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Direct linkPopulation Council, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in widespread school closures globally, including in Kenya. This educational disruption had potential adverse consequences for adolescent school learners including school dropout, learning loss, opportunity losses, loss of previously acquired skills, and loss of socio-emotional benefits of time spent with peers and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Well Being
Mills, Michael, Ed.; Wake, Donna, Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
Education has been progressing at a rapid pace ever since educators have been able to harness the power of mobile technology. Open-access learning techniques provide more students with the opportunity to engage in educational opportunities that may have been previously restricted. "Empowering Learners with Mobile Open-Access Learning…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Lopez-Perez, Ruben; Lopez-Morales, Patricia; Borges-Yanez, S. Aida; Maupome, Gerardo; Pares-Vidrio, Gustavo – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2007
This study sought to determine the prevalence of bruxism in a Mexican community of children with Down syndrome, and to evaluate bruxism's relationship with age, sex, intellectual disability level, and type of chromosomal abnormality of trisomy 21. Using a cross-sectional design, 57 boys and girls (3 to 14 years old) were examined. Three approaches…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Incidence, Mexicans, Dental Health
Download full textPastor, Patricia N.; Reuben, Cynthia A. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
Objectives: This report presents national estimates of the prevalence of diagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disability (LD) in U.S. children 6-17 years of age and describes the prevalence of these conditions for children with selected characteristics. The use of educational and health care services and the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification
Brown, Stephen; Birch, David; Teufel, James; Kancherla, Viajava – American Journal of Health Education, 2006
Children and adolescents in the United States are increasingly overweight at younger ages. Many studies have investigated the issue from the perspective of professionals and other adults. This study assessed early adolescents' perceptions regarding the magnitude of, effects of, causes of, solutions for, and learning preferences related to…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Education, Children, Adolescents
Turner, Katrina M.; Hill, Malcolm; Stafford, Anne; Walker, Moira – Health Education, 2006
Purpose: The paper sets out to describe how children from disadvantaged areas perceive their communities and actively negotiate threats in their lives. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 60 interviews and 16 discussions groups were held with 8 to 14-year-olds sampled from four deprived communities located in the West of Scotland. Participants…
Descriptors: Juvenile Gangs, Disadvantaged Youth, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences
