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Sarah J. Hatteberg; Christy Kollath-Cattano – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges worked to minimize transmission through non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). The objective of this study was to apply the Health Belief Model to assess correlates of US college students' early stage NPI uptake. Participants: Sample includes 1,223 students from a medium-sized university who…
Descriptors: College Students, Health Behavior, COVID-19, Pandemics
Margaret A. Riggs; Sabrina A. Madni; January Cornelius; Amy Zhang; Michaila Czarnik; Keith Zullig; Robert J. Bensley; Linda Gibson-Young; Marilyn Gardner; Caryl E. Waggett; Vonia Grabeel; Samuel J. Pettyjohn; Christine Fisher; Resa M. Jones; Dayna M. Maniccia; Jack Doyle; Margarita Treuth; John Neatherlin; Ebony Thomas; Lisa Barrios – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objectives: To understand college and university student knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) regarding COVID-19 prevention strategies. Methods: Thirteen colleges and universities volunteered to conduct an anonymous electronic survey in April 2021 to assess students' KAB about mask use and vaccination to prevent COVID-19. Results:…
Descriptors: College Students, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Health Behavior
Brenna Griffen; Elizabeth R. Lorah; Nicolette Caldwell; Donald A. Hantula; John Nosek; Matt Tincani; Shea Lemley – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
Handwashing is a vital skill for maintaining health and hygiene. For individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), such as autism spectrum disorder, evidence-based strategies, such as prompting and task analysis, may be effective in teaching these skills. Due to the shortage of experts who teach individuals with IDD skills…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Health Behavior, Hygiene
Rainey Pittman Iasigi – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this mixed-methods research study in Southeast Louisiana was to explore factors that impact certified public elementary school teachers' decision to remain in the education profession focused on how these factors contribute to teacher retention through job satisfaction or lead to teacher attrition through job dissatisfaction. Phase…
Descriptors: Public School Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Career Choice, Decision Making
Yu-Ching Yeh; Mei-Huey Hsieh; Zih-Syuan Yang; Mei-Mei Chang; Hsin-Jung Chien; Wei-Lun Hong; Hsiao-Hsin Tsai – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2024
Well-designed physical spaces and appropriate equipment are crucial for enhancing the quality of care and education for infants and toddlers. Four key areas were examined hygiene and safety, learning and development, space and facility management, and sustainability. The study sampled childcare centers based on their geographic distribution and…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Child Care Centers, Facilities
Poon, Brenda T.; Jenstad, Lorienne M. – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2022
Face masks have become common protective measures in community and workplace environments to help reduce the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Face masks can make it difficult to hear and understand speech, particularly for people with hearing loss. An aim of our cross-sectional survey was to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Health Behavior, Disease Control
Pandemic Impacts on Communication and Social Well-Being: Considerations for Individuals Who Are D/HH
Carla Wood; Kristen Guynes; Victor Lugo; Lindsey Baker; Selena Snowden – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2024
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions (e.g., face mask wearing and social distancing) on individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (D/HH). The study aimed to describe perceptions of challenges and valued resources to inform efforts to mitigate negative consequences of the pandemic. A…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, COVID-19, Pandemics
Cooper, Holly; Brar, Amrit; Beyaztas, Hazel; Jennings, Ben J.; Bennetts, Rachel J. – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2022
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, face coverings were introduced as a safety measure in certain environments in England and some research suggests that they can affect emotion recognition. Factors such as own-ethnicity bias (e.g. whether people perceiving and expressing emotions are of the same ethnicity) and social biases are also known to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Hygiene, Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024
The general science of infection prevention and control can be applied to and adapted for a variety of settings, including kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12). Strategies can be implemented in the classroom and whole school environment to prevent a wide array of illnesses caused by both bacteria and viruses. This science brief presents findings…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Disease Control, Communicable Diseases, Prevention
Sumera Ackbarali – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Young adults are very socially active. During infectious disease outbreaks, their interpersonal interactions serve as a mode of viral transmission, especially to vulnerable populations such as the elderly and immunocompromised. A lack of compliance with recommended health behaviors among college students during the early months of the COVID-19…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Health Behavior
Sema Aydin Ceran – Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, 2023
In this study, the primary goal was to enhance the knowledge and awareness of 4th-grade primary school students regarding global pandemic diseases and methods of safeguarding against worldwide epidemic diseases which are socio-scientific issues. To achieve this goal, two activity modules tailored for 4th-grade students were created. These…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, COVID-19
Rodriguez, Ana Maria; Chua, Peck Gee – UNICEF, 2022
Countries in East Asia and the Pacific were among the first globally to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the first wave, however, the pandemic was kept mostly under control. During subsequent waves in 2021, virus variants, including the highly contagious Delta variant, elevated several countries in the region to hotspots for COVID-19,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschools, Child Care Centers, School Closing
Miller, Michele; Romine, William – European Journal of Educational Research, 2020
As we have seen from the current COVID-19 pandemic, misconceptions concerning viruses can lead to disease spread and panic. Therefore, it is imperative to determine misconceptions held concerning epidemics and pandemics. One virus that warrants study of misconceptions, albeit given limited attention in the West, is the Ebola virus. An assessment…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Misconceptions, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control
Erçek, Mustafa Kemal; Kiyas Birel, Firat – Dinamika Ilmu, 2021
The purpose of this research is to develop a scale to determine the perceptions of teachers working in secondary schools related to school safety. Alongside the social actors, the elements involved in achieving the goals of educational activities are important actors in the solution and implementation of the school security problems. Therefore,…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Test Construction, Construct Validity, Test Reliability
Kentucky Department of Education, 2020
Pupil transportation is a vital component of the education system. There are many facets and hurdles that must be addressed in order to provide the safest transportation possible. In some cases, it may seem almost impossible to transport students during the COVID-19 pandemic but implementing some changes at the district and school level may allow…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Transportation, School Closing