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Direct linkVarosanec-Skaric, Gordana – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2008
Based on voice-history data, a X[superscript 2] test was used to investigate the difference between students of acting (n = 45) and other students (n = 45). A t-test was used to calculate the differences in acoustic parameters between the two groups. It was expected that students of acting spent significantly more time practicing voice exercises,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Auditory Training, Articulation (Speech), College Students
Owens, Justin Tyler – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of university housing construction type on psychosocial development of first-year students. Data were collected at a large, four-year, public, research university in the Southeast using the Student Development Task and Lifestyle Assessment. The population considered for this study consisted of…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Dormitories, Multivariate Analysis, Student Development
Williams-Tolliver, Sarah D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore how women attending graduate degree programs in public universities in Virginia were affected by such issues as stress and lack of marital/social support. Utilizing a mixed method approach for data collection, 23 participants completed demographic data, an essay response, and the PSS-10 Stress Scale; 8 were…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Graduate Students, Females, Physical Health
Kunagaratnam, Nagasangari; Loh, Sau Cheong – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2010
This qualitative study provides information on the concerns faced by parents having children with Down syndrome in a centre-based Early Intervention Programme in Malaysia and how they coped with these concerns. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a total of five parents and two special educators. The interview and observation findings…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Family Involvement, Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries
Download full textCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011
Schools play a critical role in improving the dietary and physical activity behaviors of students. Schools can create an environment supportive of students' efforts to eat healthily and be active by implementing policies and practices that support healthy eating and regular physical activity and by providing opportunities for students to learn…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Dietetics, Guidelines, Educational Opportunities
Haveman, Meindert; Perry, Jonathan; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Kerr, Mike; Lantman-De Valk, Henny Van Schrojenstein; Van Hove, Geert; Berger, Dasa Moravec; Azema, Bernard; Buono, Serafino; Cara, Alexandra Carmen; Germanavicius, Arunas; Linehan, Christine; Maatta, Tuomo; Tossebro, Jan; Weber, Germain – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: POMONA II was a European Commission public health-funded project. The research questions in this article focus on age-specific differences relating to environmental and lifestyle factors, and the 17 medical conditions measured by the POMONA Checklist of Health Indicators (P15). Method: The P15 was completed in a cross-sectional design…
Descriptors: Public Health, Check Lists, Life Style, Mental Retardation
Wahab, E. O.; Ajiboye, O. E.; Atere, A. A. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
This research is motivated as a result of rapid changes in the lifestyle of our youths and the increasing deterioration of their welfare in terms of the increase in the number of out of school youth in the country, high incidence of child participation in economic activities and incidence of street children in Nigeria. Although, many researches…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Poverty, Incidence, Child Welfare
Lofink, Hayley; Kuebler, Joanna; Juszczak, Linda; Schlitt, John; Even, Matt; Rosenberg, Jessica; White, Iliana – School-Based Health Alliance, 2013
The School-Based Health Alliance Census for the 2010-2011 school year is the 12th request for data from school-based health centers (SBHCs) since 1986. SBHCs are health centers that provide comprehensive care to children and adolescents in a setting that is trusted, familiar, and immediately accessible: their school. SBHCs serve at the…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Access to Health Care, Child Health, Health Promotion
Moriarty, Cortney Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Cancer is now the second leading cause of death for Americans, behind heart disease. By current estimates, up to two thirds of cancer diagnoses could be avoided or prevented with behavior changes such as the adoption of healthier lifestyles. One way that individuals learn about cancer is through the news media. Of all of the sources of health…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Intention, News Media, Health Behavior
Gregoryk, Kerry; Eighmy, Myron – College Student Journal, 2009
This mixed method study described the interaction preferences among generational groups of undergraduate students and how these preferences factor into classroom interaction. The study utilized a two-phase process, starting with qualitative data gathered from focus groups. A published instrument was used to qualify participants for one of four…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Group Membership, Student Attitudes, Focus Groups
Smith, John; Nichols, David; Biggerstaff, Kyle; DiMarco, Nancy – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine the amount of physical activity in which children engage during physical education classes and factors that mediate their participation. Third and 4th grade students wore pedometers during each 30-min physical education class for one school year. Steps per class were collected daily during structured and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Grade 4, Physical Activity Level
Holligan, Christopher Peter; Deuchar, Ross – Journal of Youth Studies, 2009
This paper presents the results of an exploratory, small-scale qualitative research enquiry into the perceptions and experiences of young people in communities afflicted by deprivation in Glasgow, Scotland's largest city. The context within which we address this focus contains a culture reputed to involve sectarianism, territoriality and gangs.…
Descriptors: Crime, Interviews, Foreign Countries, Social Capital
Grant, Terri; Nodoba, Gaontebale – Business Communication Quarterly, 2009
There are many factors that influence dress code decision making in formal and informal business arenas. In South Africa, with its colonial and apartheid history followed by an exuberant resurgence of Africanism, factors such as diversity of race, ethnicity, religion, and culture play a critical role in lifestyle and worldview. These many and…
Descriptors: Racial Segregation, Dress Codes, Global Approach, Foreign Countries
Taylor, Paul, Ed.; Keeter, Scott, Ed. – Pew Research Center, 2010
This report represents the Pew Research Center's most ambitious examination to date of America's newest generation, the Millennials, many of whom have now crossed into adulthood. Pew Research Center began looking at this age group in 2006 in a comprehensive survey conducted in association with the PBS documentary series, "Generation…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Values, Attitudes, Behavior
Donnon, Tyrone – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2010
In this study, the self-report Youth Resiliency: Assessing Development Strengths (YR:ADS) questionnaire is used with adolescents from seven junior and senior high schools (N = 2,991) to investigate the function of resiliency profiles as a model for understanding why adolescents engage in bullying and acts of aggression and how having these…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, High School Students, Bullying, Adolescents
