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Raegon B. Clutz Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The recent uptick in students exhibiting mental health needs within American public schools has emerged as a concerning trend amongst educators. A plethora of research has occurred on the proliferation of student mental health needs in schools, along with its consequential influence on both teaching and learning. Absent from the current literature…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Student Needs, Principals, Administrator Role
Gregory W. Marquis – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This phenomenological study sought to develop an understanding of school-based mental health programming through the shared experiences of elementary principals throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. More specifically, this study examined the programs, screenings, interventions, and personnel that support the mental health needs of…
Descriptors: Principals, Elementary School Students, Elementary Schools, Administrator Attitudes
Jacksonville Public Education Fund, 2021
Social emotional learning has become a top priority for public education. In response to growing understanding of the importance of mental health, educators have implemented significant measures to help children in crisis and explicitly teach skills to manage emotions in the classroom. Duval County (FL) Public Schools (DCPS) began its first mental…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Emotional Response, Self Control, Mental Health
Jessica Simpson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The mental health of students is a critical concern in educational settings, particularly in the context of remote learning environments, which have become increasingly prevalent due to global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This dissertation explores the perceptions of elementary and middle school teachers in Missouri regarding student…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Mental Health, Mental Disorders
Estes, Elizabeth; Davis, Jeff; Shilton, Adrienne; Stoner-Mertz, Christine; Funk, Michael; Eisenberg, Lisa; Weller, Teneh; Knecht, Richard S.; Kelley, Veronica; Kain, Lara; Peck, Jennifer; Rosario, Aleah; Lombardo, Michael; Kimner, Hayin; Jacobs, Melissa; Dickey, Amanda; Epstein, Ken; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Alcala, Lupita; Caparas, Ruthie; Coley, Aressa; Justus, Marianne; Willis, Jason; Larsen, Karen – WestEd, 2022
This field guide is a first step by a collaborative of California child-serving education, health, and social service experts and leaders to further California's current efforts toward one effective, integrated, comprehensive, school-based child-serving system. The guide includes guidance for both local education agencies (LEAs) and state leaders,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Guides, School Districts, Public Officials
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Watanabe, Kanae; Dickinson, Annette – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2015
In New Zealand (NZ) and Japan, despite comprehensive national health and physical education (HPE) curriculums in schools, there continues to be significant health issues for children. A qualitative interpretative descriptive research method was used to compare how primary school teachers taught HPE in both countries. In NZ, there is some freedom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Health, Qualitative Research, Health Education
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Frei, Simone; Frei, Balz; Bobe, Gerd – Journal of Extension, 2014
Are Extension healthy youth programs needed in highly educated U.S. communities? To answer this question, 175 children from four public elementary schools in Corvallis, Oregon, self-reported in a cross-sectional study their dietary intake, and 71 children provided a blood sample for measuring vitamin D concentrations. Most children had…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Youth Programs, Elementary School Students, Eating Habits
Hirschl, Noah; Grodsky, Eric – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2020
This report presents a snapshot of selected features of the condition of education in Wisconsin in 2019. With support from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute for Education Sciences, and in collaboration with colleagues at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), the authors set out to measure practices in PK-12 education…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education, Principals
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Hussain, Irshad; Alamgir, Muhammad Ahmad; Shahzad, Muhammad – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2015
Health Education, particularly in elementary schools, appears to be a neglected area in Pakistan. This study investigated the health education needs of elementary school students. The purpose of the present study is to assess health education needs of elementary school students. The study adopted mix approach of (qualitative and quantitative)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Health Education, Student Needs
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Hackett, Latha; Theodosiou, Louise; Bond, Caroline; Blackburn, Clare; Spicer, Freya; Lever, Rachel – Pastoral Care in Education, 2010
There is growing awareness of mental health problems among children, and schools are increasingly being encouraged to take a wider role in preventing mental health difficulties. Local population studies are needed to inform delivery of universal through to targeted services. In the current study, parents and teachers of 2% of primary school…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Mental Health, Student Needs, Elementary School Students
Amati, Jill Priest – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this research is to understand the meanings and perceptions that families, teachers, and school-based service providers on the Westside in Syracuse, New York ascribe to school-based mental health services. The Westside is an economically disadvantaged and under-resourced neighborhood where children experience a great deal of stress…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Disadvantaged Schools, Economically Disadvantaged
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Bain, Steve F.; Rueda, Breeze; Mata-Villarreal, Jennifer; Mundy, Marie-Anne – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2011
Texas continues to fall short of the necessary mental health resources for those communities and populations in rural counties. The purpose of this article was to review the mental health resource needs of rural schools in South Texas. The study focused primarily on the perspectives of the school counselors in the identified districts. Funded by a…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Needs, Public Health, Rural Schools
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Williams, James Herbert; Horvath, Violet E.; Wei, Hsi-Sheng; Van Dorn, Richard A.; Jonson-Reid, Melissa – Children & Schools, 2007
This study uses a phenomenological approach to investigate elementary school teachers' perspectives on children's mental health service needs. Focus groups were conducted at two elementary schools with differing levels of available social services in a moderate-sized urban midwestern school district. Data collection centered on six prominent…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Health Services, Elementary School Teachers, Community Resources
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Ashton, Jean; Bailey, Jeff – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2004
An examination of selected Federal and State policies relating to the support of children with additional needs in early childhood services has highlighted a lack of guiding principles for the accommodation and support of children with chronic illness. Children with chronic illnesses are particularly vulnerable, as they often do not display the…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Academic Achievement, Chronic Illness, Young Children
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Schneiderman, Janet U. – Journal of School Nursing, 2004
This qualitative study of school nurses describes what the nurses want to do for school children in foster care, what they are actually doing, and how the school organization affects the provision of care. The study looked at the nurses' practice through the lens of the Social Ecological Model of Health, identified interventions using the…
Descriptors: Health Needs, School Nurses, Public Health, Political Power