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Adolescents as Agents of Healthful Change through Scientific Literacy Development: A School-University Partnership Program in New Zealand
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Bay, Jacquie L.; Vickers, Mark H.; Mora, Helen A.; Sloboda, Deborah M.; Morton, Susan M. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2017
Background: Scientific literacy development is widely emphasized as the overarching goal of science education. It encompasses development of understanding of the nature of science as well as knowledge, attitudes, and values that contribute to empowering adolescents to engage with and make evidence-based decisions about socioscientific issues.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Education, Scientific Concepts
Family Meals among New Zealand Young People: Relationships with Eating Behaviors and Body Mass Index
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Utter, Jennifer; Denny, Simon; Robinson, Elizabeth; Fleming, Terry; Ameratunga, Shanthi; Grant, Sue – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2013
Objective: To examine the relationship between family meals and nutrition behaviors of adolescents. Design: Secondary analysis of Youth'07, a nationally representative survey. Setting: Secondary schools in New Zealand. Participants: Randomly selected adolescents (aged 13-17 years, n = 9,107) completed a multimedia and anonymous survey about their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Nutrition Instruction, Obesity