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Christopher J. Kinder – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Pre-adolescent and adolescent engagement in regular physical activity (PA), more specifically moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), is associated with improved educational performance. Similarly, children's engagement in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity has shown to improve cardiovascular fitness levels, which can provide long-term…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Summer Programs, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Ramey, M. Deanna – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Head Start is a federally funded program providing comprehensive social and early education services to children from low-income households and their families. Seeking to boost outcomes of Head Start students, in 1998 Congress amended Head Start's statement of purpose, specifying school readiness as the program's top priority. This mission change…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Low Income