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Seah, Ming Li Carol; Koh, Koon Teck – European Physical Education Review, 2021
Smartphones are omnipresent and offer real-time information on the go. Predominantly, adolescent girls have been found to be engaged in levels of physical activity (PA) below the daily recommended guideline of at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity, and especially during weekends. Lack of sufficient PA can lead to a risk of…
Descriptors: Females, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Risk
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Sahputri, Rindi Ardika Melsalasa; Sujarwoto, Sujarwoto; Haryono, Bambang Santoso – International Journal of Educational Management, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to investigate resistance behaviour among academics in an Indonesian institution of higher education. The context was institutional policy change on international peer-review publication, and the objective was to associate resultant resistance behaviour with personality, trust in management, social influence and intrinsic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Earl, Allison; VanWynsberghe, Robert; Walter, Pierre; Straka, Timothy – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to present an interpretive case study in education for sustainability (EfS) that applies VanWynsberghe and Herman's (2015, 2016) adaptive education as pedagogy. Dewey's theory of behaviour change is applied to educative experiences based on habit disruption and real-world learning, leading to creativity in the formation of…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Educational Innovation, Knowledge Level, Higher Education
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Ingemarson, Maria; Bodin, Maria; Rubenson, Birgitta; Guldbrandsson, Karin – Health Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate how teachers received and perceived the school programme Prevention in School (PS), a positive behavioural support programme; how did the teachers perceive the programme characteristics and themselves as providers; and how did this affect programme implementation? Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Qualitative Research, Teacher Attitudes, Prevention
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Vogel, Ineke; Brug, Johannes; Van Der Ploeg, Catharina P. B.; Raat, Hein – Health Education Research, 2011
Analogue to occupational noise-induced hearing loss, MP3-induced hearing loss may be evolving into a significant social and public health problem. To inform prevention strategies and interventions, this study investigated correlates of adolescents' risky MP3-player listening behavior primarily informed by protection motivation theory. We invited…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Health, Audio Equipment, Handheld Devices
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Goodboy, Alan K.; Bolkan, San; Myers, Scott A.; Zhao, Xing – Communication Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine a theoretical model explaining the influence of instructor power (i.e., coercive, reward, legitimate, expert, referent) on students' relational and social influence communication behaviors (i.e., student affinity-seeking strategies, student behavior alteration techniques) across two cultures. Participants…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Structural Equation Models, Foreign Countries, Rewards
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Bywater, Tracey Jane; Hutchings, Judith Mary; Gridley, Nicole; Jones, Karen – Child Care in Practice, 2011
Parenting programmes are effective interventions for preventing and treating conduct problems in young children. Up to 20% of children in disadvantaged areas have conduct disorder. Recent government initiatives such as targeting early years services to designated disadvantaged Flying Start areas in Wales have resulted in increased nursery-care…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Intervention, Feasibility Studies, Disadvantaged