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Cavanagh, Bradley D.; Meinen, Amy – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Approximately 31.7% of children in the United States are overweight or obese. Interventions in the afterschool setting may help combat childhood obesity. Research exists on interventions in school settings, but a few data exist for interventions about afterschool programs. This study investigates increasing physical activity (PA) in…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Obesity, Health Promotion, Physical Activity Level
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Rao, Potti Srinivasa; Viswanadhan, K. G.; Raghunandana, K. – International Education Studies, 2015
Maximum number of privately funded engineering institutions have been established in India in the last two decades to meet the growing needs of technical manpower required by the Engineering and IT companies as well as aspiring students after completion of the Pre-University Program. However, a large number of institutions have not been able to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Best Practices, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
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Sharp, Russell – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2014
Government and educational priorities place importance on young people of secondary school age being active, having their voices heard, and participating in their community. This paper explores an understanding of the role of agency in young people's lives and how the concept is developing. Young people who perceive themselves as having agency may…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Secondary School Students, Empowerment
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Minnaar, A. – Africa Education Review, 2011
E-learning includes the use of the internet for accessing learning materials, interacting with learning content and with instructors and students to obtain support during the learning process in order to gain knowledge and personal meaning and to grow. It occurs when students have electronic access to resources and where they are in regular online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Internet