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Gard, Michael; Wright, Jan – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2001
Examines how certainty about children, obesity, exercise, and health is produced in the context of 'expert' knowledge and recontextualized in the academic and professional physical education literature. Argues that the unquestioning acceptance of the obesity discourses in physical education helps to construct anxieties about the body, which are…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Image, Body Weight, Health Education
Jenkins, Alysia; Caputo, J. L.; Farley, R. S. – Physical Educator, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate Tennessee principals' selection of physical education teacher applicants based on hypothetical descriptions of academic merit and physical appearance. A final sample of 139 of the 210 randomly selected school principals completed the survey, "Hiring the Physical Education Teacher." Results…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Selection, Principals, Grade Point Average
Gemmill, Erin; Cotugna, Nancy – Journal of School Nursing, 2005
Overweight has reached alarming proportions among America's youth. Although the cause of the rise in overweight rates in children and adolescents is certainly the result of the interaction of a variety of factors, the presence of vending machines in schools is one issue that has recently come to the forefront. Many states have passed or proposed…
Descriptors: Obesity, School Nurses, Nutrition, Adolescents
Stock, Christiane; Kucuk, Nazan; Miseviciene, Irena; Petkeviciene, Janina; Kramer, Alexander – Health Education, 2004
The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with misperceptions of body shape for 1,681 first-year University students from Germany and Lithuania. The perception of body shape was rated on a five-point scale. Multifactorial logistic regression showed that German students were more likely to perceive themselves as being fatter…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Body Composition, Misconceptions, Self Concept
Hawks, Steven; Madanat, Hala; Hawks, Jaylyn; Harris, Ashley – American Journal of Health Education, 2005
Epidemic levels of obesity represent a growing public health problem associated with a variety of negative health outcomes. Population level interventions that aim to moderate obesigenic environments have been proposed but remain largely unimplemented. Standard individual level interventions that focus on dietary restraint have been ineffective…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Cues, Obesity, Body Composition
Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2007
KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S. By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children. This 18th annual 2007 KIDS COUNT Data Book examines…
Descriptors: Profiles, Dropouts, Poverty, Mortality Rate
Krishnamoorthy, Jenelle S.; Hart, Chantelle; Jelalian, Elissa – Society for Research in Child Development, 2006
Over the past 30 years, the rate of childhood obesity has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2 to 5 years and adolescents aged 12 to 19 years, and it has more than tripled for children 6 to 11 years of age (Institute of Medicine, 2005). At present, approximately 9 million children over 6 years are considered obese (Institute of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Children, Risk, Physical Health
Monroe County School District, Key West, FL. – 1990
Intended for use in Florida training programs for caregivers of infants and toddlers with disabilities, this guide presents an overview of the Model of Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps (MITCH); offers a user's guide to the series; and provides specific information for presenting Module 10, which focuses on nutrition and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Body Weight, Child Caregivers, Child Health
Salem, Susan Kohlruss; Elovson, Allana C. – 1993
Dissatisfaction with body image among women has become a major psychological and physical contemporary problem. This study is among the few to empirically suggest that overall body satisfaction is strongly related to perceived discrepancy of one's body image from ideal societal standards of attractiveness. This study also identifies the personal…
Descriptors: Body Image, Body Weight, College Students, Depression (Psychology)
Vodola, Thomas M. – 1975
As one of the components of the Project ACTIVE (All Children Totally Involved Exercising) Teacher Training Model Kit, the manual is designed to enable the educator to organize, conduct, and evaluate individualized-personalized physical education programs for obese children (primary through secondary level). An introductory chapter on obesity…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Body Weight, Diagnostic Teaching, Dietetics
Sternberg, Daniel; Del Porto, Delbert – 1978
Stress management training contributes to weight loss, maintenance of weight loss and improved social and occupational functioning in obese women. Data from the Beck Depression Inventory and the Assertiveness Questionnaire indicate that obese persons have poor self-concepts which result in depression which is inversely related to assertiveness.…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Employment Problems
Stager, Susan Ferencz; Burke, Peter – 1980
Using the interactionist framework and semantic differential and discriminant analysis techniques, the study sought to determine (a) the existence of body build stereotypes, (b) the extent of identification with these stereotypes, and (c) the effect of such identification upon the child's self evaluation. The subjects were 388 children in grades…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Body Height, Body Image, Body Weight
Tseng, Rose Y. L., Comp.; And Others – 1980
The punpose of this report is to review existing research concerned with the relationship of nutrition to student achievement, behavior and health. Information was obtained through searches of computerized data bases, review of journal citations, discussions and correspondence with nutrition personnel as well as reviews of materials available from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Animal Behavior, Body Weight, Children

Kierscht, Marcia Selland; Vietze, Peter M. – 1977
This paper describes a multivariate model of early infant competence formulated from variables representing infant-environment transaction including: birthweight, habituation index, personality ratings of infant social orientation and task orientation, ratings of maternal responsiveness to infant distress and social signals, and observational…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Child Development, Infants, Longitudinal Studies
Byrd, Ronald – 1976
A recent survey of physical educators reveals that physical development--especially its more specific parts dealing with physical fitness--is thought to be the least important physical education objectives for grades K-2. Research is available on physical fitness as it relates to (1) incidence of childhood obesity, (2) cardiovascular endurance,…
Descriptors: Athletics, Body Height, Body Weight, Cardiovascular System