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Cameron, Erin – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2016
Given that postsecondary institutions are increasingly seen as sites to promote health, critical scholars are calling attention to how the contemporary Western weight-centred health paradigm reinforces a "size matters" message that is fueling harmful attitudes towards and judgments of bodies. As such, research that highlights strategies…
Descriptors: Obesity, Scholarship, Health Promotion, Higher Education
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Woodford, Michael R.; Luke, Katherine P.; Grogan-Kaylor, Andrew; Fredriksen-Goldsen, Karen I.; Gutierrez, Lorraine – Social Work Research, 2012
Attention to same-sex marriage has increased in the past decade. This study examines the perceptions of same-sex marriage among social work faculty. Faculty play a critical role in preparing future social workers for competent, ethical practice--including advocacy for social policies inclusive of sexual minorities. The present study investigates…
Descriptors: Violence, Social Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Multivariate Analysis
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Norvilitis, Jill M.; Fang, Ping – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2005
College students (n = 226) and teachers (n = 328) in the United States and China completed a 55-item questionnaire examining perceptions of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the two countries. Although a factor analysis yielded somewhat similar structures for the construct of ADHD, many differences emerged as well, with Chinese…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries