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Abraham, Cilymol; Rozmus, Cathy L. – Journal of School Nursing, 2012
Obesity and type 2 diabetes is becoming a major health problem affecting children and adolescents in the United States. This article reviews the current literature examining the association between the presence of acanthosis nigricans (AN) and risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in obese children and adolescents. Ethnicity, family…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Adolescents, Community Resources
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Martino, Wayne; Kehler, Michael – McGill Journal of Education, 2006
In this paper, we interrogate the call for more male role models within the context of boys' education debates in Australia and North America. We explicate links between failing masculinities and this call for more male teachers, arguing that the debate is driven by a "recuperative masculinity politics" committed to addressing the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics, Role Models, Masculinity