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Christian Augustsson; Johan Högman; Annica Löfdahl Hultman – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objective: As an increasing number of children are identified as insufficiently physically active, the school environment has been targeted for efforts to promote physical activity (PA) among inactive children. While research has highlighted teachers' role in promoting generic school-based daily PA, less is known about the early childhood…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion, Preschool Children
Ana Darie; Ciorba Constantin – Journal of Educational Sciences, 2023
As an integral part of the concept of lifelong learning, non formal learning enables adults to acquire the necessary skills to adapt more easily to the ever-changing social life. Concerned with these values, through the lens of the ODD, with reference to Health and well-being, which indicates "ensuring a healthy life and promoting well-being…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Adult Education, Life Style, Health Behavior
Parkinson, Sam; Burrows, Adam – Sport, Education and Society, 2020
The following sociologically orientated study explores how two physical education (PE) teachers at two secondary schools in North West England construct the notion of 'healthiness', and how this informs their health-based PE practice. The research process was influenced by figurational sociology [Elias, N. (1978). "What is sociology?"…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Health Promotion, Role Models, Teacher Role
Sugeng Riyanto; Harun Joko Prayitno; Fauzan; Miftachul Huda; Tommi Yuniawan – International Journal of Language Education, 2023
Language politeness is considered one of the defining characteristics of Indonesian society. In the age of global communication and computing, moderate politeness, centered on politeness of opinion, politeness in deliberation, and politeness in respecting the opinions of others, is an important factor. However, progressive politeness in Urban…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Pragmatics, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries
Tsey, Komla; Lui, Siu Man; Heyeres, Marion; Pryce, Josephine; Yan, Li; Bauld, Sharee – SAGE Open, 2018
The article aims to describe the Family Wellbeing Program (FWB), a program that sets out to facilitate the enhancement of soft skills and to explore the relevance and acceptability of the FWB in the context of health managers and leaders in Timor-Leste. This article presents the fundamental principles of the FWB approach to facilitating soft…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Programs, Well Being, Skill Development
Jung, Mary E.; Mistry, Chetan; Bourne, Jessica E.; Perrier, Marie-Josee; Martin Ginis, Kathleen A.; Latimer-Cheung, Amy E. – Health Education Journal, 2015
Objective: Milk and milk products provide important nutrients and have been associated with numerous health benefits in addition to bone health, including a healthy weight and a reduction of risk for certain conditions such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer. Nonetheless, consumption of milk and milk…
Descriptors: Food, Beliefs, Nutrition, Qualitative Research
Wang, Dongxu; Stewart, Donald; Chang, Chun – Health Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of a holistic school-based nutrition programme using the health-promoting school (HPS) approach, on teachers' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in relation to nutrition in rural China. Design/methodology/approach: A cluster-randomised intervention trial design was employed. Two…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Teacher Behavior
Perikkou, Anastasia; Kokkinou, Eleni; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.; Yannakoulia, Mary – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2015
Teachers' attitudes about school food environments and their readiness to implement school-based nutrition programs were investigated. A total of 1,436 primary-school teachers filled out a questionnaire on their demographic and professional characteristics and their attitudes, beliefs, and barriers for implementing health educational programs. The…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Readiness, Curriculum Implementation, Teacher Attitudes
Blake, H.; Chambers, D. – Health Education Journal, 2012
In efforts to respond to key government public health initiatives for settings-based health promotion, the "Workplace Health Champion" role has emerged as a method of promoting health within the UK healthcare setting. Health promotion techniques used by these individuals are based on psychological theories that are known to motivate…
Descriptors: Health Services, Role Models, Health Promotion, Nurses
Yodmongkol, Pitipong; Jaimung, Thunyaporn; Chakpitak, Nopasit; Sureephong, Pradorn – International Education Studies, 2014
At present, Thailand is confronting a serious problem of alcohol drinking behavior which needs to be solved urgently. This research aimed to identify the semantic factors on alcohol drinking behavior and to use maternal instinct driving for housewives as village health volunteers in rural communities, Thailand. Two methods were implemented as the…
Descriptors: Drinking, Foreign Countries, Alcohol Abuse, Mothers
Procter-Scherdtel, Amy; Collins, Damian – Health Education Research, 2013
Smoking bans offer practical protection against environmental tobacco smoke and highlight the decreasing normative status of smoking. At Canadian universities, indoor smoking is now completely prohibited, but regulations vary with respect to outdoor smoking. The purpose of this research was to conceptualize the interactions of smoking bans on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Case Studies, Smoking
Henry, Carol; Ramdath, Dan; White, Judy; Mangroo, Sharon – Journal of International Education Research, 2013
This study examined a pilot participatory needs assessment that was conducted with nine senior high school students from Port of Spain, Trinidad. Photovoice was used to engage these students in critical dialogue about their perceptions of issues affecting their health. Trained graduate
students facilitated a 3-day training session in photovoice…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Health Promotion, High School Students
Vet, R.; de Wit, J. B. F.; Das, E. – Health Education Research, 2011
This study assessed the effects of role models in persuasive messages about risk and social norms to increase motivation to obtain hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination in men who have sex with men (MSM). MSM at risk for HBV in The Netherlands (N = 168) were recruited online via a range of websites and were randomly assigned to one of four…
Descriptors: Role Models, Health Promotion, Immunization Programs, Diseases
Chen, Ping-Ling; Huang, Wei-Gang; Chao, Kun-Yu – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: Most smokers in developing countries begin smoking before age 18, and smoking prevalence is rising among adolescents. School personnel represent a target group for tobacco-control efforts because they interact daily with students, are role models for students, teach about tobacco-use prevention in school curricula, and implement school…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Role Models, Smoking, Incidence
Li, Han Z.; Sun, Huisheng; Liu, Zhenqi; Zhang, Yu; Cheng, Qingchun – Health Education, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to find out the anti-smoking counselling frequency and its correlates in a sample of Chinese physicians. Design/methodology/approach: In this paper, 268 physicians in Baoding, a city near Beijing, filled out a questionnaire asking about their own smoking status, their anti-smoking behaviors as well as their…
Descriptors: Smoking, Physicians, Patients, Foreign Countries
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