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Gillborn, Sarah; Rickett, Bridgette; Muskett, Tom; Woolhouse, Maxine – Journal of Education Policy, 2020
Recent 'obesity' preventions focus heavily on children, widely regarded as the future of society. The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) is a flagship government programme in England that annually measures the Body Mass Index (BMI) of children in Reception (aged 4-5) and Year 6 (aged 10-11) in order to identify 'at risk' children and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Policy Analysis, Public Health, Body Composition
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Bertrand, Melanie; Freelon, Rhoda; Rogers, John – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2018
School principals, contending with competing characterizations of parents in education policy and society, may view parents in a number of ways. Two common understandings portray parents as authentic partners or, in contrast, simply supporters of the school's agenda. This paper explores these characterizations by considering the possible link…
Descriptors: Principals, Elementary Schools, Social Attitudes, Parents
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Wood, Peter; Warin, Jo – British Educational Research Journal, 2014
This article draws on a study which investigated the interpretation and use of Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) in primary schools in the UK (the authors gratefully acknowledge Studentship funding from the Economic and Social Research Council for this study). The paper focuses on school staff members' perceptions about the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Development, Emotional Development, Social Class