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Merete Helland; Camilla Sandvik; Anne Selvik Ask; Eli Kristin Aadland – Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, 2023
In Norway, Food and Health (FH) is taught throughout compulsory school. Data acquisition for this study consists of 15 interviews with teachers and 26 focus group interviews (FGI) with 4th grade students (9-10 years), from eleven different schools in five regions in Norway. The data provides insight into experiences with FH, perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Food, Health Education, Grade 4
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Güler, Rasiha; Kublay, Gülümser; Firat Kiliç, Hülya – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objective: This study sought to analyse the effectiveness of a nurse-led health development programme for school-aged children in North Cyprus. Design: This study utilised a randomised-controlled experimental research design. Setting: The study was conducted on fourth-grade students in two primary schools. Method: Participants in the intervention…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Online Courses, Grade 4
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Kulik, Noel L.; Moore, E. Whitney; Centeio, Erin E.; Garn, Alex C.; Martin, Jeffrey J.; Shen, Bo; Somers, Cheryl L.; McCaughtry, Nathan – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background/Aim: Increased knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about a topic and behavioral capability and self-efficacy for healthy eating are often a precursor to behavior change. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the multicomponent school-based program on children's healthy eating knowledge, attitudes, and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Health Behavior, Behavior Change, Educational Environment
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Kostenius, Catrine; Bergmark, Ulrika – Health Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore Swedish children's positive experiences of health and well-being, and their thoughts on how health literacy can be promoted. Design/methodology/approach: Totally, 121 schoolchildren between the ages of 10 and 14 from three schools in two municipalities in the northern part of Sweden shared their…
Descriptors: Health Education, Well Being, Knowledge Level, Preadolescents
Stahl, Albert F. – 1976
This fourth grade project was piloted in seven Detroit area schools to ascertain whether the School Health Curriculum could be implemented on a broader scale. It was anticipated that the majority of the schools would be unable to finish all units of the curriculum, so student achievement was not assessed. The evaluation focused instead on…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Evaluation, Feasibility Studies, Grade 4
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Lindsey, Robert; Chen, W. William – Journal of Drug Education, 2001
This preliminary study evaluated effectiveness of a tobacco prevention program on knowledge, attitude, intention, and behavior of tobacco use among fourth-grade students. Results suggest that the program was effective and showed that students in the education group had greater improvement in knowledge than the comparison group. Both students and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Early Intervention, Grade 4, Health Behavior
Radlick, Michael S.; O'Reilly, Robert P. – 1976
An instructional television program, "Place of Doors," developed by the New York State Education Department's Bureau of Educational Communication to teach science, ecology, health, social studies, and consumerism to fourth graders was evaluated. The program was used to provide mainline rather than supplemental instruction. Nine hundred…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Consumer Education, Conventional Instruction, Ecology
Adams, Ronald D.; Butler, Joan M. – 1989
A major purpose of this study was to establish and test a procedure for evaluating drug education curricula that allows for a more objective view of the effectiveness of drug education materials and the instructional delivery system. A major focus of the study was to determine the extent to which the Discover Curriculum affected student outcomes.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Drug Abuse, Elementary Education, Grade 1
Thompson, Bruce; And Others – 1989
The study reported in this paper investigated the structure of the health locus of control beliefs of elementary school children using second-order factor analysis and the measurement characteristics of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scales. Changes of wording were made in 10 of the MHLC Scales items in order to improve the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Grade 4