an opportunity for students and school staff to engage in informal yet positive interactions. This paper aimed to…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Informal Education, Predictor Variables
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Chanimbe, Timothy; Dankwah, Kwaku Opoku – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2021
Free secondary education remains limited in the developing world, where some 80% of 264 million children currently unable to access secondary education across 65 countries associated with the Global Partnership for Education are based. Despite a 2015 commitment by UN member countries to provide free secondary education by 2030, most countries with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, High Schools, Educational Policy
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Borya, Anthony – Teaching Science, 2013
Research methods is perceived as a technical and difficult topic by some students. Using role-play to teach it can make it more accessible, meaningful and engaging. Role-playing the familiar roles of customer and waiting staff at a restaurant and discussing the variables that may affect the size of tips can help students to learn some of the key…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Psychology, Dining Facilities, Grade 10
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Smith, Laureen H.; Holloman, Christopher – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are the largest source of added sugar in the US diet. In adolescents aged 12-19, these drinks account for 13% to 28% of total daily calories. Compared with other adolescents, those residing in Appalachia have the highest consumption rates of SSBs. Methods: Using a Teen Advisory Council (TAC), a…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Nutrition, Dietetics, Adolescents
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Rushing, Keith; Asperin, Amelia Estepa – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2012
Purpose/Objectives: The objectives of this project were to investigate the application of brand personality concepts in the school nutrition (SN) setting and to explore high school students' awareness and acceptance of these branding initiatives. Methods: An embedded, multiple-case replication design included structured interviews with SN…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Food Service, Dining Facilities, Marketing
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Corwin, Jay R.; Cintron, Rosa – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2011
The transition from high school to college is never an easy process. New freedoms and new independence provides for an exciting first year. There is no debate as to the importance of starting college off well. However, juggling these new opportunities with increased academic rigor is not an easy process. Several authors have described the…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Peer Relationship, Phenomenology, College Freshmen
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Hart Barnett, Juliet E.; Crippen, Robert – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2014
Despite the transition requirements mandated by IDEA, and a growing body of research supporting effective transition planning for learners with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability, current national surveys of transition from school to work document dismal employment outcomes for adults with significant disabilities who frequently…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Retardation, Transitional Programs
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