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Zheng, Weijia – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2017
This paper reports an ethnographic study of a group of Chinese international students' emotion-management experiences in intercultural adjustment in a UK university context. Drawing on a social constructionist paradigm, it investigates students' constructions of their emotion-management strategies, and the effects of social interactions on the…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Foreign Students, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries
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Woodall, James; Kinsella, Karina – Health Education Journal, 2017
Objective: The health of the prison population is of increasing concern, given the disproportionate rates of ill health in this population. Moreover, the challenges faced by prisoners' families and their children are also becoming more apparent, with prisoners' children being more likely than other children to experience mental and emotional…
Descriptors: Well Being, Family (Sociological Unit), Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons
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Lynch, Timothy; Soukup, Gregory J. – Cogent Education, 2016
The title "physical education" (PE) is the traditional taxonomy used to represent the education discipline. Health and physical education (HPE) is regarded to be an all-encompassing health-dimensional title that has been recently embraced by various education systems around the world. Hence, it can be argued that PE and HPE are often…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Health Education, Literacy, Vocabulary
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Bryson, Jane – Journal of Education and Work, 2015
This article argues that a focus on human capability and its development can be used to rethink the high skills policy visions favoured over recent decades. The article briefly summarises the increasing concerns with government policy formulas which have adopted a narrow focus such that skill and its accreditation is regarded as the outcome rather…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Human Capital, Educational Policy, Holistic Approach
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Swafford, Melinda; Ramsey, Elizabeth; Self-Mullens, Lizabeth – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2015
Family and consumer sciences (FCS) professionals utilize the body of knowledge (BOK) as they support individuals, families, and communities. The BOK uses an ecological perspective, with emphasis on individual and family well-being. This holistic approach identifies interdependence of the environmental layers that must be considered when analyzing…
Descriptors: Consumer Science, Family Life Education, Curriculum Development, Well Being
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Van Heerden, Judy – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2016
This study investigated how quality in early learning centres (preschools) in South Africa was experienced and perceived by mothers and teachers. A theoretical framework, based on a model of quality development by Woodhead (1996), informed the study. This framework that consists of input (structural), process and outcome quality indicators is a…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Teachers
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Ragoonaden, Karen; Mueller, Lyle – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2017
This article examines the impact of culturally responsive pedagogy in an introduction to university course developed in collaboration with local and place-based First Nations communities, Aboriginal Access Studies and the Faculty of Education of the University of British Columbia's Okanagan Campus. In keeping with requests that Indigenous…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Canada Natives, Introductory Courses, Foreign Countries
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Smith, Amanda; Fotinatos, Nina; Duffy, Bernadette; Burke, Jenene – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2013
In Australian schools, one significant component of whole-school learning in sexuality education is to provide students with developmentally appropriate curriculum and learning opportunities, with the intention of influencing positive health and well-being. In the situation where the usual classroom teacher is under-prepared or unwilling to teach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Sex Education, Comprehensive School Health Education
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Niikko, Anneli; Ugaste, Aino – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2012
The purpose of this study is to describe the conceptions of the Finnish and Estonian pre-school teachers' goals, and the achievement of these goals in their pedagogical work. The study consisted of 60 (30 from each country) interviews with pre-school teachers. The interview data was analyzed phenomenographically. The findings showed that children…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Play, Preschool Teachers, Social Development
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Leseho, Johanna; Maxwell, Lisa Rene – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2010
This study interviewed 29 women from various countries and spiritual backgrounds, between the ages of 16 and 67, seeking to better understand how dance/creative movement supports women during difficult life struggles such as trauma from abuse, relationship breakups, community violence and loss of self, and how it acts as a connection to the…
Descriptors: Females, Interviews, Dance, Therapy
Bogard, Connie Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As the population continues to become more aged and at risk for chronic illness, there will be a growing need for caregivers. Caregivers to persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) face the challenge of providing care over many years due to the chronic progressive nature of this neurological disorder. The purpose of this study was to understand and…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Educational Needs, Chronic Illness, Caregivers
Aylward, Nicola – Adults Learning, 2009
Young adult carers experience significant disadvantage as a result of their caring responsibilities--not least in education. While there is some creative and flexible provision out there, the author stresses that too often providers fail to take account of the specific needs and responsibilities of young carers. The author presents the comments…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Access to Education, Focus Groups, Caregivers
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Voss, Richard W.; Douville, Victor; Little Soldier, Alex; White Hat, Albert – Journal of Multicultural Social Work, 1999
Interviews with 32 traditional Lakota elders, educators, leaders, and mental-health providers found that prereservation Lakota approaches for ensuring social health and well-being were preventative, holistic, spiritual, and linked to the tribe's ceremonial life. Discusses a resurgence of traditional healing practices among the Lakota and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Cultural Awareness, Holistic Approach, Indigenous Knowledge
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Trask, Bahira Sherif; Taliaferro, Jocelyn D.; Wilder, Margaret; Jabbar-Bey, Raheemah – Journal of Family Social Work, 2005
The results of a qualitative study funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation indicate that a promising path to improving the lives of disadvantaged families is through more holistic, comprehensive approaches to family support. These approaches combine traditional family support activities with the development of human and economic capital. The…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Family Programs, Comprehensive Programs, Children