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Bolter, Nicole D.; Sosna, Daria; Arauzo, Megan; George, Gretchen L. – Health Education Journal, 2023
Background: Weight stigma and bias are present in education, employment, and health care institutions, and have increased in recent years. College students in pre-health majors have been documented to hold weight biases, and interventions to mitigate these beliefs have had varying results. Objectives: This study's purpose was to assess the impact…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Social Bias, Intervention, Student Attitudes
Scherff, Lisa, Ed.; Spector, Karen, Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2011
In "Culture, Relevance, and Schooling: Exploring Uncommon Ground," Lisa Scherff, Karen Spector, and the contributing authors conceive of culturally relevant and critically minded pedagogies in terms of opening up new spatial, discursive, and/or embodied learning terrains. Readers will traverse multiple landscapes and look into a variety of spaces…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Social Justice, Elementary School Science, Urban Youth