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Denis Staunton; Aimie Brennan – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2024
In this beautifully-written book, the authors skip across the many bridges that connect neuroscience to education, creating a wonderful resource for educators. They consider all the elements that an understanding of neuroscience can bring to education in a highly accessible manner, focusing on emotions and spiritual meaning as well as more…
Descriptors: Brain, Neurosciences, Educational Attainment, Educational Improvement
Egan, Catherine A.; Webster, Collin A.; Beets, Michael W.; Weaver, R. Glenn; Russ, Laura; Michael, Daniel; Nesbitt, Danielle; Orendorff, Karie L. – American Journal of Health Education, 2019
Background: Sedentarism is uniquely associated with numerous health problems (e.g., obesity). School-age youth spend a considerable portion of their time being sedentary, although relatively little attention has been given to examining youth sedentary time or behaviors during school.Purpose: This systematic review and meta-analysis examined…
Descriptors: Life Style, Health Behavior, Children, Adolescents
Hadgraft, Nyssa; Owen, Neville – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2017
We provide an overview of a recently published, edited book in a rapidly emerging field of research, policy, and practice for physical activity: "Sedentary Behavior and Health". In this commentary, we highlight the broad perspectives provided in the 27 chapters of "Sedentary Behavior and Health" and suggest a research strategy…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Physical Activities, Intervention, Physical Activity Level
Comess, Jill; Burwell, Cynthia – Learning Communities Research and Practice, 2021
This perspective article discusses how a health-related learning community was incorporated to help freshman students learn about health and wellness and prevent weight gain at an HBCU. Freshman students often gain weight during their first year away from home. These students make poor diet and exercise choices during their transition to college…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Freshmen, Health Promotion, Wellness
Akindutire, Isaac Olusola; Olanipekun, Johnson Adetunji – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The phenomenon of sedentary lifestyle has become a dangerous issue with serious health consequences in modern time. Modern technology has contributed, in no small measure, to a sedentary lifestyle of many individuals with attendant physical, physiological and social health hazards. As a result of lack of regular exercises, many people are now…
Descriptors: Life Style, Physical Activity Level, Quality of Life, Exercise
From, Ditte-Marie – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2019
This article addresses the learner perspective on being overweight by listening to 39 Danish overweight children aged 8-13 years. In accordance with the existing critique of the 'obesity epidemic' and medico-scientific discourses around food and exercise, this article explores how new health imperatives shape overweight children's self-narratives.…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Promotion, Health Education, Foreign Countries
Wiest, Amber L.; Andrews, David L.; Giardina, Michael D. – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2015
In the last thirty years there has been a broad shift in ideas and practices concerning the individual's responsibility to pursue healthiness (in particular ways, with particular idealized outcomes). This is a result of the ''unwinding'' (Packer 2013) of the social welfare contract between governments and its citizens, and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Neoliberalism, Physical Fitness
Powell, Darren; Gard, Michael – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2015
In this paper, we examine the emergence of what might seem an unexpected policy outcome--a large multinational corporation, frequently blamed for exacerbating childhood obesity, operating as an officially sanctioned driver of anti-obesity initiatives in primary schools across the globe. We draw on Foucault's notion of governmentality to examine…
Descriptors: Obesity, Nutrition, Child Health, Corporations
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2013
Childhood obesity is a major public health challenge today, with complex roots interwoven into nearly every facet of American life. This poll addresses one narrow slice of this web: the challenges that families face during the "crunch time" of the work and school week, between 3 p.m. and the time children go to bed. Compared to the school day,…
Descriptors: Public Health, Caregivers, Obesity, Health Promotion
Rasmussen, Martin; Laumann, Karin – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2013
This review examines the psychological benefits exercise is connected to in healthy children and adolescents. Studies on the effect of exercise on academic performance, self-esteem, emotions, and mood were examined. Academic performance is found to be maintained when normal academic classes are reduced and replaced by an increase in exercise,…
Descriptors: Child Health, Health Behavior, Exercise, Physical Activity Level
Kosma, Maria; Buchanan, David R.; Hondzinski, Jan – Quest, 2015
Despite the proliferation of theory-based behavior-change programs to promote physical activity, obesity and diabetes rates continue to rise. Given the notable ineffective interventions, it is important to examine why these efforts have been largely unsuccessful and to consider potential alternatives. The purpose of this article is to consider the…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Values, Investigations
Yan, Zi; Cardinal, Bradley J. – Health Educator, 2013
Asian students attending American colleges and universities report relatively low levels of physical activity participation, which may hinder their ability to realize their full human potential (i.e., cognitively, physically, socially). This paper reviewed the possible reasons underlying their generally inactive lifestyle, addressed the importance…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, College Students, Program Implementation, Asians
Evans, John; Davies, Brian; Rich, Emma; DePian, Laura – British Educational Research Journal, 2013
Drawing on research investigating the impact of health imperatives around obesity, diet and exercise on the actions of teachers and pupils in schools, this paper offers a reflexive account of the relationships between the "noise" of obesity discourse in the public domain, policies forged to tackle health issues and the realities of…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Health Education, Obesity, Eating Habits
Chen, Chao-Chien; Lin, Shih-Yen – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of rope jumping exercise on the health-related physical fitness of visually impaired students. The participants' physical fitness was examined before and after the training. The exercise intensity of the experimental group was controlled with Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) (values…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Visual Impairments, Physical Fitness
Velasquez, James R.; Hamilton, Matthew – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2012
A fundamental objective for the physical educator is to provide students with effective, age-appropriate physical education (PE) in a safe environment. The importance of PE must be emphasized in light of the strong association between regular physical activity and health. Currently, 18% of U.S. children ages 6 to 19 are classified as overweight…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Extramural Athletics, Health Related Fitness