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Direct linkJanz, Kathleen F.; Thomas, David Q.; Ford, M. Allison; Williams, Skip M. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Evidence strongly supports a positive, causal effect of physical activity on bone strength and suggests long-term benefits of childhood physical activity to the prevention of osteoporosis. The contribution of healthy bone development in youth is likely to be as important to fracture prevention as the amount of late adulthood bone loss. Families,…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Children, Adolescents, Evidence
Download full textRussell, Kenneth A. – Online Submission, 2009
This study examines how communities participate in schools across diverse contexts in developing countries and the results attributed to community participation. It reviews evaluations of participatory approaches to education in developing countries to answer two basic questions: 1) How do communities participate in school in developing countries?…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Institutional Characteristics, School Community Programs, School Community Relationship
Peer reviewedMcDonald, William M. – College Student Affairs Journal, 1999
Describes the development of the College and University Community Inventory (CUCI), an instrument designed to measure the extent of community within colleges and universities for students. Article discusses the methods for establishing the instrument's validity and ascertaining reliability indices. (Contains 18 references.) (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: College Environment, Community Role, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques
PDF pending restorationLaPrairie, Carol; And Others – 1996
This report provides information about the state of Aboriginal corrections in Canada. It draws on survey results, analyses of quantitative data, and a review of the relevant literature and research and raises some complex questions about the meaning and future of Aboriginal corrections. There are nine parts that: (1) discuss the reliance on…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Community Role, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Leu, Elizabeth – Academy for Educational Development, 2005
The paper reviews a select body of literature that focuses on the role of teachers, schools, and communities at the local level in creating quality education in less-developed countries. The review asserts that understanding what is happening in schools and classrooms is a precondition for shaping more effective quality improvement strategies.…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Community Role
Rubin, Joan – 1981
This report examines the issues involved in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs for Indochinese refugees. The cultural and linguistic characteristics and resettlement patterns of Indochinese ethnic groups are discussed with respect to the different educational needs of these groups. The policies and services of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Community Role, Curriculum Development
