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Download full textSummerfield, Liane M. – 1990
In this discussion of childhood obesity, the medical and psychological problems associated with the condition are noted. Childhood obesity most likely results from an interaction of nutritional, psychological, familial, and physiological factors. Three factors--the family, low-energy expenditure, and heredity--are briefly examined. Early…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Children, Dietetics
Mazzarella, Jo Ann – 1981
Chapter 1 of a volume on school leadership, this chapter looks at research findings concerning the characteristics of leaders. The author begins by looking at those characteristics resulting from accidents of birth or early environmental influences and concludes that leaders are usually more intelligent than nonleaders, not firstborn, used to…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications
