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Cole, Matthew; Stewart, Kate – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2017
This paper critically analyses the legitimation of exploitative human-nonhuman animal relations in online "farming" simulation games, especially the game Hay Day. The analysis contributes to a wider project of critical analyses of popular culture representations of nonhuman animals. The paper argues that legitimation is effected in Hay…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Agricultural Occupations, Computer Simulation, Animals
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Herbert, Patrick C.; Whitney, Elizabeth A. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2016
The purpose of this article is to describe a tested teaching idea that can be implemented in elementary schools to introduce young children to fruits and vegetables that they may not be familiar with.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Food, Eating Habits, Nutrition Instruction
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Fastring, Danielle; Keel, Kelsey; Colby, Deborah; Conner, John M.; Hilbert, Avery – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Because healthy habits are established early in life, it is important to teach young children about foods that contribute to a healthy diet. One of the strategies recommended by the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines is to implement educational programs in community settings such as child care and preschool settings. Head Start is one such…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Dietetics, Nutrition, Early Intervention
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Mahoney, Caroline R.; Giles, Grace E.; Williams, Christianna S.; Brunye, Tad T.; Taylor, Holly A.; Kanarek, Robin B.; Marriott, Bernadette P.; Lieberman, Harris R. – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: Caffeine and dietary supplement (DS) use by college students is not well-documented. Given reported associations between energy drink consumption and sensation seeking, we used the Sensation Seeking Scale Form V (SSS-V) to assess relationships between sensation-seeking, caffeine, and DS use. Participants: Data from 1,248 college…
Descriptors: College Students, Eating Habits, Nutrition, Life Style
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Kumanyika, Shiriki – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Efforts to combat the U.S. obesity epidemic have been ongoing in earnest for nearly two decades, informed by a substantial body of knowledge and guided by numerous programmatic and policy recommendations. Yet, although there are some bright spots, I sense frustration in the public health community with the overall lack of clear progress in…
Descriptors: Obesity, Incidence, Race, Ethnicity
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Schultz, Nicole S.; Chui, Kenneth K. H.; Economos, Christina D.; Lichtenstein, Alice H.; Volpe, Stella L.; Sacheck, Jennifer M. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Employee health promotion in the elementary school setting can support students' health and academic success. School employees can serve as role models, yet evidence suggests poor health in this population. We identified factors that influence school employee health behaviors to inform subsequent development of employee wellness…
Descriptors: School Personnel, Health Behavior, Wellness, Health Promotion
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Caz, Çagdas; Yildirim, Mehmet – World Journal of Education, 2019
Health is one of the most valuable things that we can have. The first thing that comes to mind when we think of health is our physical structure. However, mental health is also of crucial importance. In this context, the aim of this study is to examine physical education teachers' health promoting and protective behaviors in terms of different…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Health Promotion, Eating Habits, Sleep
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Barwood, Donna; Smith, Sandra; Miller, Margaret; Boston, Julie; Masek, Martin; Devine, Amanda – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2020
The development of healthy eating habits in adolescents is challenging. Resultantly, health educators are turning to digital devices to engage young people in nutrition education. This paper focuses on the development and evaluation of a computer game (Test Game B) to support healthier food choices. Test Game B was developed at an Australian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Eating Habits, Adolescents, Nutrition Instruction
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Dues, Kiya; Kandiah, Jayanthi; Khubchandani, Jagdish; Haroldson, Amber – Journal of School Nursing, 2020
To assess the prevalence of weight misperception in American adolescents and its association with diet and physical activity behaviors, "Youth Risk Behavior Survey" data were utilized for this study. Based on reported and perceived weight, adolescents in the study were grouped into four categories (true negative [52.4%] = normal body…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Dietetics, Eating Habits
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Doughty, Kimberly N.; Treu, Judith A.; Eckner, Kerstin – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2020
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify key drivers of students' breakfast habits, including eating breakfast at home or at school, to inform strategies that school nutrition professionals might use to increase participation in School Breakfast Programs (SBPs). Methods: A convenience sample of students in grades 1-12 from two…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Breakfast Programs, Student Participation, Student Attitudes
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Williams, Jaime; Tucker, Carolyn M.; Wippold, Guillermo; Roncoroni, Julia; Moutinho, Maria E.; Lee, Susan; Desmond, Frederic; Ateyah, Wafaa – American Journal of Health Education, 2020
Background: Health initiatives have been established in many workplaces to promote healthy behaviors among employees. Health Self-Empowerment Theory (HSET) suggests that personal, modifiable factors, such as motivation to engage in healthy behaviors, are pathways to increasing such behaviors. Purpose: The present study examined the effects of the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Employee Attitudes, Health Behavior
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Ares-Pernas, Ana; Carvajal, Carmen Coronado; Gomis Rodríguez, Alfonso; Fernández Ibáñez, María Isabel; Díaz Casás, Vicente; Zaragoza Fernández, María Sonia; Bouza Fernández, María Sonia; Santos Pita, Manuela del Pilar; García Allut, Antonio Domingo; Comesaña Pérez, María Pilar; Caínzos López, María Jesús; Feal Cabezón, Belén; Torres Miño, Araceli – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: This paper aims to present and describe the main actions carried out in six different faculties and common areas such as cultural and research centres and administrative buildings in the Ferrol campus at the University of A Coruña to achieve the second green flag on a Galician University. Design/methodology/approach: A case study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Conservation (Environment), Sustainable Development
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Das, Anik; Amin, Sumaiya; Kabir, Muhammad Ashad; Hossain, Sabir; Islam, Mohammad Mainul Mainul – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2021
Mobile games can contribute to learning at greater success. In this paper, the authors have developed and evaluated a novel educational game, named FoodCalorie, to learn food calorie intake standard. The game is aimed to learn calorie values of various traditional foods of Bangladesh and the calorie intake standard that varies with age and gender.…
Descriptors: Foods Instruction, Nutrition Instruction, Eating Habits, Health Behavior
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Canterberry, Melanie; Francois, Samantha; van Hattum, Taslim; Rudov, Lindsey; Carton, Thomas W. – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Louisiana has one of the highest rates of overweight and obese children in the United States. The Healthy School Food Collaborative (HSFC) was created to allow New Orleans's schools to select their own healthy school Food Service Provider (FSP) with requirements for higher nutritional standards than traditional options. The goal of…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Food, Health Promotion, Food Service
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Oljans, Emma; Elmståhl, Helena; Mattsson Sydner, Ylva; Hjälmeskog, Karin – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2018
Food and health have long had dominant position within the subject of Home Economics (HE) in Sweden. However, what constitutes a proper diet, and how it is associated with a healthy lifestyle changes over time. In this article, a discourse analytic approach combined with a didactic perspective are used as the theoretical frame. The aim is to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Food, Nutrition, Well Being
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