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Arien K. Muzacz; Shelby Houston; Adrienne S. Renwick; Caitlin M. Carew – Professional School Counseling, 2023
This conceptual article explains how school counselors can increase awareness of size discrimination and address sizeist attitudes and biases in U.S. schools. Sizeism can begin in early childhood and continue into young adulthood, with damaging effects on student wellness. Sizeist biases in society are reflected in school systems. We suggest…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Social Discrimination, Body Composition, Consciousness Raising
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Melendez-Torres, G. J.; Sutcliffe, Katy; Burchett, Helen E. D.; Rees, Rebecca; Thomas, James – Research Synthesis Methods, 2019
Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) was originally developed as a tool for cross-national comparisons in macrosociology, but its use in evaluation and evidence synthesis of complex interventions is rapidly developing. QCA is theory-driven and relies on Boolean logic to identify pathways to an outcome (e.g., is the intervention effective or…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intervention, Evidence, Logical Thinking