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P. M. Ross; E. Scanes; W. Locke – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2024
Academics in higher education around the world indicate high levels of stress from multiple sources. The COVID-19 pandemic has only served to intensify stress levels. Adaptation and resilience are needed if academics, particularly those focused on education and teaching, are to endure, learn, and "bounce back" during this era of stress…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Resilience (Psychology), Stress Variables
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Määttä, Suvi; Ray, Carola; Roos, Gun; Roos, Eva – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016
This study explored parents' and preschool personnel's opinions on factors influencing 3-5-year-old children's sedentary behaviors by applying the socioecological model. Four focus group interviews with preschool personnel (N = 14) and six interviews with parents (N = 17) were conducted in autumn 2014. Two researchers independently analyzed the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Physical Activity Level, Ecological Factors, Social Influences
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Martinez, Andrew; McMahon, Susan D.; Espelage, Dorothy; Anderman, Eric M.; Reddy, Linda A.; Sanchez, Bernadette – Journal of School Violence, 2016
Extant scholarship has primarily examined demographic predictors of teacher victimization. Teacher multiple victimization, or the extent to which teachers experience multiple types of violence, has not been examined. Using social-ecological theory, we examine correlates of violence among 2,324 teachers who reported having been victimized at least…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Victims, Victims of Crime, Incidence
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Hasslof, Helen; Ekborg, Margareta; Malmberg, Claes – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2014
Education for Sustainable Development has been discussed as problematic, as a top down directive promoting an--"indoctrinating" education. The concept of the intertwined dimensions (economic, social-cultural, and environmental) of sustainable development is seen both as an opportunity and as a limitation for pluralistic views of…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary School Teachers, Conflict
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O'Connor, Justen; Alfrey, Laura – Sport, Education and Society, 2015
The health and physical education (HPE) profession needs to find alternatives to its individualistic and performative focus if it is to remain relevant and meaningful for all learners. This paper presents a way of framing HPE that helps to shift the focus from the individual as autonomous decision-maker, and goes beyond sport and fitness testing…
Descriptors: Health Education, Physical Education, Athletics, Physical Fitness