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Boeijinga, Anniek; Hoeken, Hans; Sanders, José – Health Education Journal, 2017
Objective: To develop a practical step-by-step approach to constructing narrative health interventions in response to the mixed results and wide diversity of narratives used in health-related narrative persuasion research. Method: Development work was guided by essential narrative characteristics as well as principles enshrined in the Health…
Descriptors: Intervention, Health Promotion, Case Studies, At Risk Persons
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Wilkerson-Jerde, Michelle Hoda; Wilensky, Uri J. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2015
The learning sciences community has made significant progress in understanding how people think and learn about complex systems. But less is known about how people make sense of the quantitative patterns and mathematical formalisms often used to study these systems. In this article, we make a case for attending to and supporting connections…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Behavior, Interviews, High School Students
Sheridan, Susan M.; Witte, Amanda L.; Holmes, Shannon R.; Coutts, Michael J.; Dent, Amy L.; Kunz, Gina M.; Wu, ChaoRong – Grantee Submission, 2017
The results of a large-scale randomized controlled trial of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC) on student outcomes and teacher-parent relationships in rural schools are presented. CBC is an indirect service delivery model that addresses concerns shared by teachers and parents about students. In the present study, the intervention was aimed at…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Parents, Teachers
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Schmied, Emily; Parada, Humberto; Horton, Lucy; Ibarra, Leticia; Ayala, Guadalupe – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
"Entre Familia: Reflejos de Salud" was a successful family-based randomized controlled trial designed to improve dietary behaviors and intake among U.S. Latino families, specifically fruit and vegetable intake. The novel intervention design merged a community health worker ("promotora") model with an entertainment-education…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Eating Habits, Intervention, Family Programs
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Kime, Nicky – Health Education Journal, 2012
The objective of this study was to examine intergenerational eating patterns within two sets of families, those with an obese child and those with a normal weight child, and to assess the impact of intergenerational influences on children's eating. A qualitative study design was used, incorporating focus groups and semi-structured interviews.…
Descriptors: Obesity, Focus Groups, Children, Interviews
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Juntunen, Marianne; Aksela, Maija – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2013
The aim of the present study is to improve the quality of students' environmental literacy and sustainability education in chemistry teaching by combining the socio-scientific issue of life-cycle thinking with inquiry-based learning approaches. This case study presents results from an inquiry-based life-cycle thinking project: an interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Chemistry, Literacy, Sustainability
Ntamushobora, Faustin – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This exploratory study investigated the impact of learning experiences on the intellectual, spiritual and community lives of Kenyan alumni who have graduated from master's programs in Christian and public universities in Kenya between June 2006 and 2010. A purposive sample of twenty-three graduates from four universities was used to collect data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Colleges, Church Related Colleges, Christianity