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Early Years Professionals' Perceptions and Practices of Motor Skill Development, Physical Activity and Healthy Eating
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Michael J. Duncan; Katie Fitton Davies; Eileen Africa; Estera Sevel – Education 3-13, 2024
This study presents the perceptions and practices of fundamental movement skills (FMS), healthy eating habits and physical activity (PA) in early years professionals (EYP). An online mixed-method survey comprising questions relating to practices of FMS, healthy eating habits and PA was completed by 137 EYPs (128 females). Frequency analysis…
Descriptors: Motor Development, Physical Activities, Eating Habits, Preschool Teachers
Ethnic Differences in Parental Attitudes and Beliefs about Being Overweight in Childhood
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Trigwell, J.; Watson, P. M.; Murphy, R. C.; Stratton, G.; Cable, N. T. – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: This study examined the relationship between ethnic background and parental views of healthy body size, concerns surrounding overweight and attitudes to perceived causes of overweight in childhood. Method: A self-report questionnaire was designed to explore parental attitudes towards childhood weight. Sampling deliberately…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Questionnaires, Body Weight, Sampling
Health Imperatives, Policy and the Corporeal Device: Schools, Subjectivity and Children's Health
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Evans, John; De Pian, Laura; Rich, Emma; Davies, Brian – Policy Futures in Education, 2011
"Health" has become a major concern of policy makers internationally in recent years, especially where and when it is reduced to a measurable and, therefore, comparable commodity/"quality": weight and obesity levels. Schools in many countries have increasingly been charged with responsibility for safeguarding children's health,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Responsibility, Health Promotion, Child Health
Childhood Obesity: An Overview
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Reilly, John J. – Children & Society, 2007
This article reviews recent research evidence, largely from systematic reviews, on a number of aspects of childhood obesity: its definition and prevalence; consequences; causes and prevention. The basis of the body mass index (BMI) as a means of defining obesity in children and adolescents is discussed: a high BMI for age constitutes obesity. In…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Physical Activities, Incidence
"If Michael Owen Drinks It, Why Can't I? "--9 and 10 Year Olds' Perceptions of Physical Activity and Healthy Eating
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Gosling, Rachael; Stanistreet, Debbi; Swami, Viren – Health Education Journal, 2008
Objective: To explore the perceptions of physical activity and healthy eating among children from two north west of England primary schools, with the ultimate aim of improving healthy lifestyle choices. Design: A qualitative study in which each child participated in two focus groups. Setting: Two primary schools in a deprived ward of Warrington,…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries
Nutrition Health Promotion in Schools in the UK: Learning from Food Standards Agency Funded Schools Research
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Woolfe, Jennifer; Stockley, Lynn – Health Education Journal, 2005
Objective: To test the feasibility and effectiveness of dietary change interventions in UK school-based settings. This overview draws out the main lessons that were learnt from these studies, for both practitioners and researchers. Design: A review and analysis of the final reports from five studies commissioned by the Food Standards Agency.…
Descriptors: Research Design, Physical Activities, Health Promotion, Nutrition