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Zori, Gaia; Foti, Steven; Hart, Mark – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2022
Substantial evidence supports comprehensive sex education programs as effective means of promoting adolescent sexual health, but evidence on the effect of state-level sex education policy is inconclusive. Multiple states in the U.S. afford local authority in school policy, and existing literature calls for investigation of the impact of local…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Educational Policy, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness
Sudarsan, Indu; Hoare, Karen; Sheridan, Nicolette; Roberts, Jennifer – Qualitative Research Journal, 2022
Purpose: This article aims to explore the meanings of positionality and demonstrate how reflective memos can illustrate positionality in a constructivist grounded theory (CGT) study. Design/methodology/approach: Acknowledging the positionality of the researcher through a reflective approach is an essential element of CGT studies. The first author…
Descriptors: Educational Researchers, Role, Constructivism (Learning), Grounded Theory
Ganel, Tzvi; Goodale, Melvyn A. – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2022
The widespread use of face masks in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic has promoted research on their effect on the perception and recognition of faces. There is growing evidence that masks hinder the recognition of identity and expression, as well as the interpretation of speech from facial cues. It is less clear whether and in what manner masks…
Descriptors: Hygiene, Health Behavior, Occupational Safety and Health, Disease Control
Wang, Wanqi; Shi, Xiao; Jiang, Yifan; Zhao, Hanrui; Ong, Jason J.; Wu, Dan; Tucker, Joseph D.; Terris-Prestholt, Fern; Pan, Stephen W. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test uptake among college and university students in China remains suboptimal. This study aimed to identify and weigh the relative importance of HIV testing preferences among university students in China. Participants and methods: Qualitative interviews and discrete choice experiments (DCE) were used…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), College Students, Student Attitudes
Yonkaitis, Catherine F.; Dark, Amy; Compton, Linda; Haynie, Kathey – National Association of School Nurses, 2022
It is the position of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) that all students should have access to school nursing care by a registered, professional school nurse (hereinafter referred to as school nurse) all day, every day. For students who face barriers to accessing healthcare, especially those living in predominantly low-income,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, School Health Services, School Nurses, Barriers
Zuhal Abasiyanik; Merve Kurt; Turhan Kahraman – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a radical lifestyle change, which may unintendedly change physical activity levels. We aimed to perform a systematic review to investigate the physical activity changes in people with neurological diseases, and to examine the relationship between physical activity and disease symptoms, and psychosocial factors. The…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Physical Activities, Neurological Impairments
Davies, Cristyn; Burns, Kellie – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
Drawing on curriculum examples from Australia and Canada, we outline three key elements to support the development school-based HPV vaccination literacy for young people: (1) knowledge and understanding about HPV and HPV vaccination; (2) the scientific principles underpinning vaccination; and (3) the socio-political factors influencing HPV…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs, Sex Education
Schott, Whitney; Tao, Sha; Shea, Lindsay – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Children are at risk of short- and long-term morbidity and mortality from COVID-19. We examine whether autistic children and children with mental health conditions have higher odds of underlying health conditions at high risk of severe disease from COVID-19. We use claims data from a national sample of Medicaid-enrolled children for the years…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, At Risk Persons, COVID-19, Pandemics
Odenbring, Ylva; Lindén, Lisa – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
Since autumn 2020, boys in the fifth year of school (11-year-old students) in Sweden have been offered human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for free. Drawing from individual interviews with 21 school nurses working in primary schools in one of Sweden's regions, the aim of this study was to explore nurses' strategies and experiences of informing…
Descriptors: Males, Grade 5, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs
Corcoran, Jessica L.; Childs, Gwendolyn D.; Davies, Susan L.; Knight, Candace C.; Lanzi, Robin G.; Li, Peng; Ladores, Sigrid L. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2023
Purpose: The aim of this study was to gain insight into the sexual beliefs of African American adolescent females and yield greater evidence for reframing the methods used to communicate sexual health education information to educators. Design and methods: This is a secondary data analysis of a qualitative descriptive study. One-on-one interviews…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Early Adolescents, Sexuality
Sacca, Lea; Doumat, George; Rihan, Alaa; Maroun, Jonathan; Ejezie, Chinenye – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: Despite the availability of health resources such as immunizations on campus, HPV vaccination rates in college students remain low with existing gender disparities in HPV vaccine uptake. Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to identify common limitations to HPV vaccination interventions among college students, utilized…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Immunization Programs, College Students, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Marco, Patricia; Redolat, Rosa – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2023
This case study describes an art therapy intervention with a client diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease who was coping with grief. The course of fifteen sessions included three phases: body awareness, grief emotions, and grief acceptance. The positive changes parallel ways that art therapy can benefit older adults by promoting communication,…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Alzheimers Disease, Grief, Death
Martin, Andrew J. – Australian Journal of Education, 2023
This investigation comprised two studies that sought to identify the role of COVID-related disruptions in Australian university students' academic motivation and engagement. Study 1 involved a dataset of 500 university students and examined the links between COVID-19 pandemic disruptions (remote and hybrid learning modes, lockdown, isolation) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, COVID-19, Pandemics
First Focus on Children, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released an update to the nutrition standards schools must meet in the breakfasts and lunches served to more than 30 million children. The last time USDA fully updated school meal standards was in 2012. Research on the impact of those changes found that the nutritional quality of school meals…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Nutrition, Federal Programs
Makayla Heisler; Jennifer Gillis Mattson; Rachel N. S. Cavalari – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2023
There is a rich literature on effective instructional practices for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). When some schools resumed in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, mask wearing was required by teachers, therapists, and students. Given limited literature on the importance of attending to the mouth during interactions for…
Descriptors: Hygiene, Disease Control, Health Behavior, COVID-19