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Download full textBayrakm, Hatice Uysal – International Education Studies, 2019
This research aims to reveal the perceptions of the preservice teachers on the play which are among the essential needs of the preschool children. In this descriptive study, a case study which is one of the qualitative research designs was used. 79 preservice teachers attending the third grade in the Classroom Teaching Department of state…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Play, Preschool Teachers
Direct linkPriesmeyer, Jill; Fedewa, Alicia L.; Toland, Michael – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Insufficient physical activity is a significant concern because a growing body of research demonstrates that physical activity during adolescence has numerous benefits on physical health, mental health, and educational achievement. A less-studied area of physical activity research is how physical activity participation in adolescence…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Physical Activity Level, Child Health, Academic Aspiration
AASA, The School Superintendent's Association, 2019
For more than 30 years, Medicaid has paid for eligible school health services included in student's Individualized Education Programs (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). Seventy-nine percent of low-income, school aged children receive health coverage through Medicaid and Child Health Plan (CHIP) which is 37% of all school-aged…
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Federal Programs, Superintendents, School Health Services
Jennifer E. DeVoe Ed.; Amy Geller Ed.; Yamrot Negussie Ed. – National Academies Press, 2019
Children are the foundation of the United States, and supporting them is a key component of building a successful future. However, millions of children face health inequities that compromise their development, well-being, and long-term outcomes, despite substantial scientific evidence about how those adversities contribute to poor health.…
Descriptors: Brain, Children, Child Health, Early Childhood Education
Brockman, Tabetha A.; Sim, Leslie A.; Biggs, Bridget K.; Bronars, Carrie A.; Meiers, Sonja J.; Tolleson, Ellen; Ridgeway, Jennifer L.; Asiedu, Gladys B.; Hanza, Marcelo M.; Olson, Molly A.; Slowiak, Kathleen A.; Weis, Jennifer A.; Patten, Christi A.; Clark, Matthew M.; Millerbernd, Jodi; Sia, Irene G.; Wieland, Mark L. – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: To determine intervention needs and to gather stakeholder input regarding healthy eating promotion for youth members served at a Boys & Girls Club in Rochester, Minnesota. Design: Mixed-methods design informed by community-based participatory research principles. Setting and Method: Young people completed a dietary habits…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Youth Programs, After School Programs, Body Height
Worrell, Allyson; Hushman, Glenn; Gaudreault, Karen L.; Mallett, Laura; Hushman, Carolyn – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2020
Research has shown that students who are healthier and have access to opportunities for physical activity may achieve improved academic achievement. However, challenges with classroom and behavior management can be disruptive to learning opportunities in physical education classes. A combination of a comprehensive school physical activity program…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Academic Achievement, Stress Variables
Gyllencreutz, Lina; Rolfsman, Ewa; Frånberg, Gun-Marie; Saveman, Britt-Inger – Education 3-13, 2020
Approximately 36,000 Swedish children seek medical care annually because of injuries during school time. The purpose of this field study is to investigate risky outdoor play at the school yard and to describe teachers' perceptions of risk and safety in relation to learning and development. The study includes observations of children (6-12 years…
Descriptors: Injuries, Risk, Play, Outdoor Education
Cheung, Nicole W. T. – Youth & Society, 2020
Although gender has become a key dimension in migration research, previous scholarship has largely focused on adult rather than child migrants. Even less attention has been paid to the role of gender in migration-related child health. By comparing rural migrant and urban-born adolescents in the largest city in south China, this study assessed…
Descriptors: Child Health, Gender Differences, Role, Rural Areas
Kinkead-Clark, Zoyah; Burns, Sheron; Abdul-Majied, Sabeerah – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2020
The vast majority of the islands in the Anglophone Caribbean ratified the Convention of the Rights of the Child shortly after its adoption by the United Nations in 1989. In this piece, we examine how the articulation of the Convention of the Rights of the Child in the Caribbean has shaped early childhood care and education. We note that though…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Rights, International Law, Foreign Countries
Ruggieri, Dominique G.; Bass, Sarah Bauerle; Alhajji, Mohammed; Gordon, Thomas F. – Journal of School Nursing, 2020
Half of U.S. states measure students' body mass index (BMI), with many communicating that information to parents through a "BMI report card" or notification letter. School nurses are usually responsible for implementing these programs and communicating results to parents. The purpose of this study was to understand parents' perceptions…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Body Composition, Screening Tests, School Nurses
Polk, Sarah; Sharfstein, Joshua; Hernando, Mary Ann; Moon, Margaret; Richards, Shamelle – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2018
The highly publicized imposition and retraction of the "family separation" border policy by the current U.S. Administration was not an anomaly in U.S. history. In this manuscript, we place these troubling recent events in the context of decades of U.S. immigration policies and politics. We then describe the consequences of family…
Descriptors: Immigration, Public Policy, Federal Government, United States History
Griffith, David; Slade, Sean – Educational Leadership, 2018
As social-emotional learning has gained prominence in K-12 education, some educators have wondered how ASCD's Whole Child approach intersects with this movement. In fact, the Whole Child approach encompasses and overarches the components of social-emotional learning, as well as other holistic education models, and as such can serve as a helpful…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Teaching Methods, Holistic Approach
Hikita, Naoko; Haruna, Megumi; Matsuzaki, Masayo; Shiraishi, Mie; Takehara, Kenji; Dagvadorj, Amarjargal; Sumya, Narantuya; Bavuusuren, Bayasgalantai; Baljinnyam, Purevdorj; Ota, Erika; Mori, Rintaro – Health Education Journal, 2018
Objective: This study investigated the use of a Maternal and Child Health (MCH) handbook, and related factors, in Mongolia. Design: Population-based cross-sectional study. Setting: Bulgan Province, Mongolia. Method: MCH handbook use was determined by examining whether participants had read it or recorded their health-related information into it.…
Descriptors: Mothers, Child Health, Parent Child Relationship, Foreign Countries
Diamanduros, Terry D.; Tysinger, P. Dawn; Tysinger, Jeffrey – Communique, 2018
Exposure to traumatic experiences in childhood is more frequent than uncommon and can have a significant impact on the development and social-emotional health of children and adolescents. A recent national study revealed that approximately 34 million children in the United States had experienced at least one of nine adverse childhood experiences…
Descriptors: Trauma, Children, Stress Variables, Influences
Huelskamp, Amelia C. – Health Educator, 2018
Schools often credit instructional gardens with improving fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity in children. Many schools are able to obtain funding and supplies to establish a garden program, but there are challenges to program sustainability that often result in garden failure. This systematic review compares recommendations for…
Descriptors: Gardening, Sustainability, Barriers, Child Health
