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Health and Wellbeing in Childhood, 2nd Edition
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Garvis, Susanne, Ed.; Pendergast, Donna, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2017
The period from birth to twelve years is crucial in a child's development and can significantly impact future educational success, resilience and participation in society. "Health and Wellbeing in Childhood, 2nd Edition" provides readers with a comprehensive foundation in health and wellbeing education across key priority areas, covering…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Mental Health, Well Being, Children
The Crisis of Race in Higher Education: A Day of Discovery and Dialogue. Diversity in Higher Education. Volume 19
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Tate, William F., IV, Ed.; Staudt, Nancy, Ed.; Macrander, Ashley, Ed. – Diversity in Higher Education, 2016
The compendium of writings in this edited volume sheds light on the event "Race & Ethnicity: A Day of Discovery and Dialogue" at Washington University in St. Louis and the work current students, faculty, and staff are doing to improve inclusivity on campus and in St. Louis. The book includes speeches, reflections, art, and…
Descriptors: Race, Higher Education, Multiracial Persons, College Students
College Student-Athletes: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Implications. Educational Policy in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions
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Kissinger, Daniel B., Ed.; Miller, Michael T., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2009
This volume is a critical and objective study of the contemporary college student athlete. Framed around the process of recruitment, transition, and support of student athletes in higher education, the volume is a response to societal pressures to reform college athletics. Driven by publicity and the potential for revenue gains, colleges and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Counseling Services, Higher Education, Publicity
Wilderness Therapy for Women: The Power of Adventure.
Cole, Ellen, Ed.; And Others – 1994
This anthology contains 18 chapters that deal with wilderness therapy for women and the symbolic value of wilderness accomplishments to women's mental health. Sections of the book present theoretical perspectives on wilderness therapy; describe programs providing empowerment, challenge, and therapy for general populations of women and special…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Females, Feminism
Passage: A Journal of Refugee Education.
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Passage, 1985
This inaugural issue of the journal concerning education programs for refugees in the United States contains 20 articles dealing with teaching English as a second language (ESL) and cultural orientation. They include "The IESL/CO/PET Program" (Anne Morgan); "Studying Refugees' Languages: A New Approach in Staff Development"…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Techniques, Community Services, Cultural Education
Growing Up the Chinese Way: Chinese Child and Adolescent Development.
Lau, Sing, Ed. – 1996
This volume is a collection of current research by noted scholars on Chinese child development. The volume re-examines long-held beliefs and preconceptions about Chinese culture, draws forth incompatible pictures and contradictory facts about Chinese children, and draws attention to new problems of the modern Chinese family. The chapters of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Acculturation, Adolescent Behavior
Encyclopedia of Adult Development.
Kastenbaum, Robert, Ed. – 1993
This encyclopedia contains 106 articles on adult development that were written by more than 75 specialists in such diverse fields as anthropology, communication, education, health sciences, history, and psychology. In a guide to related topics that is presented at the beginning of the encyclopedia, the 106 articles are grouped under the following…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences