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An Examination of Educators' Perceptions of the School's Role in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity
Direct linkJohnson, Sharon Kay Harris – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Childhood obesity is a prevalent subject of research currently, and many researchers have studied the effectiveness of school programs in battling obesity among students. This case study, utilizing ethnographic tools of observation, interviews, and investigation of artifacts, examines educators' perceptions of the role of the school in the…
Descriptors: Caring, Social Justice, Critical Theory, Obesity
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Download full textWright, Jan – Australian Educational Researcher, 2008
In March 2004, Stephen Ball and others presented a symposium at the conference of the British Educational Research Association (BERA) on the necessity of theory in educational research. Like Ball, I have observed that theory, not just social theory, is a difficult space and one that divides researchers (those comfortable with theory and those less…
Descriptors: Theories, Social Theories, Critical Theory, Educational Research
